Exploring ...

I said I started this blog to jump-start myself back into my long lost creative mode.  While I was home from work sick, I did start going thru a couple of closets and found a pile of UFOs.  THAT was very discouraging!  But then I read someone's blog last night .... she was talking about how it is OK to not finish every UFO, that sometimes you just have to say I am done with that and move on.  So I washed all the cat hair off the fabrics, put them in a box, sealed the box and closed the closet door.

Today I went to the doctor around noon. My plan was to stop in a quilt store on my way home.  That is a very big deal for me because I have not been inside a quilt store of any kind in at least 4-5 years. I was so wonderful walking around all the gorgeous fabrics and luscious colors !  Heavenly !! I wanted 1 or 2 yards of at least 100 bolts!  Maybe I will take a class ... that will get me out of my cave (my house) and socializing with new people.

 I noticed a stitchery shop on my way home from the quilt shop.  Aha!!!  Yes, I stopped and went in there too.  I love cross stitch !!  My favorite designers are still around and I got a peek at their new stuff .... haven't been in a stitchery store in 4-5 years either !!  I seem to like the more complex and detailed stuff .... which takes me forever to finish.

Soon I will start and get back to my old self of having 4 or 5 projects going at once.  My husband goes absolutely nutso that I do that.  It is his opinion that I should start something and finish it before moving on to something else ..... that is so boring!   He will get over it, because having lots of stuff going on is my "normal" and he knows it.

A real Singer sewing machine ....

This is my very first sewing machine !  And, yes, I did use it.  I do not remember how old I was when I got it but I know I started sewing in the first grade.

I made lots of doll clothes with it and was very happy with my accomplishment. It took a lot of coordination to crank that wheel and move my fabric along with only 2 little hands.

It was even a SINGER ... that was THE brand to have for many years !

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In the second grade I made my first big person project.  It was an apron for my mother on her birthday and Mother's Day.  A neighbor helped me put it all together.  I have been sewing ever since.

Over the years (more than 50) I have moved a kazillion times thru times of turmoil as well as times of peaceful transition .....  my little sewing machine went every where with me.  It  is amazing to me that I still have it !  I still lose my car keys every other day .....

I am still out here !

Two days after starting this site I got sick. Thought it was a sinus infection so doc fixed me up with super duper antibiotics. But 5 days later I was worse and it had moved into my chest and I lost my voice. Now 10 days later & still sick, we (my doc and I) have decided it is probably viral and all I can do is wait it out. So here I am .... waiting !!!!

Lucky & Kitty

These are 2 of our 3 Ragdoll cats. The one with her head on top 

is Lucky and is Mom to Kitty. Lucky was rescued from the

 grandchildren who loved kitties but were too young 

to know how to treat them.  

 Kitty is a bit unusual 

as she loves to play fetch with her assorted toys or with 

an especially crinkly piece of cellophane. 

One of her weekly chores is to "help" me fill my pill

 box each week.  Pills make fascinating batting-around 

toys for little paws!

No matter where I am working they are present.  

Be it fabric, thread or paper one or both of them will 

plant themselves in the middle of the project with a 

look that says "I dare you to move me".