"The lesson [Henry David Thoreau] had taught himself, and which he tried to teach others, was summed up in the one word 'Simplify.' That meant simplify the outward circumstances of your life, simplify your needs and your ambitions; learn to delight in the simple pleasures which the world of Nature affords. It meant also, scorn public opinion, refuse to accept the common definitions of success, refuse to be moved by the judgment of others. And unlike most who advocate such attitudes, he put them into practice." (Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau--Edited and with an Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch, Bantam Books, 1962, P. 1)

Friday, June 6, 2008

Backed Up



I'm getting backed up on my quilting projects. I am scurrying to finish the baby quilt I am working on (not shown--yet), so that I can do the finishing work on the heirloom, so I can get to this stack of Wee Play, while working on a modified crazy quilt as well. I feel a need to hurry, hurry. It's not thatI have any deadlines, but because I am so excited to get to the next thing and the next. My ideas are overflowing. (These gorgeous swatches of Moda Bela Solids on my work table certainly do nothing to settle me down.)

I am hand-quilting the baby quilt into one-inch squares, which I would love doing except that--due to a backorder on a better alternative--I am marking it with an Air Erasable Fabric Marking Pen. The air erases it all right. I do just one line across at a time, and, even though I have my needle and thread all ready to go before I mark a thing, it is a race to stitch across the quilt before the marks completely fade away and I have to mark again. Too much stop and go for a stitcher in a hurry.

I do not recommend an Air Erasable Fabric Marking Pen. (Has anybody out there found anything reliable for marking on good quilting fabrics?)
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Kelli said...

I didnt even know there was such a thing, sounds cool though, it it would stay around a bit longer. Pretty fabrics

June 7, 2008 at 11:39 AM

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