Oprah can have her Aha! moments; I will stick with my Duh! moments.

I finally got around to working on my stripwork purse. It took me about forever to pick out the fabric — I bought a bundle of fat quarters from my quilt shop — and then another forever to make the time to work on something for me. I was so excited to get going on it today! I cut out all my pieces, got both sides stitched together and the first side quilted (a first for me — I’ve never tried it before).

And then I ran out of thread.

Seriously, I use more white thread than anything else. Why would I not buy three or four spools at a time? Which is exactly what I’ll be doing tomorrow.