I've enjoyed reading about everyone's creative side. Besides participating in and watching sports, and writing/editing newsletters I come from a long line of creative folks, including artists and craftsmen (and women). My grandmother taught me to knit before I went to Kindergarten. I am still using her Singer Featherlite sewing machine for many projects. It was patented in the 30s and is one of the first electric machines that were small enough to be put in a portable case. Love the way it stitches straight. Also love the other sewing machines that live in my basement! I made T-shirt quilts for each of my 4 grand kids when they graduated from high school. They loved them and they all went off to college. This past summer I dug into my yarn stash and made wine bottle cozies for family and friends. My sibs and I don't really give gifts for Christmas anymore, but home made stuff is 'legal'. Those were made with pure wool yarn and then were felted. Recipients buy their own wine! They are fun to make and don't take a lot of thought....easy to do while sitting in front of the TV, which we are doing way too much these days. My latest quilt project is a baby quilt for my newest great niece, who was born yesterday; three weeks early which means I'm not quite done with it! Most of my baby quilts are 'crazy quilts' with a variety of meaningful fabric. So, like others, I keep collecting fabric and it piles up. 🙂 My oldest granddaughter uses the sewing area in our condo for her stage costume projects, so there always seems to be fabric galore.

While these projects are truly enjoyed, I'm so ready to get out and about! I miss seeing people. We've done a lot of zooming, but a lot of people are tired of that too. 2nd vaccine shot coming up on February 16th. Hoping that will release some of the pressure. So glad John and I were able to get in line.

Reading comments about vaccine being wasted breaks my heart. I know so many people, especially seniors, who do not have a clue how to register for these clinics online. They keep waiting for their primary care physicians to call them, and that isn't happening. How long will these people have to wait? In some instances it appears to be who you know that gets you in. 🙁

Happy crafting everyone...now if I could just get excited about cleaning, purging and getting rid of stuff, I'd be euphoric!

Oh Nancy, I’m in love with fabrics too! Pretty obvious to anyone who’s brave enough to venture into my sewing room. I’m impressed with your organizational skills and getting all the fabrics cut ahead for future quilts! All those flying geese! A stash of potential!
My background is similar to yours. Started out on my mum’s old treadle machine. She ‘took in’ sewing for other people, did alterations and then tailoring gorgeous women’s clothing in the 50s/60s. All on that old Singer! I sewed my wedding dress with that treadle machine!! Ha, then for a wedding gift I got my first electric machine! It had a reverse button!! Thought I was in heaven. LOL. 60+ years have seen family sewing, costuming for theater/drama departments, quilting, art quilts, anything fabric related! Worked a couple of part time jobs with Bernina and then Pfaff...so you can imagine there were more machines in my life. Sewing is still a passion. Very rewarding. Congratulations on the grand and great grands! They must love snuggling with the quilts you’ve made for them. ☺️

Love your post Nancy - amazing how many creative people are here. I just (stupidly) undertook a spreadsheet project for another organization, and it was originated by someone with no training, then edited to meet a very visual member's demands, without respect for the havoc it would cause! Now I am attempting to tame it - on a deadline. When will I learn? Yesterday I met a fellow Master Gardener to make a pickup, and learned we have a mutual interest in fabric dying - so we'll be meeting come summer to teach each other new skills.

My next quilt is for my daughter - her long awaited t-shirt quilt - which has been on my design table for 2 months waiting for a few more cherished bits from her. My 4 year old grandson informed me Friday that his little brother is "getting too small for a baby quilt" and I should make him a new one. I reminded him those come for the 4th birthday - 2 years away yet. I love doing custom-themed quilts as well a designing my own patterns - the only pattern I ever used was a double wedding ring for my sister, and even then I chose all the fabrics expressly for her.

I am culling my stash & donating what I know will never be used...
Sue