I’ve been posting a lot of updates on my current needlework projects over on Ravelry, and that in combination with the general Vibe of the internet… well, definitely has me pulling back into my shell of nostalgia. What if we all just blogged again? Would it be funny?
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| A rainbow stripe take on the Neo Matriarch Sweater from Honse Design. My first sweater! |
I don’t really want to give a life updates post - I think that’s boring, and I don’t want to talk about it! We’re all in very different places than we were ten years ago. If I keep posting, the updates will become obvious.
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| My first amigurumi project! It’s nearly done now, just need to make some fabric scrap stuffing for it and add the last detailing. A gift for a dear friend. |
What I can say is that I’ve finally returned to a crafting space, internally, mentally. I went back to school and there’s a thing that apparently happens in my brain where if I have any academic obligations, any creative spark I have completely dies, and I have no more physical or mental energy to create and make. Even when I was on break for up to a year, I really couldn’t get back to that brain space. I feel like I’ve finally returned to myself (although I am not quite finished with my academic obligations yet - still just another break). My last quilt I made right before leaving for school, in the summer of 2018. It definitely deserves its own post here! I didn’t finish it either - I have the backing made and maybe even the binding cut, but I never got the batting I needed. Maybe soon, finally.
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| Trying to take on smaller projects - this will be a cowl but really intended just as a soft sensory item for tough days. Larksfoot stitch is really beautiful! |
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| Another small project - making lots of bracelets to give out at Pride this month! I ended up making at least 36 on my own, plus more with a friend. So fun to make something low stakes that everyone was happy to receive as a gift. It felt so good that I got more beads to make more throughout the year to give away at various events 🫶 |
But anyway, now I am making another. I designed it fully, making my own foundation paper piecing templates (it has curves…. why have I done this to myself!). The other side will be more of an abstract mosaic representational piece, which sounds much fancier than it will be haha. I’ve never done either style of patchwork before, but sometimes you’re making something important enough for someone so important to you, that it’s worth any effort or struggle it takes to accomplish what you think they deserve.
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| I have the fabric cut…now just need to embark on this journey. |
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To be honest, I’ve been avoiding this space a little bit because I felt like a let a lot of people down before. I still feel the weight of guilt and that I owe a lot. I can only apologize to anyone who felt hurt or stolen from due to my negligence. I will probably give a disclaimer on any further posts here that you feel I owe you anything at all with a swap or circle or bee that I didn’t fulfill, you’re always welcome to reach out and request any item from me that I’m capable of making, or request fabric from my stash, really anything you feel would be equivalent.
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And it's most tempting to give in
When you're almost at the top
When you're steps from winning back
All the happiness you lost
~Flowers, by Marina Diamandis
