8 Weeks To Go
Jul. 11th, 2016 07:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sakon7632 weeks in, I'm currently feeling less ungainly than I have been, and have slightly more energy - on the days when Squiddle doesn't pull his "energy vampire" act and steal it all for himself. Seriously, the toddler can bounce for hours on end! But what this mainly means is that lately I've been poking at gardening and tidying up the house a bit. Maybe this is the "nesting" phase?
Not much sewing going on, save for a couple of pillowcases to match my black and orange crane quilt, and, of course, doing what's been needed for taking over my quilting guild's Block of the Month. First meeting with me in charge of that is tomorrow night! I've written up the directions, had Wonderful Husband do a double-check for coherency, worked up five sample blocks in different colorways, and hit up the photocopy shop this afternoon following my dental appointment. I'm pretty sure I can handle this, but still, just a twinge of nervousness doing something new. Added on to which is the solid fact that I will not be at the September meeting, so I'll need to do up worksheets and sample blocks for a couple months out. But it's been fun so far, and honestly, getting to sew up blocks without the subtle added stress of "I may win these and therefore have to do something with them" is kind of liberating. It kind of feels like why I usually teach at Costume College. Spreading the love of a thing without having Yet More Stuff to deal with afterwards, if that makes sense.
Speaking of Costume College, I have arrived at the fact that I may not have any costumes this year. Between heat waves, energy-sapping toddlers and their in-utero baby brothers, I just haven't been able to face sewing clothing. And I think I'm okay with this. I'm going to go, take it easy, and enjoy myself. Kind of a last hurrah weekend before becoming the mother of two.
Not much sewing going on, save for a couple of pillowcases to match my black and orange crane quilt, and, of course, doing what's been needed for taking over my quilting guild's Block of the Month. First meeting with me in charge of that is tomorrow night! I've written up the directions, had Wonderful Husband do a double-check for coherency, worked up five sample blocks in different colorways, and hit up the photocopy shop this afternoon following my dental appointment. I'm pretty sure I can handle this, but still, just a twinge of nervousness doing something new. Added on to which is the solid fact that I will not be at the September meeting, so I'll need to do up worksheets and sample blocks for a couple months out. But it's been fun so far, and honestly, getting to sew up blocks without the subtle added stress of "I may win these and therefore have to do something with them" is kind of liberating. It kind of feels like why I usually teach at Costume College. Spreading the love of a thing without having Yet More Stuff to deal with afterwards, if that makes sense.
Speaking of Costume College, I have arrived at the fact that I may not have any costumes this year. Between heat waves, energy-sapping toddlers and their in-utero baby brothers, I just haven't been able to face sewing clothing. And I think I'm okay with this. I'm going to go, take it easy, and enjoy myself. Kind of a last hurrah weekend before becoming the mother of two.
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Date: 2016-07-13 01:18 am (UTC)