Thursday, October 11, 2012

Starry Mornings - Early....

Wednesday Morning Don had to be at work at 4:30 AM....So the clock was set for 3:50 am. But you know what it's like when you have an important reason for getting up early... you can't sleep.  You worry you will oversleep...Consequently, our house was up at 3:30 am.  Ripley and Bruno thought it was wonderful!!!

After the initial fit of, " I'm going to die if I don't get some more sleep.." Don assured me that I would live.  It was a choice to make...lay in bed mad at the world, or take advantage of the time..

I opted for a 3:40 am date with Cheerios.  I blew off the work out, and jumped in the shower for clarity.

Then I headed down to my sewing room. Radio playing in the background and puppies wrestling on the carpet I had about an hour and a half of quilt piecing.

Here are the end results:


When I was plundering through my old stash and scraps I found this old Sunshine and Shadow Thimbleberries print that I may calculate and see if I have enough for alternating blocks.  I am working on the stars with a quilter who doesn't blog.  We are both using the Temecula project to work on piecing skills.

So while I did go to bed early Wednesday night --- the day getting up early was completely worth it.....

6 comments:

Karen said...

I sometimes end up in the sewing room in the middle of the night when I have trouble sleeping. I don't usually run the sewing machine so the house stays quiet. But I play with fabric, look at patterns and books, and cut out applique parts.

Kindred Quilts said...

Well I can't think of a better way to spend wee hours of a morning than the way you did...

jirons42 said...

I do my best sewing between 4-6 a.m. I go off to work feeling like I have accomplished something I like to do before I go do something I have to do (even though I like my job).

Libby said...

If you MUST be awake - you might as well quilt *s*

Shakerwood said...

It really sounds wonderful to have the house to yourself (except for the pups) to sew in the wee hours of the morning. And you accomplished something!

Carol said...

Sounds like the perfect beginning to the day...those stars are wonderful!