New obsession

I've got a new obsession: quilting! I always said I'd never quilt, I don't have the patience for it, well, I was wrong (don't tell my husband I said that). I've got quilts flying through my head pretty much all the time! I'm going to have to find a notebook to write them all down in (maybe one of those covered composition books I made way back when). This quilt is the first one I've made start to finish that's actually big enough to cozy up under. I made a couple of smaller ones to practice but the only one who could snuggle under those is my daughter's baby doll. This one is called a sudoku quilt. You use a finished sudoku puzzle for the layout. I found the concept on the blog for my local quilt store (www.sewflakesfabrics.com). Eight of the fabrics used in the blocks came from a fat quarter super stack that I purchased at Walmart. The ninth fabric as well as the fabrics for the sashing and the border came from my stash.

A lot from a little

I love fat quarters! I love getting just enough fabric to do the small projects I enjoy and I get to bypass the cut counter completely! I also like that fat quarters can be purchased in bundles so I have several fabrics that all coordinate, I don't have to think about it. So check out what I did with one fat quarter bundle: 2 gathered wristlet clutches, 2 wristlet mini pouches and 2 key fobs. I even have a full fat quarter left over! So much fun out of so little fabric!
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New blog!

Hello Friends!
Well, its summer time and I think its a great time to start blogging again.  I figured the best thing to start with is a little recap of what I've been up to.  The school year was definitely one of adjustment.  I had a kindergartner and I started teaching again, 3's and 4's.  Two age groups, both older than I've taught before, a lot to take on.  It left little time to create, so my craftiness kind of took a back burner.  When I did have the chance to create, I have been using a lot of fabric, purses and bags have been my thing of late.  But now, I'm getting back to paper a bit, both cards and scrapbooks.  I have however decided to simplify things some.  I'm taking on the ProjectLife scrapbooking philosophy starting this week, making sure to remember the little things as well as the big, and when doing the big events, I'm still using the project life style, photo pages, to scrapbook them.  Keep an eye out and I'll show you what I'm up to.
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