The Quilt Is Finished

 Yesterday was wet with a high of 6C (at 11 pm). This morning it is raining and 6C. Today is suppose to be cloudy with drizzle and a high of 9C. 

Lifestyle

Yesterday morning I spent painting the wall in the master bedroom. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I just kept at it until it was done 2.5 - 3 hours later. 

The bedroom is bright now with only 1 wall left to paint after I do the second coat on this wall. I hope to have it done by the end of week. 

After finishing painting and cleaning up, I went and put gas in the car. I am so glad I did as it was a mist falling. As I drove the car into the garage, it started to rain and continued on for several hours. 

We have no postal service as the workers striking yesterday morning. I read that there may not be a forced end to it and postal services could be disrupted except for specific mail for Christmas. I hauled up a bigger box and will probably ship presents to daughter via a private shipping company which delivers to her community. I will also have a couple of items sent to her from Amazon. We knew this could happen 6 months ago. 

Sewing

I spent the afternoon sewing the binding on the quilt and got it finished. 

I am pleased with this quilt as I accomplished my goal of precision and accuracy. I am glad that it turned out looking so nice when done. I know I will enjoy it this winter. 

I hauled the last tub out of the closet and into the family room. I decided to sort through it when I was 75% done the binding. I opened the tub and had a rush of emotions hit me. I could not sort the fabric. A lot of the emotions were sad ones. Fabrics I had bought and never sewn due to changed plans. Some were for outfits I would sell, others were for outfits I had hoped to make patterns for. I put the lid back on again and worked on the quilt. I wasn't ready to deal with the tub in a major way. 

Later on, I read a post by a person I have followed and admired prior to retiring. She is an amazing garment sewer and quilter. She is fighting a serious health issue now but is a strong person. Her post was an update and a surprise. She is giving her stash and patterns away and is looking for new sewers to have it. She is changing direction in her sewing. 

This left me pondering about the tub of doll fabric. How much can I let go of after reading that post. It may take me another day of thinking and pondering before I open the tub again. I need to be strong and let a lot of it go. 

Knitting

I knit on the doll's sweater last night and got one sleeve finished. I wove the end of the yarn in on the sleeves and called it a night. 

Next up is heavy socks. I am looking forward to knitting them. 

Thoughts

    The muscles in my thigh were sore yesterday from osteopathy. I think they may be bruised but they aren't as tight as they were. It didn't affect me going up and down the ladder while painting. What she did helped me a lot so I will take the soreness as a good sign. 

    I have been in deep thought for hours about the tub of doll's fabric. I am letting my emotional attachment be stronger than my desire to have less. I know that as I think about why I have those fabrics in my sewing room. Some of it is from what I thought I wanted to do. Some of it is really nice fabrics. One thought I came up with was to divide the fabrics into 2 piles. One pile would be what I would sew in the next year and the other would be a pile that I could use to find a fabric I may want to sew. Another thought was to box it all up and say goodbye to it. The last thought was to keep it all until I figure out what the dolls need for their wardrobes. Hopefully I will be have a solution in the next couple of days. 

    I have 2 projects left to sew prior to Christmas. One is a gift for a friend and the other is embroidery on a shirt for daughter. I am amazed I am that far along. I want to make daughter a tree skirt and it will happen if I have time but won't be shipped until spring. I want to take my time making it. I want to enjoy sewing projects rather than having to sew projects to get rid of the stash. 

Today

I am home all day painting the bedroom wall a second coat. I need to figure out what to do to embroider the shirt for daughter. I may even try to sort the doll's fabric a bit. Or at least handle it. I will knit tonight. 

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