The dining room furniture was displaced in favor of more floor space. I played a game somewhere between Tetris and Sudoku to get all the squares in place. No repeats in the same row.
All the rows got sewn together and numbered, so I could remember what order to put them in. Is this something that quilters usually do? I'm not sure- I've never been a quilter before. I'm really just making this up as I go.
The numbered rows took a short sabbatical upstairs for about a month. There were other, more pressing concerns at hand.
Then, sometime last week, it hit me: the holidays were upon us. I would be traveling- gasp!- without a travel project.
I feel a bit panicky about going away for more than a night or two without a travel project. What if I have too much spare time? What will I do to be productive? What if someone forces me to watch TV?
The sabbatical was over and the quilt project kicked into high gear. Steve and I chose a backing fabric over the weekend that I found for only $2.55 per yard! Talk about your chipper chicken.
Yesterday I moved more furniture. Why do we not have a permanent, queen-sized empty spot in our house? Clearly, I'm going to have to rethink the furniture arrangement around here. I laid all three layers out on the floor and smoothed smoothed smoothed them. I bounced a little with excitement.
Then I scooted around with my box of safety pins and pinned that thing up. Secure! No shifting!
And now we can leave. I've got my quilting hoop, some pearle cotton, and a large needle. I could forget to pack socks and a toothbrush and I doubt I'd mind one bit (although, come to think of it, my loved ones might mind very much after a day or two).
Happy Thanksgiving, friends. I hope the holiday finds you doing some of your favorite things.
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