Feeling Overwhelmed
posted by Kate on 10/20/2006 | Link To This Post | 0 comments
Earlier this week I was feeling very overwhelmed. The housework was stacking up, Simon had decided that napping was no longer for him, and I was starting to have some serious doubts about my ability to find the time needed to make this whole business venture successful. And then I got sick and spent most of the next three days in bed. As you can imagine, I'm a little bit stressed out right now.
I don't want this post to be one big rant about how I'm discouraged and how I'm struggling to find more hours in the day and not be constantly exhausted, so I won't dwell on it. I'll just put it out there because that's how I feel right now, and those are some valid feelings.
On a brighter note, I have new quilting to post about. After over a week of no posting, that isn't terribly amazing. I actually had this wall hanging finished over a week ago except for the binding. We went away this past weekend for a friend's wedding and I was able to sew the binding on by hand while in the car. Then it sat for a few days until I was able to sew on the label and take some pictures.
This wall hanging was made entirely out of fabric from the stash. You can't tell from looking at the front, but you sure can tell from the back: it's a mish mash of all different fabrics that almost match the front. The perfectionist in me wanted to go out and buy fabric specifically for the backing, but the sensible me won out. I mean, ideally, no one will ever really see the back of a wall hanging - it's against the wall!
I really like how this turned out. The blocks and sashing are very traditional, but the color scheme and brightness give it more of a modern feel. The quilting is plain old stitch-in-the-ditch, except for x's on the sashing squares. I was able to use the blocks to practice my accuracy with points. In the past I have been somewhat leery of points, and I want to improve so that I can avoid that leeriness. I was able to use some quick-piecing techniques for these blocks, yet still remain fairly accurate. So, yay for points and yay for progress!
I don't want this post to be one big rant about how I'm discouraged and how I'm struggling to find more hours in the day and not be constantly exhausted, so I won't dwell on it. I'll just put it out there because that's how I feel right now, and those are some valid feelings.
On a brighter note, I have new quilting to post about. After over a week of no posting, that isn't terribly amazing. I actually had this wall hanging finished over a week ago except for the binding. We went away this past weekend for a friend's wedding and I was able to sew the binding on by hand while in the car. Then it sat for a few days until I was able to sew on the label and take some pictures.This wall hanging was made entirely out of fabric from the stash. You can't tell from looking at the front, but you sure can tell from the back: it's a mish mash of all different fabrics that almost match the front. The perfectionist in me wanted to go out and buy fabric specifically for the backing, but the sensible me won out. I mean, ideally, no one will ever really see the back of a wall hanging - it's against the wall!
I really like how this turned out. The blocks and sashing are very traditional, but the color scheme and brightness give it more of a modern feel. The quilting is plain old stitch-in-the-ditch, except for x's on the sashing squares. I was able to use the blocks to practice my accuracy with points. In the past I have been somewhat leery of points, and I want to improve so that I can avoid that leeriness. I was able to use some quick-piecing techniques for these blocks, yet still remain fairly accurate. So, yay for points and yay for progress!
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