Monday, Done-day #1

Here is the quilt I just finished for my Sugar Bear.  I used minky fabric on the back to give it that extra cuddle factor.  I used a 3 inch binding that the lady from my local quilt shop talked me into trying.  The jury is still out on that one.  I think I like the look of the wider binding, but I felt it was a bit trickier to work with, since you trim the quilt after you machine sew on the binding.  You give the quilt an extra 1/4 inch of batting and backing from where the binding fabric ends.  Perhaps the tricky bit was actually due to the minky, which was also a first for me.  I guess all that matters is that Sugar Bear likes it.

One Week Later- Progress!

I have been working on quilts while Sugar Bear naps!  This is big for me.  One baby quilt is finished, ready for a cousin's baby due in November.  Two more quilts are in the process of being bound.  My house is in a bit of disarray, however.  The sewing machine, rotary mat, quilts and ironing board have taken up residence in the living room and kitchen.  I'm sure Hubby is not thrilled about that, but he keeps  quiet.   

I found a cute stamp to use on the label.

This is probably the first time I remembered to take a picture of a quilt before sending it to the recipient.  

Hello Blogging World

     So here it is, my first post.  There are a lot of blogs out there, so why start another one?  Well, at this point I'm not to sure.  In my dream I would post something interesting/brilliant here several times a week, have thousands of followers, show pictures of a bunch of quilts I have made (need to make said quilts first), and maybe sell some quilts.  Reality?  I'm a mom of a one year old (which means my only quilting/blogging time is when he is asleep).  I've only made about 10 quilts in 10 years.  Though I am proud to say about 4 of those have been finished this year.  Slow start, I guess.
     I have a problem with over thinking things.  This puts a damper on getting anything finished.  Or started for that matter.  I think I'm afraid of making some kind of mistake.  I want to be fearless about making quilts.  Maybe by putting my fear out there and having some imagined reason for letting it go (i.e. knowing someone may be reading this and seeing if I ever get another quilt made) might help me.   Perhaps this blog is just for me, to give me the courage to cut up fabric, sew it together again, and not care if it isn't perfect.  Or perhaps there are other people out there, like me, who just need some motivation to get started and the permission to mess up along the way.