Looking Forward

There's an old saying that if

you fall off a horse

you need to get right back on that horse.

The reason being that if you don't,

it will be very hard to get back on that horse

the longer that you wait.
 I'm guessing that you could apply 

that philosophy to many situations.

I applied it to my quilting life.

After feeling somewhat defeated or

down about my overwhelming stash,

I knew it meant no more whining.

Time to get my favorite fabrics back out,

take the rotary cutter back in my hands,

thread up the machine

and get sewing.

That's exactly what I did.

I did some spot organizing,

looked through some of my favorite books,

and found a center medallion 

that spoke to me

from Susan Smith's book

Quilts, Somewhat in the Middle.

Refreshed-Rejuvenated

32" x 32"

It took me a week 

from start to finish.

I needed to get back

to feeling the excitement 

and creativity of playing.

I drew on the colors 

from many of Di Ford's fabulous fabrics.

Appliqueing the center

was like enjoying a delicious dessert.

Add a little fussy cutting

and I was definitely feeling rejuvenated.

It really didn't take much

to feel good again.

The inner border was fun with the melon shapes.

And who doesn't love adding circles.

I loved the simple idea of making

the sashing between them piece.

The more fabrics, the better!

And oh,

it gets better.

I bought a new

Laundry Basket fabric for the backing.

I kept the quilting to a minimum,

just because that's what I felt like doing.

Needless to say,

it was a great week of creating, stitching

and rekindling the positive. 

I hope, if you find yourself in a situation

where you've "fallen off your horse",

you can dust yourself off 

and get back in the saddle

and shout, Giddy-up!

Until Next Time-

Kyle