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I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.

Sunday, December 29, 2024

HITTING THE WALL, et al

 

A little improve and two sizes of Ojos....
(sorry for the dark pix, overcast today)

Working out of my green and purple scrap bags...

I made these improv sections--
I am thinking they will eventually be
connected into :
"Garden Beds" 
some way
somehow
???????
 ;)))))
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Leftover Christmas fabric bits in reds,
greens, and golds that 
have been
hanging around in the bottom
of my Christmas container..
for yonks and yonks!!!

In no particular order....
and
I may make more as I still
have some scraps --these are a
made on 4" telephone papers
[not yet torn off].
Some blocks are all red or all green
and others are half and half...

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And finally these have been in
the works for a while now..
.
Made again on telephone
papers -- 
this time 8" square:

"Flamingo Fling"

Just a little bit of  sewing to fill in these
days in between Christmas
and New Years...

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I began sewing these because I have
felt like I've 
literally
"hit the wall" 
in  knowing what
 I want to make
or
even if
I want to make 
anything
lately...
Perhaps End of the Year
Blues....???
{a bit on edge and anxious
about the coming New Year--
to say the least!!}

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I hope you have all had a wonderful
Holiday and you will have 
a very healthy and happy

💖NEW YEAR!!!!💖

Hugs,
Julierose
La Blageuse
(pondering-euse)












13 comments:

  1. Reading :"Rooted in Evil" by Ann Granger
    A Campbell and Carter mystery...

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  2. End of year blues - I know how you feel, I havent done any sewing for a while, just a few rows of knitting.

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  3. I know what you mean about hitting the wall as far as being motivated is concerned. It happens to me every year after Christmas. I finally forced myself yesterday to pick up the landscape I was working on back in October and have been doing a little. Hopefully it will bring my creative mojo back.
    Happy New Year wishes to you - hopefully it won't be as rocky as we all are anticipating.

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  4. I'm not looking forward to next year. I'm hoping it's not as bad as I'm imagining but who knows?! I'm quite happy working on my new BOM's. I like to get them done and then work on my own projects. I love how you're using up your scraps. Just do whatever you like!!

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  5. The red and green ojos are really special. I always love red and green together.
    Good for you to keep going through the stall in not knowing what to make next. Until you know, you're still making, and that's a good thing, in my opinion.

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  6. I'm also feeling not motivated to be creative and anxious about the future :(

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  7. It's ok to just have fun making pieces that might or might not become something in the future. What other therapy produces something fun to look at and play with?

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  8. Hope these fun scrappy projects reinvigorate your quilting mojo, Julie. Here's to 2025!

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  9. Those are some beautiful projects, Julierose. Looking forward to seeing what you do with them.

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  10. All so pretty! Remember not to sew too many together and be too big! They'll make lovely candle mats or vase pads etc as is, very useful and a hint of Summer in the improv colors?
    My hip pain has lessened and tho I have no incentive to sew yet, I sat down at my work desk, tidied a bit, drew a bit and really felt positive about ''life''. Or maybe it's just the sunshine, I m off to plant recycled daff bulbs now.
    Happy New Year!

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  11. You have so many fabulous projects on the design wall, Julierose. I am always drawn in by the beautiful fabrics and color combinations that you use. Don't you just hate it when you lose your quilting mojo? You will get it back. I wish you a fabulous New Year. I look forward to seeing what you have in store for the new year.

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  12. I think many of us are in a deeper end of year funk than usual. I've decided that since the only person's behavior I can control is my own, I'm not going to worry about things I can't change. See if you can find Dave Barry's Year End column. It was in today's Washington Post and yesterday's Miamai Herald and you might be able to find it online somewhere without a pay wall. It will make you laugh.
    I'm glad to see you've done some scrap sewing. Happy New Year.
    Pat

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  13. Sewing scraps together is a great way to jump start your quilting mojo.

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