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The little things...

8 years ago

Sometimes it's just the little things that get us thru!! Well, woke up at 3:30 am. You know those times that you just KNOW you're not going to go back to sleep? UGH. Me, too. Well, had the coffee...read all there was to read on Facebook...couldn't take anymore about the murders in San B. Finally, it occurred to me to just work on my project that was spread all over the dining room table anyway! Making a very small little wall quilt - about 16 x 20 inches, give or take. It was time to do the back and I have been reading about disappearing four patch. Well, I just decided to cut 9" squares and proceeded from there. Made my very first disappearing four patch this morning. Hahaha...I'm just so happy with myself!! Sometimes it's just the little things in life!!

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nannykins

8 years ago

I am familiar with that early waking and not getting back to sleep. It happened again yesterday, so at 5:30, I was sandwiching a table runner and by 7:00, it was quilted (very simply).

A very good feeling to have finished something, rather than be playing games on my IPad.

Little things, big rewards.

and learning a new block, Beth, even better.

Theresa

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polardream
8 years ago
Beth, I don't usually wake up early - I have a hard time falling asleep - Agghhh insomnia!! I hate to run my machine for fear of waking DH, but I have been know to start sorting fabrics and cutting projects at 1 or 2 am! Or reading quilting books in the bathtub ...

Congrats on your project!

Sue
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geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
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Good for you, Beth! I have sleeping problems too. In fact, the other night I couldn't get to sleep to start with and never did sleep. I rarely run the machine but do a lot of surfing for patterns, cutting and/or figuring things out.
loisflan
8 years ago
No wonder you gals accomplish so much. Here I am, wasting perfectly good quilting time sleeping. Seriously, I know how lucky I am that I usually don't have trouble sleeping. It can be a big problem.

Good for you, Beth, that you tried something new. I've been wanting to try a D9P too. I might do one with the fabric I got "accidentally" and free from Thousands of Bolts. I think it would make a great little girl's quilt.
littlehelen_gw
8 years ago
Good for you Beth....nice to know I have company in the quilting wee hours! post a pic so we can enjoy the early am creations!

V.
beth7happy
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8 years ago
:) I'll post this one after Christmas...doubt that the recipient ever reads, here, but...just in case!

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