Today I have the worst quilting hangover.
Yesterday was the deadline for submissions for Quilters Newsletter’s Best Fat Quarter Quilts special issue and for the past couple of weeks I’ve been spending every spare moment in my sewing room designing and constructing quilts–hence the dirth of blog posts. If I had to leave my sewing room for yet another baseball or lacrosse game or school event, I made sure to bring graph paper with me just in case I was struck with inspiration. I’ve subjected my poor daughter to countless “design consultations” and my husband, sons, and even my parents have had to endure my pleas for advice. I’ve been distracted, disorganized, and perhaps mildly obsessed. The house is a wreck, I’ve abandoned my poor sister, and the puppy is jonesing for a walk that lasts longer than 10 minutes. To top it all off, I stayed up until past midnight for the past couple of nights frantically piecing blocks and trying not to accidentally do myself harm with my rotary cutter.
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| Aren’t they pretty! |
So now I’m tired, out of shape, and addicted to Diet Coke again, but (fingers crossed) it was worth it. At 12:15 am Eastern Time, but 10:15 pm Mountain Daylight Time at the QN offices in Golden, Colorado, and therefore on time, I submitted designs for one lap quilt, one table runner, and four (yes, four!) small quilts for charm packs. Now the waiting (and the clean-up) begins…
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I read your article Make Peace with your UFO's in Quilter Newsletter. My sister, Terry and I got copies of the mag at Market in Kansas City. I must say, when I read your quote about spending time and energy on something I don't care about any longer, just because I should….well that was all it took for me to have permission to put a couple of UFO's out to pasture. And i could not agree more, good to have goals, but better to enjoy the journey. Well said! Look forward to hearing more words of wisdom!
I just read your article in QN yesterday — it was right on target! Good luck with your submissions!