Having gone to church and taken a nap, I find myself still tired. Three little ones under five are very tiring for an grandmother like me (though I'd rather be tired than not have had them visit!). I don't have much energy but I find I can't just sit and do nothing. It seems like the perfect solution is to stitch while I listen to scriptures or church talks online.
These circles look bright but when viewing the whole quilt they are much less so, which is exactly what I wanted. I hope that's how it looks when the circles are sewn. Click here for a view of the quilt top.
I'm linking this post to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts where you can find links to the slow stitching others are doing this week. Thanks for hosting, Kathy.
--Nancy.
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Loving your progress and chat about it on your Cheri's blocks. I am so tempted to give them a try.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt will be so sweet with the little circles, I think.
Thanks, Jocelyn. This particular Cheri block has become quite a challenge to me -- colors, fabric, placement.... And one of these days I will finish before the next block is posted!
DeleteI hope this quilt, with the circles, turns out how I imagine it.
The quilt is beautiful. I understand tired. Now that school is out, I have an eleven year old grandson with us for the summer and "us" is my 40 year old son, his 3 year old daughter and this old woman. I have the 3 year old all the time when he is working and, of course, she is always here. She is wearing us all out at meal time. She'll eat something one time and throw a fit another time. She'll act like she's gagging and chew and chew and chew until she probably is about to gag. Last night I got up and left the table. I walked the short distance to the kitchen and her my son slam his hand down on the dining room table. He was mad and he knew I already was. We are going to get an "old fashioned timer" and when it goes off, her plate is gone. I'm tired of the fits at meal time. I haven't slept in two nights due to the stress. We just went to my daughter's and she ate like a champ with 3 other kids eating. This has been going on for months. I have an invisible disability that stress makes much, much worse and a sleep disorder is part of it. I'm going to knit today while watching her and then try to sew when Dada gets home. When I see your quilting, I realize how much I miss it. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Suze. Raising children can be challenging but I think raising grandchildren could be even more so. As grandmas we want to be able to spoil them a little but when we have to act as parent we can't do that so easily. I hope things get better for you and your family.
DeleteTending grandkids, no matter how wonderful they are, takes its toll. My friend always says there is a reason why we have our kids while we are young!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is going to look beautifully soft.
Oh, yes, I think it would be incredibly hard to be my age and have to raise grandchildren, especially ones who are 5 and under. My daughter was here last week, too, so I wasn't really tending them except when she went to the temple and one afternoon when she took a short nap. They just have so much energy, it sometimes makes me tired to watch them play. LOL
DeleteI'm trying to push along on the light quilt. It has many seams and it's shedding like crazy.
This quilt is so soft and lovely. I don't think I could ever make one that would give the same calm wistful effect that this quilt has. It takes a certain talent and you've obviously got it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robin. It's strange this quilt evolved as it did. When I work on a quilt without a pattern I never know where/how it will end up. I like this one a lot.
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