I had a half hour before I had to get ready to leave for my Bellydancing class. I couldn’t even imagine making another potholder, but I still wanted to sew.
I’d been feeling anxious all day, even after meditating a couple of times. Sewing can focus me at such times, making me forget the jittery feeling going on under my skin. So I picked up some of the scraps on my floor and started sewing.
If I didn’t have Bellydancing class, which I know will also help calm my anxiety, I’d have been content to stay in my studio for hours adding onto this piece.
I have no idea if it will become something other than what it is. I wasn’t thinking about that while I was sewing, I wasn’t thinking about anything but what I was sewing. That’s where so much the joy of it came from.
Yes yes yes! I’m sorry you were feeling anxious, but I totally agree with you that making something and moving are great ways to handle that feeling.
It always seems to help me Trish.
Sharon writes a poem in response:
sew what
so what
purely a state of mind
try to sell anxiety
for $2.99 a lb.
better yet calmness and peace
for $1.99
shipping on the airwaves is always free
using scraps of time
in unity with scraps of color
extra extra read all about it
Sharon, Thank you for your poem! I love that some good things come from my anxiety. So/sew What in deed!
I finished a deadline yesterday. Delivered the last of my potholders. Since the first of September I have made over 140 of the little buggers. Today I may just go to my studio and sew scraps together just because I can. I follow your blog and love it. Each potholder you make is like a little miniature piece of art. I’ve been making them since 1975 as a way to boost my income. Mostly I use the log cabin pattern. No two are alike. I use the scraps from my larger fiber art pieces. It encourages me to see someone working as hard as I do just making lots of things. Keep it up. Love your dogs.
Hey Ruth, nice to hear from you, a fellow potholder maker. You’ve been making them much longer than I have. I can only imagine how many you’ve made since 1975!