The work on "Math Is an Expletive" continues but is slow going. It's difficult to get into the studio during the holidays. Children and grandchildren coming and going, church commitments, dinner, an occasional movie with the best guy ever. Everything seems to get in the way. It's not so, actually, but it feels so.
Thursday I spent hours in the studio. And managed to quilt almost half of the quilt in one day. Friday I spent about an hour actually quilting.
But it's always this way. I make plans for things to do knowing that I likely won't get to most of them. The idea of just being in the studio and not knowing which way to turn just doesn't sit well with me. It feels like such a waste of precious time. So I over-plan. With too much of a plan. And am usually disappointed. Until I began thinking differently.
I'm over-planning with a purpose. Doesn't that sound much better? When I do have a few minutes, I slip in and accomplish something.....anything! When I am forced to deal with other things, I know that the plan can take a backseat for a while.
It cuts down on the disappointment, the sense of wasted time, and the frustration. To add to that, I somehow managed to get the phone synced with the computer and photos are uploading once more. I could not tell you how that happened--perhaps I pressed the right buttons with my toes crossed and my hair in a ponytail--all that really matters is that we're back in business! Expect more of my horrid photos soon.
{said in my best witch voice}
I ordered new fabrics [cause, you know, I NEEDED new fabrics] from Sew Fresh Fabrics, which is closing its online store. They have a 30% off sale to finish out the last of their pieces and now those pieces much be purchased in 1/2 cuts.
There are no minimums and, as you can see from the flyer, fabrics are cut in chronological order as received. I love, Love, LOVE my new fabrics!
So much so that I couldn't wait for my phone to recharge and took pictures by placing the fabrics on the floor and holding the computer as directed by darling hubs to get a snap.
It weren't easy!
But we made it work, and the pictures are no worse than when I normally take them!
I did, however, have to crop out my feet. Rich laughed at every attempt. I think he had me squatting, shifting, and twisting just to see whether I would (or could) follow. It was just a little too much like playing Twister!
And almost as fun! Happy Quilting!
Last month I wrote a bit about making a memory quilt for one of my students who graduated just a few days later. She showed her tee shirt quilt to a friend, Maggie, and within a few days I had more tee shirts to cut and sew. Maggie's quilt is now finished. In fact, I just put the binding on it this afternoon.
Like I did with Lindsey's quilt, I found a place to add in Maggie's initials. I want these quilts to be a little more than just a quilt made from their tee shirts.
Originally I had planned to sash it in red, but after auditioning several reds, I decided to use the black. A red that worked with one tee looked orange next to a different tee and had purple undertones next to a third tee. Since there are four red shirts and one that is almost an orange, I decided that we needed some thing much more neutral. The black works well, don't you think?
After finishing the binding, I raced outside to snap a few pics before the rain started. I just made it! It's pouring right now, which we're thrilled about, despite the sweltering humidity.
Back to the photo shoot, the camera is giving me trouble again. I'm going to have to return it. I really think this has more issues than just "operator challenges." I've read the paperwork and there is nothing about when the picture is split like this. And notice how the bottom is washed out. The truer colors are always on the top section.
My assumption is that it's not supposed to happen, otherwise the info would tell me how to make it stop happening, right?
Worse is that some of the photos get split and when they're stitched back together, they are off kilter. Take a look at the close up of the panel with Maggie's initials. Notice how the word "Bunkie" is broken up so that the letters don't match above and below the split? That's it. I promise I did not do that.
That noted, I'll have to call the company and find out what I can do for the return. It's not a terribly expensive camera (as cameras go) but $300 for something that doesn't work correctly is a terribly big expense. Nikon will just have to make it right.
