I have so much going on in my life these days
that I find I have to make lists to remind myself
of all the things I have to do. Then I break those
lists down and try to figure out when I am going
to accomplish all of the tasks at hand. This
weekend my goal was to make these 3 felt table-
toppers. They have been made before in the same
colors for the pattern covers but I need them for
trunk shows and trade shows. I knew it was going
to be cold and snowy this weekend so I set 3 days
aside to accomplish this task. I sat in front of the
fire and watched the new season of Lilyhammer
among other things and by early last night I was
finished! They are ready to go out into the world.
I'm heading to Spain for a few weeks later this
month and though it is vacation, I am the type
of person that is incapable of sitting and doing
nothing. So, last month I had packed up my
little travel kits to take with me. It is a baggie
with the felt pieces and a little picture of a
finished piece (so I know the right place to put
the right stitches) and also my ring of floss, pins
and needles and a thread cutter. I make up a lot
of these kits and stuff them in the front pocket
of my carry-on and pull them out as needed.
I've stitched on planes, trains, in cars and when
I have some time in the evenings and I want to
relax. I'm sure I'll be stitching on my balcony
in Spain where if I look to the left I see the
mountains and if I look to the right I see the
Mediterranean.
While the kids were home for Christmas the
weather was awful and we ended up spending
a lot of time hanging around watching movies
and I was stitching. I ended up making all the
kits I had prepped for Spain! I made 35 new
pincushions/ornaments.
Now I have to add to the list: make new kits.
