Handwork

This little basket has become my constant companion the past couple of weeks. I tuck in a few blocks for the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt, plus thread, needle book, embroidery scissors, and reading glasses, and I'm ready to sew wherever I am.

The entire quilt will be stitched by hand, and I'm surprisingly not at all bored by the repetition. Instead, there's something soothing about sewing, keeping my hands occupied, while watching television, or talking with friends on the deck at the cabin. I slowly make progress on the quilt, without missing out on the world around me.