List Lost? Forge Ahead

Writing a list really helps me get things done. Except when I lose the list!  

Ah well, here's a new list, but this one is of progress made on sundry fronts:

• quilt that was nearly finished now has binding sewn on
• it needs to have binding ends attached, binding turned to other side, and sewn
• art quilt - the Canyon one - drawing has been unearthed, bin of fabrics taken down:
• decisions have to be made if the original drawing will do or if another one needs to be made to fit with the "new" vision I have of it
• knitting: mittens are progressing but it's too attention consuming to carry and work on while out in public
• new "top down" cardigan has been started to fulfill that need
• black cardigan has been worn (I'm wearing it now), and I like the buttons a lot!

• hand sewing: I found the missing "ring" so I now have all five again.
• spent time sewing  - I'd like to have all blocks made by March, but that may not be possible with all my other activities
• painting:  I "finished" the painting I started last Tuesday (quotation marks because Sharon may find some tweaks that need to be made - let's hope they're tweaks only!).  Here's the photo I used:

Painswick, England May 2014

and the painting:

At one point I was disgusted with the painting and was ready to throw in the towel.  I felt I had been too tentative, done too much "dabbing" and that it looked nothing like the photo.  Then I thought "what the heck!"  It needs to be tossed so if I slapdash at it, what does it matter?  And I thought, this is my painting so it doesn't have to be identical to my photograph.  I kept on going, I had fun, and I like what I did.  So there, Noel!

And that's about it.