I think I have finally gotten a hold on my work/family/sewing balance. Ever since going back to working full-time (something I haven’t done since before W was born) I have been struggling to really find a good balance between everything that needs to get done. Jeff has been a lifesaver in helping out, but I still feel like there is so much to be done on a daily basis.
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| Love this shirt designed by my friend Felice @iamlunasol on Instagram. My 99 problems are my chores 🙁 |
A big thing has been keeping the house clean. Before going to work, it didn’t really bother me that the house wasn’t clean when I wanted to sew. I had time to do it later, but now that I am working I have realized that keeping it clean makes it easier to find time to sew. I can hear my mom saying “I told you so” over and over again!
Since my sewing time has been so sporadic, I find myself jumping around from project to project. Below are a few of the things I have been working on recently.
I finished quilting my nephew’s birthday quilt. We will ignore the fact that his birthday was in September, and just call it the Christmas quilt now 🙂 All it needs is the binding hand sewn, and to be shipped off to Pennsylvania.
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| My munchkin helping remove the pins after I finished quilting. |
I’ve also been busy working on my Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt. I joined the I Don’t do Dishes BOM, and I am loving the fabrics she is choosing for each block. On top of that I also bought another MMBB kit from Knotted Thread that has all Cotton & Steel basics. I am super excited about both quilts.
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| One of my blocks from the I Don’t do Dishes Moda Modern Building Blocks BOM. |
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| My pretty bundle of cotton & steel basics. |
Among all the other things I have going on, I started a quilt for my dad’s Christmas gift. I am using the Modern Buzz Saw pattern from Amy Smart’s book Fabulously Fast Quilts. My dad is a part owner in a small Construction company, and he’s had his fair share of run-ins with a buzz saw, so I just knew I had to make this for him 🙂
And just for fun, here is a goofy picture of me wearing my dad’s sheet-rock stilts to put Christmas lights on their house. They are awesome and terrifying all at the same time!
Lol they were terrifying!
I have come to realize that. I try and keep any handwork projects I have pretty organized so I can pick up working on them easily.
I want those stilts for everyday life! Short people problems…
Finding a work-life-sewing balance is really hard! Sometimes I get so stressed at work that I just want to sew nonstop when I get home, but then hubs feels neglected because we don't spend time together. The best solution I've found is to to keep hand-sewing projects going so we can veg out to TV but I can still feel productive. I've also been doing a lot of project hopping lately.
Great pic of you on stilts! Kudos to you for taking on a completed quilt project in one month with a full time job! Good luck and maybe let the chores slide a bit until you get it done. There is a reason we have spring cleaning after all! PS – Your sewing machine has such a tiny arm! Do you quilt on that thing?