Basket case

July 28, 2008 at 9:15 pm · Filed under Books, Everyday Things, Quilts

Late last week, I felt a clarity of mind that I hadn’t experienced in, oh, maybe eight years. I didn’t realize the cause because it just felt so darn good. It felt like I could get organized and accomplish anything. I was making mental lists of all of the things I knew I could get done.

Yesterday, dear daughter returned from two weeks at “granny camp.”

This morning, while attempting to make breakfast and pack a lunch for drama day camp, it was all over and the brain was fogged in again. Oh, that was it. We were child-free. It took almost two weeks to clear out the cobwebs…not nearly as long to return the brain to its “normal” state.

I feel like I used my time wisely and got a lot of things done. I’m hoping there is a forward momentum left over and I can continue to get things done this week until the sewing machine goes in for its spa treatment and we go on vacation.

With that said, I, uh, took a side trip to make some baskets. Absolutely NOT on the to do list, but every time I see an adorable free pieced basket quilt, I SWEAR I’m going to make one. I saw another cute one at a quilt show the other day and this time I had a witness to my swearing. The deal we made is that we will make a liberated basket quilt entirely from stash.

So, I thought I would get a couple done while I tested a method and while it was fresh in my mind.

Completely fun and hopefully easy to make while also fulfilling obligations.

There, my brain just gave out. Wheee!

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