Start of autumn - time of misty mornings and cobwebs. We are having some glorious sunny days right now, although the nights are very cold; the heating has been on in the evenings.
There is still some colour in the garden.
The Editorial in the latest issue of the Quiltmania magazine talks about a study conducted by the
University of Glasgow with a group of thirty quilters.
The conclusion?
That this activity is is extremely beneficial to our health. The article is quite long, but I will just quote this part:
"Mathematics, geometry, accuracy, working with matching colours, particularly bright colours, which stimulate the brain, planning a task, developing a project and sewing with precision are among the tasks needed for Quilting and which make many million neurones work together to obtain magnificent quilts at the end of the process! Add to this the social network, the benefits of sharing a passion,
the communication and solidarity found in a group, the challenges".... ..............."and you have one of the best mental exercise regimes to keep a clear, quick and razor sharp mind!
No other activity can provide all these benefits!"
It goes on to say that from nursery age through to care homes - "don't lose a moment, put down the Sudoku and the crosswords. Not only is Quilting a more complete activity but you will also have the immense satisfaction and pride of having completed your project - as the sense of fulfilment is important as well!"
Of course, we already knew that, didn't we?
The weather has been too good to sew indoors, so I managed to stitch only 3 more sets of flying geese sets.
I have been doing some work on a couple of small projects, which are easily taken outside.
This is no 5 (out of 12) in Santa's Village set of cross stitch embroideries,
and the 4 finished to date.
I have also started stitching the Pansy Tile from the Pansy Collection by
Sue Hawkins.
I already made the Pansy Needlebook from the same collection a while back.
I love it, I use it all the time.
Thank you for visiting my blog and having the patience to read it!
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