First Attempt

My grandmother has always, for as long as I can remember, made hand-pieced and hand-quilted baby quilts for almost every baby that has been born to family and friends in our community. Each quilt has been a work or art. She tries to customize every blanket to the way the baby's room is decorated or the mother's favorite colors. Her quilts become family heirlooms for their recipients. I learned how to sew by watching her create the masterpieces. Because she has arthritis, she cannot make as many quilts now as she used to, so I would like to help her.

So, I have embarked upon a journey. I have begun to make my own quilt. I am trying to learn to create masterpieces like she does. I have changed one thing: I am machine-piecing my quilts. I will continue to hand-quilt them following her footsteps, but I wanted to be faster and more precise in my piecing. I hope that my quilts will become pieces of art that not only represent my talents but also the essence of a beautiful quilt that my grandmother taught me.

I may fail miserably, but at least I'm trying my best. I know my quilts will never be as good has hers, but maybe they'll be close. I will post pics later of how I'm doing so far.

Wish me luck.

Random Thought Day

Went to the wedding of one of our church friends today with the family. The bride's dress was absolutely gorgeous, and the bridesmaids' dresses were really pretty, even if they were purple. It was a nice kind of purple. The reception was really nice, although the space was a bit small to fit all of the 300 people who came. Reminds me of my recent wedding and how much has changed and how much has stayed the same since then.

Working on a new sewing project. Super-secret, only my hubby knows what I am doing. Hope to be finished by March. Maybe will get there. I also have to finish another thing I am working on: socks. My husband always complains about having cold feet, so I am working on a pair of camouflage socks for him to wear. I will post some pics when I get the first one done.

If you have an Xbox360 and like to play games, I highly recommend an arcade game called Heavy Weapon. Its easy to learn and totally fun. All you have to do is use your Atomic Tank to shoot down the 'Red' airplanes, blimps, and occasional laser satellite. The husband and I have been playing it for a couple of days, and it gets very addictive. Go Atomic Tank!

And just a word about cold and snow: some people are crazy. I was just watching a show that was left on the TV that featured people dressed in swimsuits rolling around in the snow. Apparently its a sport at some kind of carnival. As I get cold very easily and stay cold for a long time, I don't see how these people can stand it. Just saying, people are crazy.

What To Do?

So, I'm kinda at a loss right now in my life. Still looking for a job, and doing different craft stuff to take up my time. I've always wanted to make and sell stuff, but I don't know what I want to make. I have tried almost every type of craft there is to make, and I love to do them all, I just don't know what product is fully me yet. I like making girls dresses, especially for little girls like my cousin.  Maybe I can just make a bunch of different kinds and see what people like. Theses are the only dresses I have made so far:

a purple crocheted dress, a brown and pink sewn dress, and a red and white gathered 'bag' dress (no pic). The crochet dress took me about six days to make, the other two only about three. (By the way, isn't my cousin so cute!) Maybe I'll figure out something.

Someone said get a blog...so she did.

Hello internet! I am a 22-year-old recent college graduate with no job and too much time on my hands. Since I chose probably the worst time to graduate college and try to find a job, I thought I would put my newly formed and minted communication skills to use and try my hand at communicating with the outside world. I want to see what's going on out there, beyond my little apartment that I share with my wonderful husband of almost seven months. What will I find? I have no idea. Will anybody care? I doubt it, but I'm going to document it anyway (number one lesson in college learned: always have a paper trail).

To start, a little bit about me: I have a Construction Engineering degree (yes, I am a female in a man's world), I love to sew and crochet, I am a huge Crimson Tide fan, and I have been known to kick butt in Halo. I'll try (almost) anything once, and my husband usually eats it when I do.

Therefore I begin. Maybe you'll stumble upon my little blog and stay a while. You never know what you may find.