my project obsession…

I’m one of those people who is always working on something. I have a whole notebook which I call my creative therapy where I store all of the projects I want to start, inspiration for decoration or design. I call it my creative therapy because the right side and the left side of my brain are constantly fighting and this organizational technique eases that tension. Structure and creativity. Organized chaos.

Well on top of actually getting my etsy shop rolling (quilts take a while to make and I need a few done to launch the shop), I started another long-term project. I decided I needed a project to work on while Clint is away. An 8 month project. So, I’m undertaking a knitted patchwork blanket. A queen sized blanket. The nice thing about this project is that it will take a long time but it comprised of 100 small knitted sections that I will sew together when they are all done. Crazy, I know. But so exciting. It is just the type of thing you can pick up and put down and travel with. I can’t travel with my sewing machine so I will have to take a long break this summer from sewing.

I started knitting back at Capernwray my freshman year of college and there aren’t many things to do at Capernwray (especially our year, thank you hoof in mouth) except drink beer or knit. I learned to knit. I haven’t knitted much since I got married and then I picked this project up last week because I decided that our next round of bedding needs a large knitted blanket.

So yes, I have a project obsession. I also value handmade things. Thankfully I am the type of person who tends to complete projects. Usually at the expense of sleep but I’d rather loose sleep than have 20 half finished projects lying around.

-Megan

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