On Making Stuff

I get antsy if I'm not making something. It doesn't have to be a novel, although often it is. Things I've made (or worked on) this last weekend include

-8 squares of my epic string quilt (126 squares done, only 270 to go!)

-some hexagons for a much much smaller quilt

-pumpkin soup

-a proposal for an anthology

-new spaces to put things

I think we all like to make. My friends make TV, clothes, blogs, tweets, plans, postcards, music, stories, babies and amazing food. My dad makes environments...