Pat Findlay's Studio Time

  December 28, 2023 I've settled down, and can now think more clearly. Obviously, I can't battle Mother Nature so have to accept whatever the future holds. The usual plan with any sort of change-positive or negative-is acceptance.  Just ask AA. I'm the only one who will have the opportunity to examine the stitching  in my EPP projects so I will just carry-on as best I can.  There is a good chance that I will never again enjoy the privilege of having a dedicated studio space once we move into assisted living.  My studio time is getting less and less with a growing list of home management chores taking more and more of my time with my diminishing physical abilities.  I'm frustrated and unhappy with the time available for my "hobbies" and try to accomplish too much in whatever dedicated time I find.  This is only going to increase.  Acceptance. Yesterday I returned to making donation quilts.  I only had 1 1/2 hours when I started and I knew that...

  Between working with scraps, purging the studio area, and preparing to start a new pattern of EPP, there isn't a lot of  actual studio work to report. To be truthful, lately, there hasn't been much of any work being accomplished in the studio, other than purging. As I start stitching my latest EPP, I notice that my hand stitching just isn't as good as I would like, nor the quality it was in the recent and remote past.  So time to trouble shoot.  There are minor vision issues periodically, so I got out a pair of prescription glasses with a custom focal point designed for use at the sewing machine.  Could this help? Is there a lighting problem?  Dug out an old but functional table top Ott Light.  Let's give this a try.  Would using a work table help instead of working on my lap?  Okay, did a bit ergonomic evaluation. Nothing really helped.  Next I looked at my mental/emotional status.  Yeah, yesterday was a rough day, but this isn't...