Storms and the New Year

Here it is, the end of another busy year. Looking back I wonder where the time went and what I spent my time and energy on, but I am sure I enjoyed most of it.

The storms are just passing through Melbourne and I am thinking that this year, for me, was a little like this storm - a big build up (the fanfare of the new year), then the lull when the rains abate and the noise can only be heard in the distance (settling back in to work and the daily routine), followed by lots of noise, lightning and rain (the chaotic rush towards the middle of the year, and the realisation that once again, Christmas is looming large and fast), and then finally (and hopefully), the long steady downpour, with occasional flashes of lightning (the solid and steady race towards the end of the work year and another glorious Christmas).

I finished quite a few craft projects this year - a shabby chic quilt, a 21st quilt, a 50th quilt, one for an engagement (ready to be quilted), several dilly bags (aliens, Aboriginal print, rockets, spiders and fairy ballerinas), 3 pillow cases (spiders, ballet dancers and construction vehicles), quaint Craft Christmas presents, and various other items that I can't remember at the moment. I have a 50th quilt and an engagement one well underway, and then just need to get another 21st one quilted - ready for August 2010.

One project that I would like to start over the Christmas holiday period is the slash and whack quilt of a birds eye view of fields and paddocks (see the image in the post below). It will be a hit and miss quilt I think, but one that should prove quite exciting to do.

The storm is building up now, so I will take myself off to the back of the house to watch the show.