A Balanced Diet

 We all the know the importance

of eating a healthy and

a well balanced diet.

It's a way of maintaining good health

and making you feel your best.

Of course, the opposite is true.

Eating too little or too much 

of a certain food group

is unhealthy and can 

lead to all kinds of problems.

Lately, my quilting diet has

been all hand stitching.

It's one of my favorite things to do,

but most of my current projects

are either hand appliqued,

embroidered,

 English Paper Pieced,

or wool appliques.

The good thing is that 

I've finally gotten all of the parts

to my hexagon quilt finished. YAY!

 

But more hand stitching lays ahead.

It's all the small diamond shapes that 

are needed to connect the blocks together.

They're all prepped and ready to go, but 

I'm feeling the affects of an unbalanced diet...

 Burn Out!

Oh, No!

I needed some quick energy, 

some quick results,

some quick piecing!

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Awhile ago a quilting friend's neighbor past away.

She was also a quilter.

And like all of us, she had many unfinished

"works of art".

Her family generously shared 

a lot of what was in her studio.

We passed projects and kits around 

and I finally took a kit for a French General pattern.

"La Fete De Noel"

The quilter had already started it,

but unfortunately, had cut a few things incorrectly,

and the pattern was missing.

I found the picture online

and sat down with a pencil and paper

and figured out the math.

And started sewing.

It tasted heavenly,

like when you crave a crispy green salad

when it's been missing from your diet.

Sections have come together quickly.

I'm feeling revived.

A couple more days and the top

will be together.

I'm being fueled

and feelin' good.

Until Next Time-
Kyle