Things Have Come Together
Today is a red letter day in my book as the last of the three wedding gifts I have been working on are now completed. As I was nearing the end of the fabrication process Dennis and I did a road trip to the Old Alley Quilt Shop in Sherburn, MN. You can’t very well give a wall hanging as a gift if you don’t include a hanger for it to be hung from. Old Alley is 25 miles to the south of us and as we traveled it gave us a chance to check out the crops as they are beginning to show signs of the impending harvest.
Several years ago Kevin gave me a twisted wire hanger that he had acquired when a fellow had stopped in to his shop hoping that Kevin would be able to handle and sell his wares for him. Kevin bought one and allowed the fellow to know his print shop would not be a good fit for quilting supplies.
I have used that hanger over and over and I knew that this light weight product would be a perfect fit for my wall hangings and also remembering Old Alley had a great supply of various sizes.
The last of the three wall hangings got a bit of a different treatment as I found some wonderful beads and pearls that just begged to be used. How could we have a Christmas tree featured without a gold star and a small gold cross at the top? In a world of selling crafts, would I ever recoup my time in dollars and cents? No. But it sure is fun to see what I can come up with to put a unique spin on items. Once the basic items such as the top design, the batting and the backing are settled upon, all I need to do is have a cup of coffee and sit and gaze upon my shelves in the basement and wait for the ideas to pop.
If the grandkids think my basement is fun to craft in they have no idea how much fun and personal satisfaction I get every time I get busy. Dennis loves to get together with his buds every afternoon while my time is being spent stitching away, and just like today, sporting a band aid on a finger where the needle dared to puncture the skin. Sure can’t have tell tale spots on a finished projected. Sharing the finished projects are sometimes a tug on the heart strings, but I am truly sharing what brings me so much enjoyment.