Cause and Effect
On gray days, it is imperative that I maintain a balanced day. Things could go wonky if I stagnate. After my morning rituals, I clock into the studio. I remember when the news on KNUJ will be aired, and I enjoy getting the latest. Surprisingly their local news takes in a wide sweep.
The cause that is taking place in the studio is not for anyone else’s benefit but my own. I take no donations. The opposite is the most true. Remaining creative and interested enough to work through fabric stashes . . . that is the objective.
The effect that the studio has on me is the ultimate. While in the studio I feel relaxed. Contentment is at its peak. I may do some sewing, or I may take a break and refresh my memory as to what a particular drawer is sheltering. Right now there is a seven color quilt top in the works. It may take me some time as I believe in pressing seams as they are sewn. That allows me to get up from the sewing machine chair, walk to the other side of the studio to trim the seam, walk over to the other side of the church tables to iron the seam and then resume sewing. I remember when Elvera began working with quilting. She would get a quilt top done without having had the iron plugged in.
Quilting is a lot like computer work: garbage in . . . garbage out. That’s all I have to say about that.
The studio is lit up like a Christmas tree. It may be gray out, it may be snowing . . . I don’t pay any attention.
The evenings are my stitching time. There also, I have lights abound in my bedroom porch. “All the better to see you my pretty.” I have no idea where that popped out from. Actually, keeping older people around does bring some amusement. In the evenings, Dennis enjoys his television cop shows, all the while either playing solitaire or on Facebook. I can easily find a movie on Hulu while stitching.
Yes . . . it’s a wonderful life.
With that I will take my leave. ♥