@ didymos..."Oh My Goodness" bother's you??? I certainly apologize then.
Now..onto something worth my time and energy...
I think I decided on my next project once I get settled. Finally something useful to do with all my old books.
i love that. seriously. the proportions are pretty stellar for something freehand. i'm also mildly obsessed with painting crazy cool patterns on my walls and using calligraphy to letter quotes and scripture, and songs around the house. it's very freeing for a girl who used to get in trouble for writing/drawing on the walls.
about 5 years ago when i was on some super-crazy martha-inspired artistic streak, i got this idea to weave these really brightly colored feed bags that i had begun to save for some purposeful use. i had seen a photo of something that was just amazing, and i think they used plastic bags to create a woven all-weather/patio mat. looking back, i have no idea why i thought that i needed an all-weather patio mat, but generally the inspiration for these projects isn't usually rooted in 'need'.
i spent like, a month working on this project. i can't tell you how much sleep i lost and grief it caused me. i wish i had a picture, but it's not like me to keep evidence of such dismal failure. it would taunt me.
the pattern was a tidy square. what i ended up most resembled a saggy trapezoid.
i wish i was more crafty.