Working 5 to 9

 Many (but probably not all of you are familiar with the movie and song "Working 9 to 5"

but somehow it popped in my head as I thought of what I might blog about today!

Well, I dance (and not very well I might add) to a slightly different tune....

Tumble outta bed
And I stumble to the kitchen

(you know it, I am an early riser!)



Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch
And try to come to life


(earl grey tea with almond milk)


Jump in the shower sewing room
And the blood starts pumpin'


(I'm staying in my pajamas for awhile!)



Out on the street machine
The traffic  needle starts jumpin'


(ready to finish the free motion quilting I started yesterday)


The folks like me on the job from 9  5 to 5 9


(so... I keep odd hours!)

I am free motion quilting a pretty random hatch design
(which I think I dreamed up one night a while back)....



Got my mojo going...

(listening to various podcasts as I quilt)

After about 2 1/2 hrs....

it's time for a breakfast break with my favorite pumpkin bread....

(btw, cut the oil in half and substitute the missing half with applesauce)

By now... I have all the free motion quilting done...

and I am weaving in all the threads....

and then...

it is ready to be bound!!!!

but alas....

where is the binding I made????

in the midst of a project = no time for cleaning!

By 9:00 AM...

I am sewing on binding!!!

All in a (short) day's work!