At the beginning of last month I went to Houston for the International Quilt Festival. You can read about my experience - and the classes I took - in this blog post.
There's things I would do again... and things I would definitely NOT do again ;)
New things to play with on the longarm
Since I've been home, I've been working on changing my mindset around sewing. I realized I'd become so focused on finishing projects that it was starting to feel like an obligation.
So I've been experimenting with something different - limiting how long I sew each day while making sure I actually sew every single day. For me, that's usually about an hour at a time. Then I stop. Even if I'm not finished. Even if I want to keep going.
You know what? Having to stop regardless of what I've accomplished is so relaxing!
I've been recording these daily sessions on YouTube in a series of shorts called "My Week in the Studio". It's just what I'm doing each week as I work to protect my love of sewing instead of pushing to finish things.
Speaking of peaceful creating... if you're looking for thoughtful gifts for the quilters in your life (or yourself), my merch shop has "Sew Slowly" tees, "Keep Calm and Rethread" mugs, and more gentle reminders that creating should restore you. Take a look here.
Happy sewing! ;)
P.S. Something else is coming December 3rd - a free learning community I've been building where quilting feels doable instead of overwhelming. I'm really looking forward to building a place to connect. That pattern I promised in November will be in the new community :)
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