another pouch

 Here is another pouch to hold the rest of the snaps.  Maybe some day they will all fit into one and then this no-name pouch can hold something else.

self portrait in the making

 This self portrait is a distorted version of the real face.  It has been enlarged in all directions of each square.  Then I removed some of the squares.  Remember it is not finished but you can see where it is going.  The lips and hair need to be stitched yet.

Why am I doing this?  Maybe it is because life right now is a distortion of the norm.  We are still living life but it looks different now, as well as some parts of our lives are missing during covid 19.

More crafting is being done here...

   I decided to use photos to count my blessings and thankfulness.  So I made a book to hold all those photos.  I am thankful that here in Canada we are so fortunate to have the ability and means to do anything.  So I got out my paper stash, glue, packing tape and sewing supplies. 

The result was that I made my first bound book with lots of room to glue in photos.

the organizing continues!

 I didn't know I had so many snaps or domes.  I am not done on this organizing kick yet.

Finally got back to some quilting.

During Christmas I didn't get much time to quilt.  Before New Years I managed to get this quilt trimmed and bound.  I could likely have finished it last earlier but spent too long trying to decide what binding to use.

It was between navy and the backing fabric.  The navy was of course my go to, but it created a strong, continuous boundary.  With the year of restrictions coming to an end and the restrictions rolling over to the new, this quilt needed no boundaries.  So the backing fabric won.  It doesn't have the boundary feel that the navy did.  It allows us to see past the edge of the quilt, to what I want to believe are endless new places and friends to be had.  No restrictions thank you.

I picture this quilt as a visual of one's life.  Encircled by those who care for us (though at a social distance), and our community. Right now we are engaged with only the center.  We only venture out a bit, life right now is our core.  As the restrictions lift, our worlds will radiate outwards.  We will reengage with our broader circle of friends and navigate slowly back into our community and beyond.  Some things will be the same, others similar, and somethings gone.   

Although our former life has changed because of the lockdowns and restrictions of the epidemic, our inner core is solid.  That foundation block is there, it is strong, and will supply us with the strength no matter how many times we need to return to it.

We have learned this year that we each have a core or that square in the center of the quilt.  We have retreated back to it more then once.  But we have contacts that touch that square, some have a good hold and some have a lesser grip.  But all play an important roll in creating that strong, solid foundation for us.

Retreat to that core when needed, rely on your friends and family, regroup, then head out again.  Remember life is not a straight line, it is a journey of twists and turns.

Organizing the small stuff!

 

I have been organizing  my craft/sewing things.  I have so many small hardware pieces.  These small pouches are going to keep all the similar parts together. 

Almost at the toe!

 

My sock class is so close to being done.  I have about an inch to knit before I can start the toes.