lscho4jm

Tactful? The man is a genius! :lol: :P

Nolee

Get where there is sunshine, pick the fabrics that inspire you the most and make something small. Start with a potholder. I love how the fabrics come together in a potholder with just using diagonals. Play the softest or happiest music you can or an inspirational CD/DVD/tape and you will be inspired and, perhaps, start your healing process. This is what I have to do and it works every time.

AngieS

Turn on some music you enjoy while being in your sewing room and sew to your hearts content. Like somoene suggested sew for 15 - 30 minutes. Kind of like a chip-you can't just have one....can't just sew for a short period of time. :)

I think we all go through slumps. Just dive back in and think about all those little kids that you are blessing because of you sewing. That is awesome! ;)

Hugs,
Angie

AngieS

He sounds WONDERFUL! :thumbup:

seweasy

I know what you are going through. My mother(she's 89) and a 25yr cancer surivor has been told she has cancer again that has moved to lymph gland, and because of her age its not a treatable cancer. They will be doing a cat scan to just how involved the cancer is.
A few years ago my father passed away and it was six weeks or so before I felt like I doing much of anything. So when we got the news about my mother, I felt distracted and couldn't get interested in what I had been working on. Then it acquired to me that maybe I was in a grieving process much like what I had experienced when my father passed away.
It's not taken as long as it did and I'm thankful that I recognized the symptoms and was able to say to myself, its okay and you will get through this. And hopefully, the cat scan will show that the cancer was only in the one gland that was removed. Its almost like taking one day at a time and not letting the hows' and mights' that are in the future control me.
Things are more or less back to normal now, more like a normal range! I know things may change but I feel a little more prepared( I think I am!!!) but I'm just concentrating on what I can do today and God will take care of the rest. Without that faith in Him, I know things would be alot harder to face. Chris

lscho4jm

Ahhhh, families! 'Nuff said. :roll:

OneMoreQuilt

Everyone has shared such good advice I am re-inspired too! Take it slow. Maybe start by making a cup of coffee/tea and thumbing through your quilt books/magazines with a pad of post-its by your side.

trolleystation

Give ALL your problems to the Lord and He will give you only what You and He can handle. Try making something small, like a mug rug. You are in my prayers.

beachcombr09

sweetie, just go in where your fabric is and start trying to match up material - that always excites my quilting brain and fires me up - good luck and remember we are all behind you - prayers your way!

Pat75

Your sewing is the best therapy in the world. Try siting down with a quilt book and do some planing on a quilt you always wanted to make but never did and give your self permission to make and begin to plan colors and pattern and size.Just go through the steps one by one as the journey begins you are quilting again.