Threads

I got to thinking about Thread Dreamer. Initially, I was going to blog about my quilting but various 'threads of living' appeared, as I lay me down to sleep, that had nothing to do with it.  My world is full of threads, kinda like a spider web, and they're all connected to me.  I'm so blessed!

Here are a few such threads:
1) Perfection: I usually think my daughter is a perfectionist and would rather not do something than have anything wrong about it.  I wonder if she got that from me?  I was thinking that Quilting is what I have allowed myself to do in my free time.  It's my hobby so I'll do what I want when I want to.  I won't impose time constraints.  (The last quilt I did took about 5 years.) It seems that I enjoy the creative process more than the actual grand production of making a quilt.  Once I've conquered the creative and mechanical aspects of the quilt, I'm ready to move on.  So-o-o-, I am only making small quilts now because of this.
It seems that as I attempt to free motion quilt, I need to have my 'house in order'.  i.e. dishes washed, beds made, nothing else to do) Well, consequently I don't have much time for sewing this way.
I think the solution is to have a quilting room or a room that I can control. (H-m-m-m contro issues?),
so I've designated a section of my bedroom as a sewing space. I am in the process of organizing my bureaus and closet so I can find things.  Then I'll have my stuff organized. 
I also need the perfect quilting table, cheap.  I'm still working on this

2) The House Search: The kids are looking for a house and have been living with us for a little over a year saving and searching.  It seems that if you are looking for a fairly new, single family home with 3 or more bedrooms, and  1+ acres in Auburn, your can expect to pay through the nose and be taxed $3,000+.  Thats Nuts!  ...they're still looking.