FINALLY getting back into the blog-posting world!

I am passionate about quilting, specifically, Modern quilting. I have been sewing in some sort most of my life. My Mother HATED sewing, thankfully, I had a Grandmother who taught me some basic sewing skills. I vowed I would NEVER be "one of those crazy quilting women". HA! But, in my own defense, the quilt bug exploded for me when I discovered the amazing world of Modern Quilts. Improve piecing and free-motion quilting lured me in. Many times, I will find myself beginning a project...without a distinct plan...a general plan, yes, but I do tend to like to see what the fabric tells me it wants to be. Over the last several years, I have learned a lot in the quilting world, and like any honest quilter, there is always SO much more to be learned. I do NOT proclaim to be an amazing, perfect quilter- with perfect points and every seam matched within one millimeter...NO. Of course I always try to do my best work, and as I look back over the last few years, I can see a lot of improvement...and I am sure in a few more years I will see a lot more improvement. Quilting makes me HAPPY! It is difficult to chose a "favorite" part of quilting...but I would have to lean toward the free-motion quilting. With all of the aspects of creating a quilt; browsing fabric in quilt shops, selecting fabrics that need to live with me, choosing the perfect pattern, prepping, cutting, piecing, basting, quilting, binding, and finally giving that quilt to just the right person, the only thing I really don't like is basting. I know a lot of people don't like to sew binding, but I feel like hand-binding a quilt is the "reward" for all the hard work...and now it is time to sit, relax, and stitch. Although this blog is for my daughter and I to post about our love of creating...not just quilts, but the various crafty creative outlets we have- including baking. I follow several quilters and am often inspired by their work. I hope this blog can be a place where we may inspire and encourage each other and any of you who have spent time here.

Like many people, I fell in love with the Swoon pattern by Camille Roskelly. I have finished to top...and it is waiting for it's turn on my mid-arm.