A Trip to the Confessional

I selfishly disrespected another person. It is necessary for us to fall and necessary for us to see it. For, I think, if we didn't make mistakes like the one I did, we wouldn't have the chance to be reminded that each and every person matters. Each and every person has a spirit worthy of honoring, giving time and love to and sharing moments of connection. I'm so sad I didn't make the time to love this person. I honor her with words this morning as she was my first thought and I honor her for being the kind, warm, loving human being she is.


All consumed by my storytelling I was so insensitive I didn't even see her. Eventually I did and acknowledged my shortcoming but Sue deserved SO MUCH BETTER. I was focused on MYSELF at that point. There were wrongs & frustrations that had to be shared (but did they really?). Naturally what had to be shared was my egoic weak points; otherwise it wouldn't be a lesson.


You'll want to know a couple of weak points, wont you? How about just one. When it comes to dogs: My head spins every time I come across folks that get a dog and don't know what the bloomin' heck they're doing and it turns into a mini train-wreck. And people don't want to hear what they need to do because their own egoic mind wont let them learn what they need to learn.


So you get it now. I was telling a story that included a person with a dog that didn't know what they were doing and it was challenging my sensibility. And this was more important than Sue? A woman of an understanding soul, heart and worthy of such better treatment than what I gave out.


I'm greatly ashamed of myself. This isn't the person I care to be. I had joy to share, kindness, something entirely different. And this rudeness is what she got for no reason at all. Except my Ego's desire to tell a story that brought nothing worthwhile to the day.

Playful Pyramid Patchwork

The fabrics are losers (in this combo) but the Block Rocks! I left the size large so you can click it. Rose Marie over at Applique 'n Patch kept the Sugarloaf Mountains on my mind when in a comment from a previous post. I mentioned there was a lot going on over here and she mentioned I put the pattern up so I can keep it on my mind. I liked that but this afternoon I was feeling well and really noticing that. I wanted to P.L.A.Y.



So I played with the design and the fabrics, obviously not playing attention to the fabrics, and came up with this little pyramid patchwork.

Fun. I might stay up and play with this some more! At least make one that's presentable, ha?

I also spent time today working on my DOUBLE SECRET STAR CHALLENGE as well as making a couple more stitches towards finishing the sashing needed for Cabin Track blocks.

It was a good day to be me! :)

Lothar of the Hill People and Cameos!

I have a cat. Well, more than one. Sometimes this cat is very funny. His legal name is Kipling. His snuggly and funny name is Kippy or Kippy-Kat! His in trouble name is not safe for publishing. In this photo he's showing off one of his favorite poses: Lothar of the Hill People!




I have another row of sashing cut so I think that's 5 of 11. There was more cutting today for the strips but it worked out well enough - meaning my body held up.



The day began with much tension in my back so I've been tending to the mind and the body. You do that by paying attention, something I wasn't doing early this week. And this "pay attention" is how I realized how much tension I'm carrying around. Sheesh! Don't ask me why. I'm working on that part. :)


I spent a lot of the day being grateful.


(ps: I did cave into temptation and ordered a pattern! Cameos by Fig Tree. This was totally due to Sherri at A Quilting Life. She made the first one and I loved it but it wasn't until she posted this and I saw the block. It looks so fun. Doesn't it? When will I make it and with what? Well, when would you? There's Cabin Tracks, Belle Meade (worked on that today), and my Challenge Quilt. You know the deal man!)

Challenge Fabric Peek

I keep saying sometimes I'm Cosmic and Fabric Grows on Trees. (sidebar: our tree below here is a "volunteer" from summer 2008. Yep, '08. It's a weed tree. Welcome to the South.) Anyway, this is part of my Challenge fabric. The other is a solid which didn't grow on the tree. Unfortunately. The only other part of the Challenge I can share is it must include something Stars. I know you know how I feel about Stars. This one's for me! Well, actually they all start off that way I've noticed. In my head I'm starting to find homes for them once they're bound ...but that's a story for another day.



Love this photo of Duke taken today while I was walking my back around.



No photo of Sagan. I started off with him, walking my back around and attempting to get a couple shots. He can be quite photogenic that Saganite! We began the yard amble together but that 10-year-old Elder self dog got high on the wind didn't feel 10 Years old anymore. He wasn't any fun to walk around with. Sagan never has had any respect for your person. If your not paying attention and keeping him on his commands - he's a beast! Today, I didn't feel like messing with it. Karen and the camera came in the house and Sagan had his out time alone. It's a hard knock life when you're a dog! ...really and when you're back hurts, too.

Milestone Day

I cannot believe it's 2:30. I can but I can't. Once again time is *snap* *whoosh* like that ~ gone. I wasn't present for any of it either and that's nothing to be proud of. If time allows I'd like to chat about all my day entailed but first and foremost let us share some quilty things. We've got to prioritize. We can always catch up on the dailies of life. Quilty things are the "it's it" when we have things to share and I have me some shares by golly by gosh...



A Milestone! I completed the Wave border. I finally had to toss out what I learned in class and re-learn my own way. Sometimes that's the best anyway. You can always take the class later to pick up some tips along the way if you're so inclined. I'm like that. Like me. I'm seriously thinking of taking the class again. This is one of those Quilting Skills I'd like to be proficient at. Just a personal quest.




Set A, B, C, D of the Cabin Tracks blocks are complete. A Milestone.


4 sets of 11 sets of sashing are complete.


Now it's time to pull out the pattern and think about the "pulling together" of it all. *smack* I realized the border is a piano key border. I almost (not quite) despise piano key borders for a variety of reasons, all of which are personal to the quilter - me. So I spent quite a bit of time studying the photo and visualizing a variety of border treatments. At the same time I had to ask myself why I disliked the piano key border. I've yet to get an answer but it's likely I'll just do the piano key. I really like that inner black border there though, don't you?



Once again I have serious fabric lust. Only this time it's really for real. Rouenneries by French General is dynamite but it's not Quilting Karen! Pennock Album from Windham... Now this is Quilting Karen!!! Don't you just think a couple of pieces in here are oh soooo yummy! Please, please tell me if you do. I want to know I'm not the only one that can see the potential.


Seriously, it's hard to be a Quilter!


And we're out of time. Sheesh! Well, it was fun while it lasted, ha? Don't forget to let me know if you love that Pennock Album like I do.


(ps: Back Pain is Evil and Must Be Stopped!)