Drinking red wine at 1:30 am seems to be a wonderful way to handle arthritis and a big over-do with physical therapy. Trying to be strong and brave and true in just one week did not work. Sigh...Guess I am just what I am.
Above is the beautiful Calla Lily gifted to me last May after my hip replacement..Such a beautiful bloom. Below a linen towel on sale in our thrift shop for a dollar. I am making it into a bag...Stay tuned.
With millions of unfinished projects and tons of fabrics from my collection of 60 years, I decided on somethings new...The above potential bag and the below scrap mug rug or hanging...I so love whimsy. I ironed these small scrap pieced onto fusible fleece and pencil quilted it. It is my meditation to put myself outside of life's messiness.
A bit of leftover batik made the back so happy. The color above in the piece is much paler than in reality.. So much fun to play with fabric. Now if only my Monroe family would start sewing a few things, I would feel more joy. They have 3 sewing machines out there!! I know making things is just a matter of starting.
In old age we have to decide where our money works best for us. My children know there is no inheritance....but they also know I can take care of myself and they can be free.. I no longer buy fabric, but I do hire a friend to clean my apartment once a week....That is a wonderful treat for me.
Hmmm, as for no longer buying fabric...I am indeed tempted....especially by the new Anna Marie Horner pieces.
I am taking the shot to lose weight for more upcoming surgeries....The only thing it is doing is making me crave jelly beans and Necco wafers...instead of real food.
And, so it goes...Every day a challenge and a joy...Gratitude as I sit on my beautiful porch reading a book...
3 comments:
It has been interesting to me how my desire to sew/quilt has changed as I age.I always thought that once I retired, I would sew a lot more, but that is not the case. I too buy very little fabric any more. I don't see anything I want as often as I did 10-15 years ago. It's like they are just intent on cranking it out as fast as they can. I hope you are staying cool. I live near Greensboro and the heat and drought are very bad here. Our area is at the worst possible stage of drought. Stay cool and good luck with th shots so you can get your surgery.
Another Necco fan here. We used to use them to play Holy Communion. Now I just like the crunch.
Only just back to the land of reading blogs Diane after my procedure to check the inner workings of my heart!!!! What a pleasure to see your wonderful Calla Lily, such a pink!! Now the old linen towel is a great find I look forward to seeing the completed bag.and wow - the colour in your latest project, such a delight and spirit lifter. Good lucj with the weight loss, I hope I can now get back into my regular daily blog reading and posting of my own blog - see you soon.
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