Stressed Out!

The snow keeps coming and I'm still stippling. I work at my shop 5 or 6 days a week, approximately 6 hours each day. But I don't stand at the Gammil all 6 hours. Bad knees and other issues always interrupt so that I probably actually quilt 2 to 3 hours on a good work day. That means when a 108x108 double wedding ring comes in to be stippled, I know it will take 6 to 8 of my quilting days.

When the Level 2 snow keeps me home, the retreat closes me for 3 days, and my knees give out, it takes longer. It's the end of February, and I am still working on this quilt. It's not all my fault. The backing isn't big enough and I have had to add more muslin to it. The quilt was sewn with a partial row that connected to another row as though continuous; I had to take that off.

But I do feel responsible; I like to get my work done in a timely fashion. If I don't, the big time stress begins and the fun of the job ends. So, this quilt will be done by Saturday finally, and I will do other quilts after it that can be finished in one day. This way I can feel productive. I have never caught up with myself -- meaning there have always been tops waiting to be quilted since the day I received the Gammil. This in itself is somewhat nerve-wracking, but it also pays the bills.