HELLO!

It's been a while, two weeks.  I have thought about coming by and posting but just haven't been able to actually get here.  Life has been a growing challenge the last two weeks. I don't even know how to put into words what I have been thinking or feeling. As is usual with me my thoughts and emotions bounce around like a ping pong ball.  They seem to change with every passing hour. I'm content to be alone/ I hate being alone and crave human and personal interaction.  I have so much I want to do/ I just can't seem to do it. I love sewing/ I hate my sewing machine.  I want to go spend some money/I am very happy that I haven't been spending money.  I really want some bourbon/I don't want to drink.  I am a mass of contradictions these days and it is driving me crazy.  I just don't see the point of any of it anymore.  Enough said.

I have been accomplishing a few things.  I've been sewing and finished two projects.  Though I have made about 20 more masks since last post I've spent most of my sewing time on things I have wanted to do. I finished the little wall hanging with the painted blocks. I am very happy with how it turned out.  I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what sashing and border fabric I wanted to use. Or whether I even wanted to use sashing.  With the help and advice of some friends on Facebook this is what I ended up with.  I think it is a cute and happy little wall hanging.

The other project I finished was another small wall-hanging in honor of Cinco d' Mayo. It's bright and colorful and also I think very happy.  The designs are taken from traditional Mexican fabrics called Otomi. I love the brightness and almost whimsical nature of these designs.

 

I have spent some time going through the thousands of embroidery designs I have accumulated from my membership in Anita Goodesigns All Access Club.  It's time to begin using some of them.  I have a few more waiting in the wings to be done. Stay tuned!