Triztan, ADD and Everything Alyson!

Here is another random blog post brought to you by Aly!

I’m sitting here finishing up Triztan and of course once again, I’m totally distracted.  The ADD has officially kicked in and as I look around my house, I see everything that needs to be done.  Mainly vacuuming, but I don’t care.  I have a book to finish after all, the cleaning can wait!

But it isn’t just cleaning that has me distracted today.  Nope!   It’s everything.  So I decided to browse on Facebook for a bit and ended up spending an hour doing that.  UGH!  Why do I do that to myself.  It is the biggest energy sucker and I end up looking at stuff that I shouldn’t.  Pinterest is the same!   HELP!!!!  I’m on social media over load.  And then I find the sweet little quilt that I made for my daughter for Christmas.

I started it 20 years ago for her, she is now 24, using fabrics from the little dresses that she wore as a child.  I had lost all of the little hand cut pieces that I had done over the years, through moves and what not.  Well, about a month ago, I was down in my basement and found them stashed in a Rubbermade crate that I have and decided that I would finish it once and for all. I couldn’t believe how incredibly cute this quilt turned out and the story behind it makes me smile even more.  You see, my little girl never felt like she fit in.  The kids made fun of her because she had buck teeth and her blonde hair was always a mess.  That was her doings by the way.  I would put the prettiest little bows in her hair and she would tear them out!  UGH!!!  That child frustrated me to no end, and I love her to death!  She wanted to change her name to Flower.  I had read her a book about a little girl that had the name “Chrysanthemum” and she loved it!   Because she could relate to the girl in the book that just never quite fit in.

There is one patch on the quilt that is made of flower fabric and that is what that represents.  The little houses that border the rest stands for…home is where the heart is and the blue patches represent the color of her beautiful eyes.  I was so excited to give this to her for Christmas and she was just as excited to get it.    I wanted to share it with you and if you have similar stories, please feel free to share on here with me.

You see, whenever I feel sad or unsettled, or I need to work out a storyline, I take to my sewing machine and create something beautiful.  Sometimes I only make things for family and other times I make things for you!   Some of you have won some of the things that I have made.    They are all made with love!

So as I sit here watching my son carry a snow covered shovel through my house to the back deck;  yes, you heard me right; I should get back to writing.  I am also sharing the pics of my daughter’s quilt.   I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.  Have a terrific New Years!

Aly