Ponderings

There have been lots of ponderings lately. Lots of ponderings and very little actual doing. I’ve pondered wrappers and clothes for Dan as well as Lily. Yet, I’ve not sewn a stitch other than a repair here & there since finishing up a last hood sometime back around New Years. Though I’ve told a certain incredibly patient editor and my lovely blog readers time & time again that I will have something for them, the words have simply not made it on to paper or screen. When I looked at my publication list yesterday in hopes of some inspiration for something else, I realized the date at the top was 2010, not even 2011 but 2010. Ouch. I just haven’t had the focus to make any sense of the research bits & pieces I have let alone actually read anything. I think in the past year or so I’ve only finished reading one book. Really. I know. Should just sit down with my laptop & focus. But, reality is, even now I’m typing on my phone (and inevitably producing a multitude of typos.)
Ah, but there is an upside and a point to this. Last night I made Dan a little birthday gift, a sewn birthday gift. I also started a 19th century garment for someone else. There was actual cutting & sewing. Progress.
I even have a project of my own in the planning works, one step beyond pondering. I was going to keep it a secret project with the idea of entering it into the fair in the fall. But…. I need to keep myself accountable & actually make progress. So, I’ll be posting the work here. For now, I’ll say it has to do with one of my pet topics & involves lots & lots of embroidery. Maybe while embroidering I’ll have a moment of inspiration or even discover the meaning of life. 😉