It’s been a tough old year for everyone but it’s definitely been a stinker for me. Having lost my darling son Joseph at the beginning of the year, there have been times when I have obviously thought what’s the point and other times when I have thought I have to change the world and make it a better place and make this fleeting millisecond of time we have on this planet worth while. But then there’s also been a global pandemic so what do you do? I have thrown myself in to making stuff, and when I don’t have a project on the go I have felt totally lost and pointless. Which is kind of why I’m updating this now. It’s something to do.
Throwing myself into crafts and making this year has given me a reason a to be. A reason to feel grounded. A reason to stay. It started with the Lone Star quilt that I started before Joseph died but I had only cut it up. He died and I sewed like a lunatic possessed. I also decorated the house, heavens forbid I had a quite time alone with my thoughts. So there’s been quilt making, dress making, basket weaving, card making, printing and decorating.
The quilt I made for Joseph was always special but now it’s a token of my love for him, that wrapped him up, that kept him warm, that was made for him with the animals he wanted and although I wish he could hear how much I love him. He always knew.
If you’re worried about someone in your life, don’t hesitate, talk to them. You might think it’s just a bit of teenage angst but teenagers can be so deeply affected by their lives and what may seem a small matter to you can be massive to them.
Useful websites with advice I wish I had known:
Gin and Sewda 