More Quilting On The Cardinals

 Yesterday was mainly cloudy but not dreary. The temperature rose all day to 1C by 1 pm. It remained there for the afternoon. This morning it is raining and 6C. Today is supposed to be rainy this morning, cloudy this afternoon and the high is suppose to be 8C. 

Lifestyle

I did yoga yesterday morning and got all the basic exercises done. When I checked my Fitbit, I hadn't hit the start button. I am still stiff but I do feel a bit more limber than I did a few days ago. 

Once done yoga, I vacuumed the floors and mopped the living room floor. It was nice to have a clean floor. The amount of fine dust picked up by the vacuum cleaner is amazing and there seems to be a fine coat of it on the floor each day. 

I also did a load of laundry and it is ready to fold this morning. I am keeping up on it a lot better this year. I am also keeping the kitchen tidier on a daily basis. 

I fought low blood sugar again yesterday. Not as bad as the day before. It was more in the hungry low, which I was. I didn't have to eat more carbs as my dinner had a bit more carbs in it. 

Sewing

I got the wine bottle bags put away after putting a tag and decorations on the ribbon. I then copied the rabbit's leg onto tag and got them cut out. 

I am ready to trace the leg and soles onto the fabrics. 

I spent the rest of the afternoon working on the cardinal wall hanging (which may be a small quilt). I finished the 4 inner triangles Figuring out which trees to stitch is hard as I don't want too many but I need enough to hold the pieces together. 

I started on the center square and got almost half of it done. It is a balance of too much vs too little stitching. 

Mentally I struggled with the quilting. I don't mind quilting doll quilts, hot pads, bags, and placemats. When I have to do a larger project, I tend to beat myself up. Yesterday was no exception. My brain could see everything wrong with the stitching as I work on it. I kept comparing myself to my fantasy self -- that person who would have done a perfect job on it. It was time for a talk to myself. 

I will be happy when this is done and put away. I will enjoy it when I bring it out for Christmas as all the mental anguish will be gone. I love to piece quilts together but I hate the quilting part. This is why I take my quilts to the long arm quilter. 

I looked at my cutting table and it is almost fully cleaned off. I have one tiny pile to deal with and then I can scrub it clean.

Knitting

I knit a lot on the vest last night. I have 14 rows to knit in pattern (no decreases) and that side of the front will be done. 

I hope to finish that side tonight and start on the other side. 

Thoughts

    I have been fighting with a mild bout of January depression. I have been hard on myself thinking I am not doing good enough. Yesterday was the worst as I was ready to put everything in this house into the trash and walk away from it all. My fantasy self had made one great call in my head. I had a pretty serious talk with myself and felt better. I had to focus on the good things I am doing. I think part of the depression comes the dull grey days and the set back I had with my SI being out and taking longer to recover than I had hoped. I know I will have to have another talk to myself before winter is over. 

    The rain and warm weather arrived during the night and most of the snow is gone. Hard to believe that yesterday morning was white and this morning is green. This warm spell is short lived and it turns cold tomorrow night. We have 3 cold days before we go back to normal temps for January. 

    Today's declutter challenge is backing for quilts. I have one backing fabric as I buy the backing when I take the quilt to the long arm quilter. If stash is included, I have mine in fairly good shape and am working on sewing more of it up rather than buying new fabric. My goal is to buy only what I need to finish a project. 

Today

I have to do yoga, the balance sheet, and fold laundry. I have to make some meals for the week this morning. I want to work on the cardinal quilt and get more done on it. I hope to knit tonight. I am hoping that having a busy day will keep me more happier. 

Until the next time.............................................................