A perfect daytime nap quilt at 53" x 66". I've read that I will seldom walk in my sleep while napping - if I keep it brief.
I've been told through the years that as a child, I walked in my sleep. My mom or grandmother or whoever found me walking about in the night would just nudge me back to bed without waking me. I never remembered any part of it so don't know the truth of my walking about in the night. I did jar myself awake many, many years ago as I rattled the safety chain on the front door - heading out in my nightshirt, I guess ! I must have been in my mid-twenties when this happened.
But I don't recall sleep-walking since that time - until last night when the cold water I was drinking woke me. WHAT Am I doing in the kitchen? Drinking ice cold water! HOW did I get from my bed down the hall to the kitchen - I don't remember. I don't remember getting a glass out of the cabinet nor filling it from the water cooler. Wide awake I did come when the cold water hit my throat. Oh, My - did this ever scare me. I did tell the HuMaN to be on the alert for bumps in the night. There is some safety in knowing that he might call out to see if it is I before he pulls the trigger or that the alarm will wake me and everyone else should I try going out to walk about the neighborhood!
So, what else is new for me? I have been enjoying hand quilting all over again. I once hand-quilted all my quilts but it has been 20 years or so since I decided I didn't have the time. I've thought about hand quilting on and off through the years - remembering the calm brought about by the simple act of stitching.
Excited by this finished project and jumping with joy that I did it myself. Yes, I loved the one-on-one quiet time this quilt and I have shared the past couple of months. The project stitched up rather quickly since I used 12 weight Perle cotton thread....giving me the totally imperfect big stitch I wanted. Perfect will come with practice. At 53" x 66", this will make the perfect daytime nap quilt.
I've been told through the years that as a child, I walked in my sleep. My mom or grandmother or whoever found me walking about in the night would just nudge me back to bed without waking me. I never remembered any part of it so don't know the truth of my walking about in the night. I did jar myself awake many, many years ago as I rattled the safety chain on the front door - heading out in my nightshirt, I guess ! I must have been in my mid-twenties when this happened.
But I don't recall sleep-walking since that time - until last night when the cold water I was drinking woke me. WHAT Am I doing in the kitchen? Drinking ice cold water! HOW did I get from my bed down the hall to the kitchen - I don't remember. I don't remember getting a glass out of the cabinet nor filling it from the water cooler. Wide awake I did come when the cold water hit my throat. Oh, My - did this ever scare me. I did tell the HuMaN to be on the alert for bumps in the night. There is some safety in knowing that he might call out to see if it is I before he pulls the trigger or that the alarm will wake me and everyone else should I try going out to walk about the neighborhood!
So, what else is new for me? I have been enjoying hand quilting all over again. I once hand-quilted all my quilts but it has been 20 years or so since I decided I didn't have the time. I've thought about hand quilting on and off through the years - remembering the calm brought about by the simple act of stitching.
Excited by this finished project and jumping with joy that I did it myself. Yes, I loved the one-on-one quiet time this quilt and I have shared the past couple of months. The project stitched up rather quickly since I used 12 weight Perle cotton thread....giving me the totally imperfect big stitch I wanted. Perfect will come with practice. At 53" x 66", this will make the perfect daytime nap quilt.
I don't sleep walk, but according to several different people, I do sleep talk! Apparently I fuss at children in my sleep. Don't you worry about getting hurt?
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful. I love the hand-stitching. I love the meditative calm that it brings. Of course, sometimes it puts me to sleep, but what can a short nap hurt? Enjoy your stitching, it's lovely.