I am a week away from my long arm being set up and no closer to having my studio in order. My husband told me that he won't be putting in the lights this week. The knick knack shelf has not been moved and nothing can progress until that is done. I actually threw a tantrum today. I am 54 years old and throwing tantrums. That is pretty sad.
I apologized to my family for ruining the spirit in our home this morning. My ever forgiving son said "Mom, I understand, you have the awesome new toy and you can't play with it." Of course when I was mid tantrum he had offered me Nutella to soothe the savage beast I had become. Some lucky girl will someday benefit from the training his sisters and I gave him.
I am sure that not being able to use the long arm yet is part of the problem. The other part of the problem is I know my family. If the studio changes are not done before the long arm is set up, they will never be done. History has proven that out. So I am frantic to get things done.
Add to that I haven't really sewn anything for two weeks now because I have my studio in disarray. I have to find space for it all. I did reorganize some of my stash storage and put fat quarters in my fat quarter storage bags. But playing with the fabric only acts as a salve for so long.
Right now, I wish I wasn't working. It would be so much easier if I could be home to work on it during the week. Honestly, the past two Saturdays I have ended up running errands. So nothing gets done. How am I suppose to get anything done when I work long hours and am too tired to do anything when I get home. Plus I am wheezing more and more these days.
Don't I do a good job of feeling sorry for myself?
I did pick a color for the studio, actually two colors. I have decided to paint the wainscotting. I will be painting the upper walls "Clear Blue Sky" and the wainscot "Slumber" both by Valspar. I will paint the other trim white. I am going to make my daughter get it ready to paint. If I have to I will set up work lights in the studio so I can paint at night. Plus I think my husbad will be putting in the lights this week after all.
This week my daughter asked if I would help the young women's group at church learn quilting. This presents a few challenges. One is that there are only two young women, and one of them, my daughter, will be graduating out of Young Women in May. Another issue is, I don't believe the other young woman has any sewing experience. The leaders will be happy to help but both of them don't sew. I need to pick a quilt that will be simple enough to get done quickly and yet still let them feel like they accomplished something. A pattern that will work for a beginner and a more experienced sewer.
I chose to use the Fons and Porter pattern Around the Rail Fence. This will help teach them to do quarter inch seams and straight lines plus they don't have to worry about matching things us as much. We will strip piece it and get them sewing right away. Tatianna will be helping with this as well. I may need to get some 1/4 inch presser feet that have the blade to butt up the fabric against. Or maybe we just make bumpers on the face plate of the sewing machine using weather stripping.
I am afraid a good deal of this will fall on Tatianna to teach. I think about the only time we can get the girls together is during spring break and well I have to work. But I can get the plan solidified, the fabric cut and she can get them sewing. Hopefully they can make the rail blocks or at least most of them, then Tatianna and I can put the top together. Then maybe we put in on the long arm to quilt it. I think they might like to see how that is done.
So to Sum Up, Studio is a mess and I only have a week to pull it together. I have another quilt project for some one else to work on. I have not sewn in two weeks and my family is paying the price. Hmmm, sounds like I need time off. Oh wait I can't my boss is out of town this week and my counter part is having a family emergency. It looks like long hours and little patience in the forecast.
Goals are not looking too good right now. Have you ever had days, weeks, and months like that?
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