So I checked my blog and I haven't posted in like forever and I saw that 12 people checked my blog today and there was nothing for them! (And there hasn't been for a month or more!) So sorry! July was crazy busy and hot, which I hate, so that's probably why I didn't have anything fun/positive to say all month. BUT - now it's August, the month where the evenings start cooling down around here, especially as the month goes on. And it's almost my birthday!!! (September 5 - favorite day of the year!)
Mr. Handsome also started working at home in earnest this summer, which is fabulous, except when I want to blog and he is talking on the phone, which is most of his business in the office. Yes, we now share an office.
Here is the quilty-ness I've been doing between the busy-ness: This is a gift for a new baby in the extended family:
Here is a "just because" quilt. I certainly did not need another project and was super busy, but I was able to squeeze this class in on an amazingly free afternoon last month. I need to make 13 blocks, so don't hold your breath for this to be finished any time soon! But I love it! Even though these are primary colors, the colors coming up are nice, saturated oranges, purples, greens, etc. Yummy!
I also finally got started on my wedding ring quilt, it will also be in brights on a white background. I'm making it with "Quilt Smart", which means no curved piecing, but it still took awhile gather fabric & then to cut it out, and it's going to be gorgeous! I am planning on hand quilting it, so I am going to call it "Something Old & Something New" (I know, so clever!)
My quilting machine is on the fritz (AGAIN!), but this time it's either going to be fixed or I'm getting a new one! I have quite a stack of quilts to be quilted now - frustrating. (The guy at the shop who takes care of my machines had a heart attack (the nerve), but happily is on the mend, so soon...
The other new project I've started this summer is learning to play the piano: Mr. Handsome and I are planning on serving a mission for our church in a few years, so I thought I might learn to play to help out at church meetings where no one plays. BUT, don't let this "Easy" book fool you, it's SUPER hard! My piano teacher says I will be playing it "soon", but I don't know, there is a heck of a lot to remember in this piano playing business! I took for a few years as a child, but that was a
long time ago, and I've basically forgotten everything.
It
is encouraging that I've learned to quilt, because I used to just think you were either good at something or not, but through quilting, I've learned it's all about practice, practice, practice. So that's what I do everyday - practice the piano. (It's quite motivating to practice when you're paying for the lessons, not your momma!) Happy Quilting!
