Its hard to believe it's the end of February 2015 already! Symposium has been and gone, the Club year has started, and the kids are back at school. My youngest child has started College, my eldest is working fulltime, it's a whole new phase of life.
Symposium was inspiring, as such shows usually are. And despite working in the merchant mall I managed to squeeze in a 2 day class - Anna Williams "Celtic Rows". It was a great class and I'm so glad I did it. Anna is a lovely teacher with a great sense of humour. I learned some very cool techniques, had a lot of fun, and best of all, found my Mojo! Exactly what it was doing hiding in a Classroom in Palmerston North girl's High I do not know, but there it was.
The class was held on the last two days of Symposium.It had been a very long, hot and tiring week and I wasn't feeling particularly well. Pulling out of the class wasn't an option, not after working so hard and paying so much money. So I planned to go along and pick the easiest pattern and not put any pressure on myself to perform or finish something amazing. As I said, I thoroughly enjoyed the class, learning some very cool techniques, meeting some lovely people, and most of all, discovering that sometimes just participating is enough. I didn't have the most complicated pattern or the most striking colours (and yes, I realise that it is only me putting that pressure on myself), but I did accomplish a reasonable amount, that I enjoyed doing and that I was looking forward to finishing at home. It really cemented the idea that sometimes just being finished IS enough, and it doesn't have to be the best to be a success.
Postscript:
I wrote this post back in February, and not really sure why I never hit 'publish', probably because I was waiting for a photo to load. But after finding the draft it reminded me of the lessons I learned in that two day class, and how it felt, so I decided to post it even if it's out of order. One of my biggest faults (and I have a few!) is that self-imposed pressure to be perfect. As I get older it may be easing a bit - or perhaps it's just that my eyesight is going! ;-)
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| "Celtic Rows" - a class by Anna Williams at Quilt Symposium Manawatu 2015 |
Postscript:
I wrote this post back in February, and not really sure why I never hit 'publish', probably because I was waiting for a photo to load. But after finding the draft it reminded me of the lessons I learned in that two day class, and how it felt, so I decided to post it even if it's out of order. One of my biggest faults (and I have a few!) is that self-imposed pressure to be perfect. As I get older it may be easing a bit - or perhaps it's just that my eyesight is going! ;-)
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