Postby Harriet » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:25 pm
About tabletop basting - that is what I would do. I even draped dsonil's larger quilt over the table to baste it. I have basted large quilts in the floor before, but I think I worked harder without getting better results. Once, I mistakenly did one on carpet, and caught the carpet fibers up in the basting! LOL! Not a good idea. When I mark, I use those purple fading markers, so I have to mark a section right before I quilt it, and do just one section at a time - can't do it very far in advance.
Why do I sew? Well, no kidding, it's for the creativity of it. This is my fun, the thing I look forward to. I prove that to myself every time a fabric catalog or quilt magazine comes into this house and I count the minutes until I can be alone with it! I sometimes fall asleep thinking of sewing. When I get a sewing/quilting gift, my eyes light up, I know. Ds24 has just about quit getting me anything else because it's too easy to drop by a fabric shop and know he can find something I'll probably like. It's also fun to try to get better at it, or try harder things.
I used to feel this way about gardening, and maybe I will again, but the "bug" hasn't bitten me lately.
Being able to give to family is very nice, I'm grateful to have them to give to, and I think they appreciate it, but I'm not foolish enough to believe they know how much goes into a piece. They know I will ONLY work on projects that interest me, and that they can't choose what I make.