Just can't stop myself.............

Ahhhh the joys of being addicted to a single design where all else just falls by the wayside! There is something about the combination of the Enchanted silkweaver fabric and this particular design that just won't let me put it down!!! Dust bunnies are roaming my home in wild abandon and dog hair has nearly coated every surface that is not exposed to a 20 mph wind......and that includes us!! LOL

I probably should feel very guilty about letting my chores go. Yet, no matter how many times I dust, how many times I vacuum, how many dishes I wash, how many trips to the basement for load after load of laundry, there never seems to be an end to it. No sooner have you got it all done, simply turn your head left or right to see it stalking you from all angles.....talk about your job security! At times like this I am reminded of that tongue-in-cheek rhyme, "A man works from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done." Don't get me wrong, I love a clean house....I just wish it would co-operate a tiny bit and let me enjoy the fruits of my labor for even a single day before looking like a bomb blast site.

Now how can that compare to this? :

With the advent of scanners and digital cameras, I can SEE the progress even when I don't necessarily feel it. The design itself is wonderful (especially as I have it earmarked for the Angel Quilt Project), but I think it is the fabric that is holding my interest. The color plays that are happening as the design develops is intriguing to me. By some lovely stroke of chance, the tops of the wings have entered into the larger lighter area, as well as the face. And I do mean chance....I simply started in the middle of the fabric and let the chips fall where they may.

This design is large, will probably end up a good 12x14 inches for the design area alone. I would love to try this in a reverse....dark fabric with a white, ecru or very light grey but stitched over 1 instead of over 2. The entire design is whole stitches and would lend itself beautifully to that method. Maybe another time....at 17 pages for the pattern, this requires some serious time allocation. Considering the number of UFO's and WIP's I have on the go......I really should show some kind of restraint. (though constraint would probably be more appropriate when I get off on my tangents.) Now that 6 pages have been completed, I am even more enthralled with working on it. Guess the dust bunnies and dog hair will live in peace for yet another day. (wink)