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Today's Craft Story: Try Everything, Quilting Edition

1/4/2018

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Actual footage of me this morning!

So. (Or should I say, SEW?) When my 5th graders needed a song for our completion ceremony last year, my friend Cindi suggested the song from Zootopia, "Try Everything." I have since decided that's the story of my life.

​Last year this time I was addicted to cross stitch, and I still love it, but my right thumb is giving me some problems so it's kind of painful. But I love me some Pinterest, and a few months ago started a Quilting board. Now, I have long been a fan of quilting stores because I love fabric, but I never really thought about quilting. 

But then I started thinking that it's kind of like a puzzle, and that interested me. And I saw posts about free-motion quilting on the machine, and that interested me. So I decided to teach myself. 

I didn't take a picture of the first quilt I made, which I didn't piece. I just slapped two pieces of flannel together with some batting inside and quilted it for my friend's baby. 

​But then I wanted to do something for Christmas and heaven knows I have a TON of Christmas fabric, so I made this:
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(The alpaca background is just my blanket, lol!) So that was fun. And I did an art project with my kids with paint, but I wanted to try it with fabric, so I made this:
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Then I wanted something I could use year-round, one I pieced, so I found this super-simple one, where you just quilt on either side of the seams.
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Now, unfortunately, despite the HUGE amount of fabric I have on-hand, nothing is really good for quilting because most of it has designs on it, and I don't know how to quilt without obscuring them. So yesterday I went to JoAnn's to get some more. This one will be pieced, but first I have to sew these strips together. I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I'll be pinning them today, but check back later to see if I overextended myself. (The fabric is blue, not purple. Trust me, it matches.)
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2/3/2018 11:29:11 pm

Being in the field of quilting is no easy feat. I'm actually impressed with the people who are skilled in quilting. It's not easy to quilt and you won't be able to finish this task as simple as what others think. Staying on topic, you should've bought the fabric that you saw. I always go by the saying that you mustn't let any opportunity pass you by. Make the most out of everything and don't regret anything in life.

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