My first completed quilting project

For my first big quilting project I decided to make a table runner. I actually got the fabric to make two, one for my mom and one for me. I finished one and I loved how it came out. I gave it to mom for Christmas and I do not have any motivation at all to make another one. Guys... I hate doing anything more than once. Once I know I can do it I'm like let's move on!

I'm really thrilled with how it came out though, I must say. I think what I've decided to do is get some more fabric in this beautiful Moda Aspen Frost collection and use it to do the mystery quilt along. The quilt will be done in December just in time to decorate the back of my couch for Christmas!

And let's not mind the mess in the background haha. I have a tornado two year old.

I'm not good at this!

I thought that blogging would be a natural thing for me, but I got so swept up with Christmas projects (which would have been the perfect thing to blog about) that I completely failed at posting anything.  Sadly!

I got lots of projects done, and my big news is that I got a new sewing machine!  Thank goodness.  I was working with a Singer from the 80s which sewed a great straight line but that was about it.  My new machine is a Brother and I am in love!

I need to take pictures of things and then I will try to get something posted. I made a lot of cool things and I would love to share!

And my new project that inspired me to get back to blogging... I'm going to be joining a mystery quilt along this year.  Very exciting!

Let's begin

I am bored and... curious to see if I could write anything worth putting out there for the world to see.  I love craft blogs, and I'm always crafting, so why can't I have a craft blog too?  We'll see, I suppose, if it's a project I pursue in the long run or not.  I could keep track of my projects, at least.

I am a first time mom of an 18 month old little boy.  When I was pregnant, I had big plans for a million crafty projects that I was going to get done before he came.  And then I got really pregnant, and laying on the couch seemed like a much better plan. And then I had an infant and nothing got done, and I'm just finally starting to have free time.  And it's filled with craftiness!  Which thrills me.

I'm usually in the middle of ten or so projects, with a million more that I'm anxious to begin.

Quilting i my newest interest!  We'll see how long that lasts before I start something new.  With Christmas coming soon, I am definitely working on a lot of stuff for gifts.  And I have a quilt planned for myself once I'm done with those.  I'm terrible about making things for myself, but I already have the fabric so that's a good sign!