Borders

I've been working on a quilted wallhanging with cowboy boots and Ohio stars. It's cute! I started it last spring when I was here in Tucson, didn't have my serger along, and had to sew something. This Saturday there is an ASG meeting where people are supposed to bring something they sewed that included a home dec item. I decided that I should finish my wallhanging and put rope from a home dec dept. around the edge. That means I've got to finish it within a few days. The challenge is finding suitable fabric for the border. That isn't so hard. Except I got to thinking about borders and frames and ended up distracting myself around the house. A week or so ago I started repositioning our art prints, which our decorator hung way too high for my tastes. This left holes in the walls. I decided to spackle and patch the holes and paint over the patches. I pulled out all of our touch up paint from our garage. It wasn't labeled. I had to experiment until I figured out what paint went in each room. The light changes so much during the day that it was a challenge in a couple of rooms. I managed to label the paint cans correctly and went to work. However, I looked at the baseboards and saw how scuffed up they were. I found myself repainting all of them. I had to have my beautiful walls and newly hung pictures framed nicely by the baseboards! There went the weekend...The newly painted baseboards look great and make me happy.

I think the quilting/piecing I did reinforced some need I had for precision and order. Quilting is all about being exact--matching points and sewing seams the same width. Plus, I had just watched a Monk marathon on TV and his character is obsessive about order, precision, and cleanliness. On my digital piano, I'm working on a Bach invention with a metronome that requires precision. How much longer is this going to last? Yikes! I predict I'll take a break from precision when I finish my wallhanging. I'll switch to sewing my fleece jacket project that is very forgiving in seaming and is "easy fitting" and I'll leave Bach for Christmas songs, with easy going rhythms. Precision has it's place, but so does flexibility.