What If?

Life's been chaotic, as it usually is in June. Smidgie is now 10, though she's in denial and would prefer to be 8 or 9. Fine with me, she's growing up too fast as it is. We found a perfect little stool today that may serve as a perfect bedside table for her. Sounds weird, but she has a very low bed, and hardly any room beside it for a night stand, so this stool might be perfect. It caught my eye because it has an old upholstered cover which screamed "hook me a new top" from across the thrift store. Only afterwards did I think about it possibly working as a night stand. Yes, her light might be a bit wobbly but if it's adorable and fits, and is cushion-y on top in case she rolls into it, then that's all the better. 

For some fun today, I had some random questions rolling through my mind that I thought I would share. I'll share my responses in a future post so that you can ponder them first.  Here we go.....

What blog would you read if you could only read one?

What type of making would you choose if you could only do one thing for the rest of your life?

What colour would you choose if you had to keep to one for every project you make?

What book would you take with you to a deserted island? 

Where will life take you in the next 1, 2, 5, 10 years? Care to speculate? 

Have you written out a summer bucket list? Or read someone else's? 

Have you had a nap in a hammock yet this year? Gosh, I wish I had one!!

Enjoy musing over these questions. Hopefully I'll be back soon with my own responses. :)

Fibre Fun

So I've been trying to just have fun with fibre lately. And lo and behold.... it worked! Just a simple heart on backing, pulling strips from my leftover bin. Colour isn't exactly right here, it's not this washed out in real life. Hooked it on my last piece of burlap, while ignoring the pattern that I drew on there long ago. 

I've been trying to get to a very long list of projects around the house - some fibre goodness and some not. Painting, house fix-ups, etc. are in progress but will be ongoing for quite a while. A new bed quilt is needed by a certain 9-year-old, who's current flannel one is badly faded. So the 315 squares have been cut and laid out. Her Nibs approved the layout, so now the torture sewing begins. 

I don't know how others go about this, but I stack the squares for each strip and label them alphabetically. Once a strip is sewn, the letter gets safety-pinned to the one end of the strip. Theoretically if I keep my piles organized, don't let the cat get into them, then my strips should all work the way they should at the end. And once the strips are sewn....then they get sewn to each other. This will be a painful lengthy project. 

As you can see, I've already sewn A through I, with J up next. There are 21 rows, so not even halfway yet. Ah yes.... this will take a while. Wish me luck!

Fibre Finish #8

This little quilt was started a short time ago, and finished today. A wee Trip Around the World in flannel. Scrumptiously comfy! With no intended home....yet. 

A wee bit of fun was had on the weekend, with Wool Doodles...

No plan, just pulled leftover strips from my big ol' basket..... and a peaceful afternoon was enjoyed. Aaaaaaaah. 

Life Lessons from a Kiwi

Sometimes life lessons are staring you in the face.

Take the kiwi for instance. Hairy and blah brown at first glance. Why did someone think to look further? Why not judge these little fruits by their cover and move on to prettier fruit like apples, pears, plums, and berries?

But somebody did look further. Or many people did.

Cut open the hairy, brown fruit and you’re met with gorgeous colour, fantastic taste and nutritious deliciousness!

Lessons: Look deeper. Don’t judge.Be open.  

Learn at every turn. 

Kiwis are happily brought to us by the letter K, as part of the A to Z Blogging Challenge.