At my age, I should be retiring, slowing down. However, going downhill usually means speeding up. Oh dear, that is not funny. My hubby is 80 next year and still working. He loves it. I am so busy too that days never seem long enough.
Our calendar for October includes four birthdays, a wine/cheese party, several dinners including Canadian Thanksgiving, three quilt-related meetings, my hubby's last golf maybe, before winter, and a business trip where is is gone for a week. We already had a road trip to visit family on Saturday, and the usual church Sundays and Bible study group on Mondays. DH may have dentist/doctor/massages booked too. I keep telling myself we don't have to say yes to every invitation. Right now I'm thinking a few naps for me too???
Anyway, I am having fun. I started this quilt with a 14" block, then added some 5" blocks around it, all scraps, then went nuts and it is heading toward a 72" finish (or bigger?) and the thing is all scraps. I am likely going to call it "Oops, I spilled my Crayons" and, NO, I have not counted the number of pieces in it. Some people already think I am crazy!
I'm just adding at the top the blocks etc. to make that a corner, and will do the same with the part showing at the bottom of this picture. The side 'corners' are already on, actually very large triangles to make this baby a big square. And to make my scrap bins less stuffed.
4 comments:
If you're doing what you want to do, continue on! My entire house is now a quilt house, every room except the bathroom, and I LOVE it that way. 8-)))
Beautiful!
Elsie, I happened on your blog by chance. When you mentioned retiring
I thought not whilst you're making that quilt. When I saw your hub's age I said
fair play to ye both keep going. I don't know anyone who quilts and sometimes I regret teaching myself to quilt. I hate it when people in their 50s tell me their
too old. I try to explain the joy of making something yourself. I live in a small country off of the far western corner of Europe.
Quilters should also be called 'encouragers' for you certainly do that. I took this one to a professional because I haven't a clue how to quilt it -- and she is a marvel -- and I can afford it. That sets me free to use my own longarm for little ones that I do know how to quilt! Thanks for encouraging me!
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