I have been listening to videos of challenges as part of the Big Picture Festival at www.bigpictureclasses.com

I have been so inspired to love my creative time, create without rules, have fun, be in the moment, let go of what other people think. I tried something new yesterday, I made my first clothesline fabric wrapped project. I bought it at the Quilt Expo in Madison last weekend. It is a trivet that fits the bottom of a glass pie dish. I got it from www.vogies.com. It was exciting doing something new, it isn't perfect but its unique.

Today I spent the afternoon with my Cameo Silhouette making the "Autumn This and That" tray designed by Keri Bradford.www.Kerribradford.com I love her stuff and how cool it goes together. You can interchange the boxes using the same & Gypsies tray. Well those are my projects for now, I have a few more in the works>

Fall Is full of new beginnings, I now have two children at college and  highschooler at home. It is a little lonely. My job at a local quilt store dissolved over the summer due to a sale of the store, it was a disappointing turn of events.
 But I am now waiting for direction from God on what to do next. I have started a bible study, "Discovering Joy in your creativity" by Margaret Feinburg. It has given me a fresh perspective on my creative nature. I have also been reading "You,re Already Amazing" by Holley Gerth, I highly recommend it! I don't always feel amazing, but I am.

 So I started to do many of the things I didn't have time to do before. I ripped down the old daisy rainbow border in a bedroom, I went through closets, I trimmed bushes, convinced my husband to start on a basement project. I have also made time to craft! Yes I have the same time as everyone else I am now choosing to create and finish projects. I started with an stack of blocks from a 2 day quilting class I took in 2006. I never finished, the blocks didn't size up big enough and I was criticized for choosing" inferior fabric " not bought at a quilt store. So the project sat in the basement. Last week I just wanted to sew, not think, so I thought I will get that out. I forgot not all the blocks were complete,but I started sewing. It was fun and I could see how far I had come in my skill since then. here is a picture of the completed top a little funny size but ready to quilt. The pattern is" Minuet" by Monique Dillard.

I have worked to complete more projects this week. the pincushion is from "Summer Gatherings" by primitive gatherings. Table penny rug is "Fall Harvest" by Karyn Lord of Wool and Whimsy.

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