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Apr. 14th, 2009 08:48 amI haven't been creating much lately. I have all the raw materials I need for many projects, but I seem to have forgotten how to begin.
I have a box of organic cotton yarn just waiting to be turned into a little girl nightgown and t-shirts, little boy raglan sleeve t-shirts, and maybe a sweet little dress. I have my stash, or what's left of it, waiting to be turned into any of a million things. I have a raw fleece waiting to be washed and carded and spun. I have everything I need for several felting projects, maybe some bead bracelets, old t-shirts to turn into a rug. A light spring sweater for Topaz. A pair of wool pants in progress for Philip, and he needs so many more. So many different things, and yet I seem to have gotten stuck, in the midst of all the house craziness and distraction. I didn't knit a single stitch on our trip even, and long car rides are like free knitting time. Not one stitch.
This morning on SouleMama, I am so inspired by her beautiful and apparently simple patchwork throw. Bright colors, organic cotton, big squares...and I'm thinking it might be time to get out that vintage Singer sewing machine Jake's mom had refurbished for me and start learning how to use it. And how to sew straight lines. Since most of what I want to be able to make involves straight lines and not much else. I have a lot of random fabric that I've accumulated here and there with no idea what to do with it. I'm not sure how to use a sewing machine with kids around, and I'll need to concentrate at least in the beginning because I am so utterly clueless. But still. Inspired. If I can make something respectable with the materials I have, I'll allow myself to go on a fabric ordering spree from the same place Amanda Soule gets her fabric from--Good Folks.
I think today I will get my chores done to the extent I can stand them, then measure the kids and do some sketches, and get started on SOMETHING. Probably a simple t-shirt for Philip. But maybe that will get the creative juices flowing again. I've put way too much of myself into serious matters lately and neglected everything else. Time to remedy that.
I have a box of organic cotton yarn just waiting to be turned into a little girl nightgown and t-shirts, little boy raglan sleeve t-shirts, and maybe a sweet little dress. I have my stash, or what's left of it, waiting to be turned into any of a million things. I have a raw fleece waiting to be washed and carded and spun. I have everything I need for several felting projects, maybe some bead bracelets, old t-shirts to turn into a rug. A light spring sweater for Topaz. A pair of wool pants in progress for Philip, and he needs so many more. So many different things, and yet I seem to have gotten stuck, in the midst of all the house craziness and distraction. I didn't knit a single stitch on our trip even, and long car rides are like free knitting time. Not one stitch.
This morning on SouleMama, I am so inspired by her beautiful and apparently simple patchwork throw. Bright colors, organic cotton, big squares...and I'm thinking it might be time to get out that vintage Singer sewing machine Jake's mom had refurbished for me and start learning how to use it. And how to sew straight lines. Since most of what I want to be able to make involves straight lines and not much else. I have a lot of random fabric that I've accumulated here and there with no idea what to do with it. I'm not sure how to use a sewing machine with kids around, and I'll need to concentrate at least in the beginning because I am so utterly clueless. But still. Inspired. If I can make something respectable with the materials I have, I'll allow myself to go on a fabric ordering spree from the same place Amanda Soule gets her fabric from--Good Folks.
I think today I will get my chores done to the extent I can stand them, then measure the kids and do some sketches, and get started on SOMETHING. Probably a simple t-shirt for Philip. But maybe that will get the creative juices flowing again. I've put way too much of myself into serious matters lately and neglected everything else. Time to remedy that.
