Irony and Focus
Oh, the irony! I was going to title this post Focus. However, much as I am proud of my ability to focus, today that super power seems to have fizzled. Everything, including sitting down to type out this post is taking longer and I feel myself falling behind. The irony can’t be ignored.
Open Studio
On Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd, the Senior Executive Director of Studio Operations and I open our home and my studio. I do this every year as a member of Cohasset Open Studios. Cohasset is a small, oceanside suburb of Boston. A lovely place to live and to visit. We are very fortunate to live here. For the most part we are always prepared. So, why is there so much to do and so little time to do it? At least I managed to finish Ciel de Noyer and the SEDOSO has hung it by the front door.
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
I may or may not manage to finish my 2024 RSC top before the open studio. Seaming those 255 blocks together is taking far, far longer than I had imagined. You would think with over 35 years of quilting behind me I would know how long it takes to do something like this. What I didn’t take into account was how diabolically difficult it is to stitch together blocks made with “frankenpieced” fabric. The layers of fabric may be the typical two, but frequently are quite a few more. It is like trying to walk a rock and root strewn path, doable but much more difficult than one without the rocks and roots. I love the scrappy look, but hate the challenge.
My plan was to have the 2024 RSC quilt basted and ready to quilt for the open studio. Guess I am going to have give up on my fantasy of demonstrating quilting at the open studio. My reasoning was sound, or so I thought. Nearly every visitor wants to know how I quilt my work and why I have two sewing machines. What better way to respond than with a demo. Also, there tends to be down time and I could quilt while I waited for the next visitor.
Settling
Oh well, at least the artwork is on the wall and just maybe I will have the top sewn. If that is the case, then I can cover my design wall with it. Imagine walking up the stairs into my studio and being confronted by a 119″ H by 105″ W (302 cm x 267 cm) intricately pieced top. This will eventually be used in the primary suite. It is big enough to tuck under pillows and hanging nearly to the floor around the sides. Isn’t it amazing what can be achieved one color at a time over months?
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