Clean Sweep

I cook, clean, manage endless piles laundry, and organize toys. I sift through the various papers that come into my home via the mail and kids' backpacks and like a detective uncover the pertinent details of these reams. At times I embrace and flow with this constant tide of chores. At other moments I feel that I am drowning in to do lists and am annoyed at all the objects we have acquired. But I have to remember that our house is a place of activity and we all like to do projects...diverse and messy projects. The bigger problem with projects is sometimes they like to sit around unfinished.

Here is a simple quilt I started about a year ago. I still need to quilt it and bind the edges. When done it will be a crib size blanket for Lilla. Perhaps posting it here will hold me accountable for completing it.Another project in the works is a pink knit cardigan for Lilla. I got the free pattern online at Magknits. I tweaked it a bit to work with my yarn and hopefully it will be finished in time to fit.
Unlike most household chores, sewing or knitting actually produces a finished product that does not require revisiting. These little projects seem to fulfill my need to have something
"done."