Getting Ready Takes Time

It is amazing how a party, albeit a virtual one, can motivate me.

I am so glad that I signed up for Where Bloggers Create at My Desert Cottage because I am forced to clean up my creative space and I am finding projects started, yet never completed.

Last Thursday, I spent a full day in my creative space and reduced the piles of left over fabric by cutting out quilt squares for some baby quilts.

I found forgotten projects piled on top of one another and finished a few.

I didn't finish the baby gifts in time for the baby shower, but they are ready for the baby's birth just a month away and the card has already been mailed off to a blogging friend who is having knee surgery.

The favorite thing I made was a  S U M M E R banner from the last remnants of a drop cloth- quick, easy and free.

I tore the remnants into 4 inch wide strips and made a paper pattern to get the V shape at the bottom.

Not only was the fabric scraps, but so were the letters - you can see that I used what was left after the stickers had been used for other projects.

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (it dries quickly) and branched out of my primaries by mixing colors to get a purple and orange, but you can see that the purple 'e' is not quite purple - maybe next time I will get it right.

The top edge of each flag was simply folded over and sewn down to create a casing for left over cording.

All that was left to do was to hang the banner on the side fence along with old rusty tools I stole from my parents' garage years ago.

This isn't an area of the yard that is seen by many people, but it makes me smile when I am getting dressed in the morning and look out the window; Lulu likes to hang out in the side yard getting into trouble.

I put together a few "kits" for other projects, but I did not finish organizing my creative space.

The dresser, which serves as a work space, is not camera ready,

and I still have piles of fabric to deal with before the deadline for  Where Bloggers Create.

But, I am finding forgotten supplies, using up what I have and I am realizing that even getting ready for a virtual party takes time.

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I am joining these parties today

Lavender Garden Cottage - Cottage Style Party

Cozy Little House - Tweak It Tuesday

Coastal Charm - Show and Share