Your quilt as you go is developing so beautifully. It is a joy to watch you work on it.

0:59 don't leave needles and pins in your work (especially if you are going to set it aside for a while) as needles and pin can rust and permanently mark your project. 💖🌞🌵😷

I love this project. The only thing I'd do is add the year of the memory. When did I go to that place, when did that flower grow. 50 years from now, I'll want to remember and won't be able. 💖🌞🌵😷

Your quilt is so very pretty and I can see it means so much to you and is made with so much love.  You are very wise for someone so young.  I have only just realised how much mindfulness means to your health and longevity.  Embroidery and reading really relax me.  Reading actually sends me off to sleep!!  Take care Emma. xx

Imagine what a world this would be if we were all applied "mindful and mindless" to our lives daily?

I simply enjoy watching you and then listening to the video again as I do my own stitching. If my nerves are jangled or i am feeling sad, I get some handwork, find you on YouTube and sit down, and listen to your gentle voice. Your ground me in the moment. I enjoy your work and you have inspired me to experiment with my own handwork. Thank you Emma, gentle lady in England.

Thank you Emma...God bless ❤

Lovely video. Crochet can also be mindful or mindless. I make Mandala style blankets in the morning that need quite a bit of concentration. But in the evening I make things like a waffle stitch or Granny stitch that is the same all the way through and you don't need to think about it.

Beautiful video, wise words. Thank you!

I dusted off my plastic shoebox of hexagon stuff a week ago and have been making hexagons again. My plan is to do different shades of a color in a floral shape with various yellow centers and make a runner, a tote bag or even a coverlet from them. Sometimes I just want to do the relaxing rhythm of sewing. 🪡

What a great subject Mindfulness & Mindless - very explained. The joy of creating (journey) rather than the destination (end of a project) is calming versus rushing to get to the end. Thank you so much

Couldn't agree more. That's the beauty of hand sewing, especially English paper piecing. I do love to machine sew my scraps together, I don't mean spare fat quarters or packs of jelly roll, I mean really little scraps that I build up in a crazy quilt way to about four inch squares and then trim and join with sashing and corner squares and then embroider and embellish. It is very releasing to use waste stuff that most people would throw away, and make something beautiful out of it. But with no rush or planning, just doing what comes to mind in that moment. Another lovely video thank you so much.

My hexagon qayg project brings me much joy and satisfaction too, for all of your reasons. I have 35 blocks now and am in no rush to complete it. Each block is a little mini project and I love adding the finished ones to the pile. I make and give away many things, but this one is just for me. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

I completely understand what you mean, I'm currently watching you sewing in ends on many granny squares, a task which I find relaxing and mindless sewing, happy place, thank you xx

❤ it is a beautiful truly slow stitched quilt.

Emma I could sit and make hexagons like these all day long ❤

I agree with everything you said in this video. I currently am working on 2 projects that are actually companion pieces. The first is my mindless project which is a simple pieced top that I am hand quilting in a Kantha style. The second is a hand appliquéd quilt which is my mindful project. The applique as well as the fabrics in both quilts are all William Morris designs. I am actually really enjoying moving back and forth between the 2 as I can see how well they will look together and it keeps me motivated on both projects. Thanks again for sharing your insights and projects. Your videos are a delight!

Yes I agree with what you are saying.   New to EPP living it.  Finding new projects all the time.   Thank you ❤❤❤

Such a beautiful video, Emma! I agree with you 100%. I do a lot of counted cross stitch. Working on a beautiful pattern, & watching the designs come to life with an assortment of colorful threads, is very relaxing for  me. But, I find that any type of repetitive stitching relaxing. Recently, I started doing Sashiko stitching, & I love stitching that as well. I’ve also done many pieces of Redwork, in addition to regular embroidery pieces, using an assortment of stitches. I love doing all of it - there are not enough hours in the day!! I feel sorry for people who do not do any type of sewing handwork. They are missing out on “sew”much! Thank You for sharing your thoughts & memories, Emma. 💜🌿🌹🌹🌹🌿

I loved watching this video.  It really brought home the point to enjoy our projects not just treat them like a task.  Thank you!