Sewlicious

I have been on a crafy kick this weekend, starting with Friday night I have been sewing a lot. It started when I decided to learn how to quilt earlier this year. I have some avid quilter friends at work and they spent some time teaching me the basics. I joined a Block of the Month "club" with them back in February and we just finished our seventh block. Now I am able to work the block each month on my own. Unfortunately, I make a mistake with it every month but I am learning from each mistake. Hopefully, next year will be better.

That was my Friday night as BOM (Block Of the Month) is on the second Saturday and you have to bring your completed block with you, I had to get down to business and finish the block. Mistake made, I moved on and finished the block.

Saturday, I got up and drove to the other side of the city to meet up with the quilters and to learn about the next block. We also get the spiel of what's new at the store, $42 later I have some more projects to work on. Not that I don't have plenty available at home. I spent 2.5 hours working on one of the projects which the instructions say will take 17 minutes, 30 minutes max the first time. I don't think my second, third or fourth projects will go down in 30 minutes.... I am learning though.

Today, it was another project I have been needing to start on for a while. The quilters at the office are making 22 stockings for a nursing home the Christmas season. I am responsible for four of them and I hadn't started. Today, I finally started and it wasn't as bad as I though it would be. Three more tops and then the finishing part can begin. So long as I finish by November I am all set.

Fun times, fun times.