overthinking

Working out of the winter doldrums from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

—they hit every January.

I was a bit under the weather this past week—nothing serious, just allergy-related—and I mentioned in my last post the desire to hibernate. Something popped up in my Facebook feed Sunday morning that said we had just survived the 10 darkest weeks of the year—an “Aha” moment, to be sure. I decided that moment that I felt well enough to tackle the binding on the Tattoo quilt.

While a lot of the tattoo quilt I’m making mimics the Tula Pink version, I made a decision (with assistance from dear friends) while sashing ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under friends , overthinking , quilt show , quilting , tattoo quilt

The Tattoo quilt, block 5 — from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Grace — a topic near and dear to me.

Grace is one of those things that means a lot to some people, including myself. Prevenient grace was something I knew nothing about prior to my baptism, but embraced post-conversion. The older I get, the more I practice giving grace to others; and now I’m trying to give myself more grace—it’s easier now than it was earlier in my life.

While Grace in this context may not be what the pattern designer meant when she designed this block, it’s how I’m seeing it. While a swan may ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 10 months, 4 weeks ago. under foundation paper piecing , grace , overthinking , progress , quilting , tattoo quilt

The Tattoo Quilt, block 4 — from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Hell hath no fury than a confused quilter.

Fury is the block and my fury rose while cutting the pieces for this one. Goodness gracious, this one required six hours of cutting the fabrics.

I celebrated my birthday by spending the entire day in the studios. At 9:00 am I walked into the cutting room. I took a 20 minute break around noonish, went back to cutting and emerged at 3:15 pm with all pieces cut. Y’all, the cutting on this one is tedious.

I immediately moved into the sewing room and stitched sections A, B, C ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 11 months ago. under foundation paper piecing , overthinking , progress , quilting , tattoo quilt

Sunday Meditation: Soundtracks from Patchwork Sampler Blog

Sometimes things just come together and fall into place. A few months ago, I read the book Soundtracks by Jon Acuff.

The book is about overthinking and how it can paralyze us into complacency and inaction. I loved the book since I tend to overthink EVERYTHING. Jon defines overthinking as “when what you think gets in the way of what you want.” He further says that overthinking steals time, creativity, productivity, and joy. Who wouldn’t want a guide to give you more time, creativity, productivity, and joy?

Throughout the book, Jon teaches ways to replace negative thoughts with positive ...

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