Suzyhasturned
to designwallsto
replacelaying
quiltblocksout
on her floor
Àn a previouslifeÀ sai d
thingslike"Àdon 'tn eed
towritet hatdown".Àlook
bac kont ha tgi rla n d
can'trememberwhata
memory like t hat felt like
Uselabels
In a previouslifeI actuallysaid
thingslike,“Ohno,I don’tneedto
writethatdown.I won’tforget”.
I lookbackonthatgirlandcan’t
rememberwhata memorylikethat
musthavefeltlike.Mypost-baby
brainlookslikea bucketwitha
gapingholein thebottom.I forget
toeatbreakfastif theword
breakfastisn’twrittenin inkonmy
hand.Evenif I amsewinga pattern
thatI designed,notesandlabels
mustbesecurelyadheredtoevery
pieceofcutfabric.Sittingdown,
thenstandingup,thensittingback
downagainis enoughactivityfor
metocompletelyforgetwhatI was
doing.It’sbestif I labeleverything
frommymorningvitamins to my
bindingstrips.
There’snothinglikeraisinga baby
tokeepmeonmytoes.Onething
I doknowis thatthemomenthe's
oldenoughtowieldanironand
rotarycutter,I’llhavehimcutting
and pressing right along with me.SUZY QUILTS
suzyquilts.com
suzyquiltssomethingassimpleasa pieceof
batting).However,eventhough
I alwaysknewa designwallwasa
goodidea,sometimesthefloorwas
justmoreconvenient.Yes,mydog
Scrappywouldsleeponmyblocks,
butshecouldeasilybeshooed
awaywhenI neededhergone.
Presentday,myfloorslooka bit
different.NowI havea playgym,
rattle,multipleteethersanda
humanbabythatlikestorollaround
withthedogbaby.A designwallis
nolongeroptional...those floors
are chaotic enough.Limit theWIPs
Eventhoughit’sfuntostarta new
sewingprojecteverytimeI seea
newsewingproject,whichaverages
toabouttwicea day,theworksin
progress,orWIPs,needtostay
undercontrol.Witha crawlingbaby,
pilesofquiltblocksarejust
beggingtobegrabbed.Thismeans
thatif I’mnotactivelyworkingon
theproject,it hastofitinsidea
singlebasketkeptona hightable.
Anythingbelowthehightable?Fair
gameforchewing.And drooling.
So much drooling!IN THE KNOW