One of the benefits of having a hobby is having an outlet when everything around me seems to be going wrong. My car just spent time in the shop, emerging after nearly $4000 in repairs. My son gets braces this month to the tune of over $5000. My ancient computer won't turn on, so I can no longer put off getting a new one. Someone went through my wallet this week, so I spent had to cancel all my bank and credit card accounts and get new ones. Granny has been agitated lately, and has woken us up three times in the middle of the night this week. In short, I am tired, worried about money, and frustrated with things that don't work.
But through it all, I quilt. I am a half square triangle making machine for my Carpenter's Wheel quilt.
I've made a few more blocks for my plaid quilt.
My Quilting The Basics: Log Cabin Quilts class started this week at the shop, and I've been having a ball simultaneously making class samples and taming the scrap bins.
I am so thankful to be a quilter, to be able to build quilts when things around me are falling apart.
