Sew Saturday #8 Sadness -- goimagine closure = all kinds of feels

I'm still processing and figuring out what my next steps are, but the Marketplace and Mosaic website I've had for the last 4 years is closing and I'm struggling. There's lots of "what now?" and "where do I go from here?" thoughts mixed in with a few "ugh! I don't wanna deal with this right now." It is very overwhelming to review and compare alternatives and I do not handle overwhelm or change well at all! All of this while trying to actually put myself out there and design quilt blocks, get them tested, and promote them with this blog hop. It's a lot... and that's okay. I'm just in my feels right now. I'll get through it. I still have my crossbody pattern available on Etsy and will figure something out.

Secret Sew Saturday #7 + Memories

I am hard at work behind the scenes designing foundation paper piecing [FPP] blocks, y'all! Like, the hyperfocus is real. I am having so much fun with this and cannot wait to share them with you. I can't share them yet though, so how about a few "back where it all began" snippets from back at the start of my sewing quest. 

The OG Workhorse, Singer Simple 3116:

Stacks of Masks, 5 per bag ready to donate:

Stacks of fabric cut and prepped for sewing:

Sew Saturday #6

Happy Galentines and Palentines Day, y'all! 💙 I am feeling so much better than I did last week. So much so that I finished all 12 designs for my Circus Theme block bundle!!! I am so excited about this endeavor. It's been a lot of fun learning software and writing up the instructions. Getting it all merged together so I can share with you during the blog hop with Tia Lynn Designs later this month. The official kick-off is March 1st, so definitely stick around for that. 

I'm really squirrely this month with the sickness and pattern designing, but I did manage some stitching for a butterfly block test. 

Unfortunately, the second butterfly I mis-cut 1 piece and had to cut another. Then, I stitched somewhere I shouldn't have AND trimmed the corner, so I have to start over. When that happens, my brain goes into meltdown mode and the project has to go into time-out because I get so upset that I messed up. I know it's not the end of the world, but the inner-voiced demons do not allow for failure without popping in to antagonize me greatly. Until I can shut them up permanently, I'm chanting the mantra "mistakes happen, and that's okay" whenever it gets too much. What do you do to get back in the game when you mess up?   

Sew Saturday #5

 This week has been crummy as I caught a cold from my partner. I really didn't feel up to sewing anything, so I spent most of my non-work time curled up on the couch with my laptop. The good news is that I was invited to participate in an upcoming blog hop with TiaLynn Designs. It's going to be a very cute circus themed hop, so I took the non-stitchy time to finish my contribution. Of course, with my squirrely brain I took it even further and found 11 additional ideas that I wanted to make into blocks for my own 12 block bundle. I cannot wait to share what I've been working on with you. In the meantime, how about a photo of my supurrvisor! He naps on the job a lot.😹