Slowly, slowly...

... you catch a monkey in the bush (West African Wolof proverb)
... porridge goes into the gourd (East African Kuria proverb)
... the little bird builds its nest (Mali proverb)
... you will get a fine knife (Thai proverb)
... even a file can turn a beam into a needle (Albanian proverb)
... if you ignore a list of urgent pressing tasks (including solicitors letters and tax returns), even an uptight mother, with a snotty child and a dodgy sewing machine, can make patchwork progress (North London saying)