I am a person of many whims – I get an overwhelming desire to do something and I must do it. I’m certain I must do it, or I will burst with the unspent energy of not doing it. Yes, it does make life interesting, but it also makes it a bit more difficult than it strictly needs to be.

Today my overwhelming desire is to make stuff. I want to make, in no particular order …

• Pillow slip covers for some forms I have stored in my studio closet
• A wallet for myself because I don’t really have one
• Quilts
• Tote/shopping bags
• Clothing
• Things for the kitchen – heck, things for the whole house!

My challenge is … my husband has put me on a strict spending diet. If I want to do these things, I will have to do them from my stash – or maybe find some really inexpensive fabric I can talk him into letting me buy.

The things that will be easiest for me to do with the fabric I already have are the home decor items and the bags. I recently saw some fabric storage bins a friend makes and sells on etsy. I would like to make something similar, but not exactly, like hers. But frankly, I would prefer to use some of the cute produce fabric I’ve seen so I think I’ll have to put those off for a while. However, pillow covers and tote bags may be do-able … When I get home tonight, I’m going to check through my stash and see what I can find.

Oh, and my whole plan for what I was going to do in the New Year? Ha! Yeah, it was a nice idea, but totally out the window now. It just doesn’t interest me, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to make stuff … I just don’t want to be tied to a plan. I really am a free spirit and I much prefer winging it …

And really, is that such a bad thing?