*quite different from inspiration!
My
quilting is a priority for me. I have to create. I have so many quilts
in my head, I need to make them, to get them into the daylight. Perhaps
that is just me. The quilts motivate me to make them, to bring them into
the world.
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. [Picasso]
I
have been asked how I get my quilts completed in what seems to be a
short period of time. Well, I am a "completer", I have no UFO's {Un-Finished Objects}at
the moment, just several quilts in different stages. I like having 1- I
am piecing, 1- I am quilting, with one on deck. I have something I can
do at any given time, to fill the time I have available. This is my
therapy, my relaxation, my expression, my true passion. When I do not
have the opportunity to do my quilting, I feel crappy.
At
the moment I have just completed a charity quilt for a fund drive at
work, I am hand sewing the binding on my "Sargasso", I have the binding
of "Phases" ready to hand-stitch and a new quilt top completed, ready to
layer and baste. Then, on deck is a Christmas quilt for my son's room.
It is how I like to work and it has evolved over time.
That did not answer the question, though.
The important thing is to create. [Picasso]
I
have a full-time job, leave the house at 7am, return at 6pm. Most
nights, my husband and I walk the dogs, fix dinner, eat, chat, etc. Then
I head up to the studio for 1-2 hours. Saturdays are generally errand
days, but I like to get 2-3 hours in; Sundays I like to get 2-4 hours
in. I usually select fabrics and lay out blocks on the weekends, I have
the daylight then. And then I have my projects lined up for the
following week.
My husband and I are involved in community and family, they are also a priority.
My
quilting, is my gift to myself. When my son was young, I did not have
the time for it. I made collages, scrap booked, beaded, did smaller
projects that were easy to put down and pick up. My creative urges have
always been there and part of my life journey has been exploring the
ways to express them. I still sketch, now I sketch quilt layouts and
quilting stitch designs.
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