I’ve been quilting for almost 30 years now and I learned a long time ago that it goes in fits and starts. Lots of starts. Lots of fits. Very little finishing, though that has been improving the last several years. One thing I have learned in all this time, is that my quilting mojo tends to ebb and flow.

The last couple of years have been difficult ones, some major health issues really sapped my strength and majorly affected my quilting mojo. I did a lot of hand piecing because I could do that sitting in my recliner but sewing at my sewing machine in the evening virtually disappeared in 2017.

Earlier this year I upgraded the software on my long arm and got a real boost as I got some quilt tops quilted that have been waiting a really long time, but then the house building got going full steam and I had to put all my effort into getting packed and moving.

I am moved now, and I’m mostly unpacked, and much to my surprise, my quilting mojo is coming back! I’ve actually been sewing in the evenings after work. I think there are a couple of factors at play – I have a new sewing room which is exciting. I still haven’t unpacked absolutely everything which means I can find stuff. Well most stuff anyway. I no longer have a two story house, so wanting to sew means just toddling down the hall way, no more trying to carry everything upstairs in one trip and then have to go back downstairs if I forgot something. That part is just the bomb. This house is smaller, and I do miss having more fabric storage, but man getting rid of the stairs sure was worth it. I think I can ‘hide’ a lot of fabric in the guest room once I’m unpacked and have that setup.

So for any of you out there, who have found that your hobbies have taken a back seat, life is a big cycle and your mojo will come back too, it always does.