I'm HOME and I am CREATING!!!

Happy NEW YEARS DAY: We arrived safely on a non eventful flight from Minnesota to Denver and a very very turbulent flight with the plane shaking side ways and up and down, it felt like we were in wind tunnel, a cement mixer, and a roller coaster all at the same time leaving Denver. I said the Shema, the Jewish prayer you say right before you die (just in case)...but we made it through and finally landed safely in Sacramento, California after midnight. It felt WARM out at 41 degrees after leaving below zero temperatures in snowy MN. Read "BIG SMILE" What a relief to be home. Today I am grateful for my LIFE, my house, my big fat healthy cat, Henry V, who is also very, very happy to be home; Grateful for my powerful hot shower, my own hair products; (my hair looks like mine for the first time in a week!); my own bed and pillow; my DH who went out early to buy milk for breakfast and got the cat while I slept in; my design table and my fabrics, Paintstiks etc etc etc. I bought this book about the use of Paintstiks on this trip at Colorful Quilts and Textiles in MN. And I used the stencil I got there too. Playing with muslin, my first attempt with both. Just like me always in a hurry, ironed the cloth after I used the stencils and paints THEN read the book that told me I was to cure the paint for 3-5 days BEFORE ironing it. Oh well. It can cure some more and then I'll iron it again. I'll make some others too and do them the right way!!! But I like the way it looks.

It was a bit messy and fun. The paints smell good. I am making a mess on my cutting board...not smart as paint will now be on future projects unless I clean it well.

I'm just excited to be home and creating again, learning new things...

The ATWI20Q quilt challenge due in March is called Brave New World. This is my brave attempt at using new tools to create! Let's see what it brings.

What are you grateful for this first day of the new year?

What are your plans, goals, for creating and living?

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From the book: Peace Be With You

"Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart".

(author unknown)