We had a fight!!!
He got angry ( I am sure I provoked the saint of a man.)
And said things that were hurtful. ( I am sure I deserved it.)
And then he stormed out of the house. (What else could he do?)
Needless to say, I went to my sewing machine while tears streamed down my cheeks and sobs convulsed my body.
What shall I work on, I tried to think.
There are bags and baskets to make. About three dozen of them are still unfinished.
I could quilt any one of the four quilt tops. I believe they look at me with such neediness as the cat begging for a sliver of turkey lunchmeat.
There are at least five new quilts that have to be made for specific recipients - my brother, my friend in India, my high school friend also in India, one of my teachers in India, one of my sister's friends, and her sister-in-law.
No. No. No.
Look at yourself. You are more pathetic than a pile of ugly scraps.
Sobbing and Crying - you will just ruin fabric and thread.
So, I did the only sane thing I could do. I opened my bag of scraps and went to town.
Who cares if I ruin them, I thought, still sobbing.
Being married, fighting with your spouse is inevitable, in my opinion.
As a quilter, it is inevitable that you will have scraps.
So when one side effect threatened to ruin my day, I turned to another.
So will I cook for Paul?
Sure, if he asks nicely, I will. He still has not.
Guess that means I have more time to myself :-D
Now, that is a good side effect (time for quilting) of a bad side effect (fighting).
Trust me to always see the bright side of things.
And speaking of bright side, this flimsy is not too shabby either.
What do you think? I am going got call this one Side Effects :-D
Now, that adds another flimsy to my to-be quilted list. Shall I add this to my one monthly goal?
Why not?
Not sure it will get done.
Because, now that Paul and I have made up, I am feeling sane enough to dive into a new project.
Here is a sneak peek at the auditioned fabrics.
I will be linking with Scraptastic Tuesday and One Monthly Goal, along with all my other favorite linky parties.
And please, please share your thoughts about fighting, coping and making-up too!!!
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Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that Craftsy is having a 50% off sale on their top classes.
And while I was browsing, I could not but notice that this very yummy Free Spirit by Tula Pink fabric was a whopping 40% off. No, that is not sale. That is a steal!!!
This blogpost contains affiliate links.
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| Scraps |
He got angry ( I am sure I provoked the saint of a man.)
And said things that were hurtful. ( I am sure I deserved it.)
And then he stormed out of the house. (What else could he do?)
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| Where is the broom? |
Needless to say, I went to my sewing machine while tears streamed down my cheeks and sobs convulsed my body.
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| What a mess! |
What shall I work on, I tried to think.
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| Design Wall to the Rescue |
There are bags and baskets to make. About three dozen of them are still unfinished.
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| Basketful of Pouches |
I could quilt any one of the four quilt tops. I believe they look at me with such neediness as the cat begging for a sliver of turkey lunchmeat.
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| Completed KISS flimsy (from Craftsy Blog Hop) |
There are at least five new quilts that have to be made for specific recipients - my brother, my friend in India, my high school friend also in India, one of my teachers in India, one of my sister's friends, and her sister-in-law.
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| Blue Strips for a Future Quilt |
No. No. No.
Look at yourself. You are more pathetic than a pile of ugly scraps.
Sobbing and Crying - you will just ruin fabric and thread.
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| Some order from chaos |
So, I did the only sane thing I could do. I opened my bag of scraps and went to town.
Who cares if I ruin them, I thought, still sobbing.
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| I am liking this!!! |
Being married, fighting with your spouse is inevitable, in my opinion.
As a quilter, it is inevitable that you will have scraps.
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| Three Columns of Blocks |
So when one side effect threatened to ruin my day, I turned to another.
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| Finished Flimsy |
So will I cook for Paul?
Sure, if he asks nicely, I will. He still has not.
Guess that means I have more time to myself :-D
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| So bright and cheerful |
Now, that is a good side effect (time for quilting) of a bad side effect (fighting).
Trust me to always see the bright side of things.
And speaking of bright side, this flimsy is not too shabby either.
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| Scraptastic |
What do you think? I am going got call this one Side Effects :-D
Now, that adds another flimsy to my to-be quilted list. Shall I add this to my one monthly goal?
Why not?
Not sure it will get done.
Because, now that Paul and I have made up, I am feeling sane enough to dive into a new project.
Here is a sneak peek at the auditioned fabrics.
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| For Angel's quilt |
I will be linking with Scraptastic Tuesday and One Monthly Goal, along with all my other favorite linky parties.
And please, please share your thoughts about fighting, coping and making-up too!!!
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Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that Craftsy is having a 50% off sale on their top classes.
And while I was browsing, I could not but notice that this very yummy Free Spirit by Tula Pink fabric was a whopping 40% off. No, that is not sale. That is a steal!!!
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| Free Spirit by Tula Pink |
This blogpost contains affiliate links.
