I’m getting all crafty… It’s part of my creative process. I don’t get crafty often. I used to do it when I had exams during university. Once I made a china doll (body, dress, hair, etc) all from scratch. She was beautiful! Another year I painted. I can’t remember all my projects. Well, I just finished the first draft of another Hyacinth installment, and I’m ready to switch gears.
So I am going to take a walk to the downtown of our little town, and check out the quilting shop. I’m not sure what I’ll find… Will I be inspired? Hard to tell! But it’s always been a dream of mine to make a quilt. So much heart goes into a quilt. I think I might be ready to start on the process!
Crafting shops are wonderful. You never know what you’ll find in a crafting shop! Some people work out. Some people shop. Some people cook up a storm. I don’t do it often, but when I need to expend some energy that my toddler hasn’t already sucked up and my brain refuses to convert it into a novel or editing… well, I’m a person who crafts.
You know, when the stars align.
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Oh how fun!!! I hope you find some goodies and are inspired by all those colors and textures! My suggestion, if you want to make a quilt, as long as you don’t mind it taking awhile, is to piece and sew it by hand. It’s very meditative to cut out only a few blocks at a time and sew them up while watching your pile grow and envisioning your finished quilt. Plus it doesn’t seem like such a mammoth undertaking if you chip away at it slowly. You might enjoy the books of Jennifer Chiaverini’s books which are all quilt based. Have fun!!
Patty, check out my friend and former co-worker, Laura West Kong. This is her website about crafting with fabrics, beads, etc. http://www.laurawestkong.com/
Also, if you want to be Facebook friends with her, I’ll hook you up.
you know i am like you, i get crafty too, it happens every now and then, but i dont have a specific thing in my mind, i just start anything,quilting seems fun, and something i never did before, hmm i have to get my hand on this.. and i am going to checkout the website mentioned … lets see how crafty i get,… thanks for the inspiration
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