Gwen and the calendar (Can you believe it’s the middle of
November??) got me thinking Christmas... And I AM making gifts. There isn’t, in my humble opinion, a
substitution for handmade things or carefully chosen things… and if I give
gifts, I give these kinds of things.
Yes. I have started. I have necklaces and earrings for many of the
ladies in my life. The boys will get
baked goods. My baby brother is getting
recipes and the supplies to make them and shirts that’ll fit his gangly arms…
which I won’t be making. Blankets galore
for little ones and expecting parents.
Mom reads the blog so I don’t know that I’ll talk about her gift… I’m
excited about it though.
I am making one gift that's pretty huge... A quilt. Pinterest knows about it. The recipient
knows about it and has agreed not to read about it... and chose the palate with
3 lovely fabrics, pictured, and added to it with shirts and other reclaimed fabric.
I’ll be digging into
the collection and looking at vintage fabrics- not all flat folds of fabric but
upcycling too- to mix in.
Now YOU get to hold me accountable for it too. Here's
to finishing by Christmas, right?
“But Sarah…” you might be
thinking, “You don’t quilt.”
It’s a true statement,
friends. But… I dunno. Something tells me that although this quilt
is my first solo attempt, it will not be the last one, and will be a good way
to sew more than I have been. You can
probably guess there hasn’t been much sewing happening… and you know, my mood
relates to it. I was soooo crabby
yesterday it wasn’t funny, and while there were many factors, I think one of
‘em is a lacking in flexing my creative muscles.
So I will flex them in the
coming weeks... I've already started. Some straight lines. Lots of alterations are on the docket, and more are no longer on the docket... It's kinda nice.
I am well aware that a large part of me really
wants to create too, though… and I will.
The quilt is a part of that, and so are some really great dresses and
skirts.
