It's really amazing how much crap people keep around. I'm telling you this: had I been in the market to make a huge afghan out of very cheap, very old acrylic yarn, I could have done so for under $10. I understand the urge to buy more yarn or fabric or whatever your choice of craft obsession needs, believe me I do*
but this was pretty amazing. There was a woman who had piles of remnants of polyester plaid fabric, and a pair of friend who together had "kits" for about fourteen quilts that they never made. Because neither of them is a quilter. There was a woman who was selling fat quarters of shibori dyed fabric, and she used things like binder clips and spice jar tops with little holes in them. As intrigued as I was by that, I could not bring myself to buy it, even if it was only a dollar.
In the next few days I'll be in and out, checking email and not, since it's finals week and I'm under the gun. When I get back on track, though, I've got some awesome projects coming down the pipeline.
John sat me down this weekend and helped me to make a list of things I have to do in the next two weeks, and things I want to do in the next two weeks. Believe it or not, there is a little (very little, though) overlap. He instructed me (nicely) to try to keep a good balance of both lists going. He knows I'm a multitasker and a stress case. It is moments like this that I realize how totally lost I would be without him.
*Jake often sleeps there, even in the summer. You'd think his thick fur coat would be sufficient, but apparently not.
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