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Another new friend and I exchanged emails, complete with pictures of craft projects. Trish makes art quilts and silver jewelry. Her pendant is lovely. I don’t feel so bad about having so many interests since I’ve been talking to several quilters through The Quilt Show website. Seems that many of us have a bent to dive into different crafts.

After I wrote her last, I Googled up some inexpensive small portable looms. I don’t know, maybe I should just leave well enough alone. I’m writing, quilting, constructing a soft doll and have put the stained glass tools aside for now. Why do I want to purchase another machine to start another hobby? Nevertheless this one Knitter’s loom looks interesting because it will take all the fancy lumpy yarns and I can make all kinds of fabric; for doll clothing, bits to fit into quilts as well as making simple cloth. It’s so very tempting. Ho my oh my ! At least it would be good for making Christmas gifts.

One of my daughter-in-laws owns a toy store. Because of that, I’ve become the book grandms or the Amozon.com gift certificate grandma. That’s why I’m trying to make the soft sculpture doll. I’ve already made a couple teddies from an old quilt to cover a couple birthdays. My birthday is next month; maybe I’ll buy myself that little loom and add the floor stand so I could leave it up. It would be a good evening activity, in front of the TV.  After OldeLar died, I made allot of weird decisions, like selling my small $39.99 loom. However, the newer ones seem more efficient, so maybe a new one is a good thing. The warp was very hard to prepare on the old one. This new one comes with the ability to prepare the warp on the underside of the loom. Cool, huh ?Listen to me making up excuses and rationalizing. You’d think that somebody was telling me not to get it. Did I tell you that I’m trying to loose weight with Weight Watchers. I think I’m replacing one habit with another . . . but crafting is constructive; produces good things. Right?I like that it’s portable. I would finally have something to work on with painting friends that meet once a week down at the local art center.  I use to paint with them, but art quilts are impossible to take along. All my pieces are pinned to a design wall. Dear friends, what should I do ?  Oh oh oh oh  !  I’m only teasing. You know I’m going to purchase the little Knitter’s loom. It’s good to turn it over and around, in my brain, even if I know I’m going to get it. At least I’m sure I’ll use it and almost know where I’ll set it up. Just need to move the sofa over a couple of feet.