Getting back in the zone of making is important for me, and I am making it a priority this month. After all, it is all May is about making. So, every day this month, I plan on sewing for 1 hour. Hopefully, that will land up being more than just 1 hour.
I have some deadlines coming up, so to balance the must do projects one day a week should be dedicated to a fun project. I am thinking of items like finishing my makers tote, playing with a couple of ideas, throw in some improv. projects like this one:
Including this time for play, provides me an avenue to get the ideas in my head out. I tend to over think things and if I can’t release them then I start not sleeping and getting stressed. I am sure I am not the only one, right?
Here is my current active projects or known projects I am working on, not much has changed but all of them have moved forward.
| Project | Dates | Current Status |
|---|---|---|
| NY High Line | May | |
| Medallion | June | TOP (Underway), BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND |
| Project 1 (Secret) | June | TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND |
| Project 2 (Secret) | July | TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND |
| Project 3 (Secret) | August | TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND |
| Graveyard | August | TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND |
| Trellis | September | TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND |
| Manicured Garden | September | TOP (Underway), BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND |
| Triangle Quilt | July | Pattern Release |
| Square Dance | July | Pattern Release |
| Abstract Triangles II & III | August | Pattern Release |
| Phased Circles & Lunar Lines | August | Pattern Release |
What are you all making in May? What are your goals? Do you all have those slumps and how to you get out of them?
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