Sewing...

I have always known that I would like to do something that reaults in a finished product.. When I was little my grandma would show us how to crochet (although I never remembered much from one lesson to the next) and I LOVED playing with her antique manual foot pedal machine. Anyway, there has been a tiny bit of sewing here and there in the last few years but now I am in project mode! I have been sewing a diaper bag (although I have nightmares that the first time I actually use it with my newborn and toddler the bottom will fall out and all my stuff will be on the floor of the grocery store!). I am so, so, so close to being finished but ran out of thread. Bummer. It is the first time I have used a pattern (or made a bag for that matter) since 7th grade home-ec and has been quite an experience. More on that project when its finished (and it WILL get finished!).

The other night, J was sitting alert and I needed a project so instead of doing one of the million things that needed to be done, I decided to make a library book bag for G and I to keep all of our library goodies. I used some fabric that I've had for a couple of years and I think it turned out really great. I got the pattern from the Moda Bake Shop, left off most of the pockets, and added a top border to make the bag a little bit bigger. Unfortunately, I wasn't using a charm pack so I had to cut my squares but I did it all in just 3 short hours after G went to bed. I had so much fun and was so pleased with the outcome that we went to the library the very next day just so I could use it! Yay for me!

I'm also working on a Christmas quilt and I want to make these "Flats" as soon as the diaper bag is finished. I'm hoping that this is a hobby that will give me a sense of completion in life and bring enjoyment. If it turns into a chore I will quit. You heard me, I reserve the right to be a quitter! :-)