I've been feeling a bit meh about sewing lately. First I chalked it up to a
new school year and all the craziness that ensued. But now that the dust has settled and I've got a little more time on my hands again, I've still been slow to get back on my machine and tackle my list of quilting to-do's. Now that I'm starting to sort through a ton of blogger-friend posts, I've seen a phrase that has me thinking again. Selfish Sewing.
Imagine Gnats and
Made With Moxie are hosting a
Selfish Sewing Week where we are encouraged to sew for ourselves a little bit everyday. The more I thought about my rut, I wondered if all the nonstop sewing that I've done and gifted away over the summer has sapped a bit of my energy away. If I at least thought about a possible project that I can work on in bits and pieces that's actually
for me, would it zap me out of my funk?
Side Note: When I just reread those last few lines, it sounded awfully Carrie Bradshaw. Not an intentional ripoff and a little outdated, but I'm leaving it!
So I decided to take a mental break and do some selfish sewing with Sparkle.
Molli Sparkles, that is. If you haven't seen the amazing
rainbow Broken Herringbone quilt, you are missing out. It pretty much exploded on the internet, doncha know? Molli decided that it was just too fabulous not to share and is hosting a
Broken Herringbone QAL. It started a few weeks ago and I've been on the fence about plunging in. I love the block design, but I've done quite a few rainbow quilts already and I'm thinking that my Roy G. Biv obssession needs a little break.
As I turned the whole QAL over and over in my mind, I kept coming back to the same idea. Why not flip it? Instead of making each of the blocks a different color, why not make all of the herringbone stripes black and white? Then you can add the color back in through the sashing! I gave myself permission to do a little selfish sewing and popped out a test block.
Swoon. Instead of the full rainbow spectrum, here is my color inspiration and the solids I've pulled to match it:
What do you think? I think I'm in love and inspired...and ready to get going all over again. Thanks Molli - you sure do know how to give a girl her sparkle back.
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