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not much stitching going on around here the past few weeks. no time and no inspiration - though i do know from a vague memory or two that inspiration finds me and i find her once i dedicate the time (even the smallest snippet of clock) and move. stitch. start. go.
much, much life going on [...]

am here. came to spend a week in nc decompressing then managed to (a) forget the piece that was just beginning to make sense and (b) get sick. so i just lay around with a compress to my cellulitis-infested ear, watching the clock for time to down my next antibiotic, and wonder why life is [...]

okay. am i working on this piece or is it working on me?
sigh.
let’s review:
day 1: enjoyed collection of and introduction to materials.
day 2: discontent set in. liked the backside better, so back is now the front.
day 3: hate the lace, but like the way layers peek out from under the pink satin camisole as if [...]

no time to work on it today - at least not with needle and thread. but i did wake up thinking about this piece and puzzled about it most of the day. am now thinking i’ll flip it over and make the back the front. like karin, i usually like the back of pieces [...]

this is just not doing anything for me . . . except possibly contributing to the fall funk. which is, of course, not good. (the funk or the contribution) when i launched this one, i looked forward to something marvelous appearing. this was going to be the most amazing experience, my breadcrumb trail out of [...]

starting is often the hardest part of any project for me. have been thinking lately of transparency and layers - in terms of my life. (of course, it’s all about me.) no image in mind or even a vague idea of what to do. no car to run fetch fabrics or inspiration. having thought way [...]

a(nother) week without internet access finds me catching up (again) after enjoying an all-too-short week-long mother/daughter trip to the beaches of hilton head island in south carolina. one of our most favorite spots on earth.

while there, we enjoyed a sunset supper and the full moon from the beach on nearby sea pines:

another night we took [...]