A brief hiatus,....

Well, that was certainly a long pause. Almost as torturous as a conversation rapidly going nowhere. I can assure you that I have indeed been around and even though an entire year has passed since I dabbled in the creation of this blog, time has not stood still in real life as it has here.

So,.... 'What brings her back?' I hear you wonder ;)

A project.

A big project.

In Jen terms, a FREAKIN ENORMOUS project!

A project that I feel needs to be documented. Mostly so I can hold myself to account and get this thing done on time (yes,... there is a deadline!). I'm also here because this is probably the biggest crafty project I have embarked on to date and I want a record of the process.

Mid last year I attended a Craft Show at Darling Harbour. I like to go each year. I like it best when I get to go without children. I have high hopes this can be achieved again this year ;)

As I wandered around my eyes were immediately drawn to a beautiful quilt. Without a moments hesitation I knew my darling small girl child needed to possess this quilt. See my darling small girl child lives in a world where magic really does happen. She wanders around the house sprinkling 'fairy dust' at anyone who passes her by. Every now and then, with a glint in her eye, she will ask,...'Do you want to see my fairy wings,...?' and before you can answer out will pop her lil chicken wings and she will fly away past you.

At first this magical world scared me. I was at a loss about how to approach such earnest belief in the world of make believe. I am ashamed to admit I even once told my small girl child that fairies don't exist. Needless to say the look of horror and hurt on her face is probably what drew me to this quilt.

At this early stage this is where I am at. Two nights in and with a late February deadline looming;

Background fabric and sashings

Slow progress,.... constructing the blocks

Tea from my favourite tea shop T2 - Ginger Spice - yumbo!

What I was saying about 5mins into the project!

Don't you just love Typo!

I so hope I can make this happen. I want this for her and I want to do this for her. With this in mind I choose to believe;

She will possess it. She will wrap herself up in it and dream about the secret world at the bottom of her garden. She will continue to believe in magic for as long as I can help her to. And when the time comes that she knows the 'truth' about fairies, together we will snuggle under her quilt with cups of hot chocolate and reminisce about how she once believed,..... and maybe,.... just maybe,.... those happy childhood memories will be encapsulated in her quilt.

Least that's how I hope this story goes :)

Wish me luck!

J