Happy Quilting
The other day my husband brought me a sock with a hole in it and asked me to darn it. My reaction? “I don’t darn socks! Throw it away and buy some new ones. It’s just a sock, for crying out loud.” But you gotta understand, my husband has a rep u t a t i o n f o r b e i n g a p e n n y p i n c h e r . S o m e w o u l d s a y “ t h r i f t y ” . O t h e r s w o u l d s a y “CHEAP”. My point is that some things just aren’t worth repairing or trying to salvage. Have you ever botched up a quilt or a quilt block so badly, you found yourself using your stitch ripper more than your sewing machine? And you kept thinking, “I’ll get this right yet!” I’ve been there. But I’ve also been to the point where I just quietly wad up my mess and throw it away. The guilt feelings I have last just a few minutes, and them I’m happily free to move forward and start over. Out of sight, out of mind. Let it go. Goofs happen. Move on. So give yourself permis...