Crafty girl

I don’t know why but I when I have a long period between posts I feel like I need to apologize to my poor little blog for being MIA. Honestly, the second job has been kicking my ass and I am really feeling like my time there is coming to an end very soon. It feels like the job is interrupting my life and keeping me from doing the things I WANT to do. It’s just a bother to stop knitting, scrapbooking or whatever it is that I’m working on to get to work.

Lately I have been feeling the urge to be crafty, not just knitting or scrapbooking, but I want to sew. I want to sew quilts. About ten years ago I made a my first quilt top but never finished it because it seemed so overwhelming. It’s always bothered me that I never finished it. I recently pulled out a small quilt top that I made as part of a quilting class I took. I stared at it all day long, it’s not show worthy or anything but I was proud of the work I did. The other day I came across this amazing site and I was totally blown away at her quilts and craftsmanship. Aren’t they amazing?!! I was truly inspired to make another attempt at quilting.

I don’t know where I get this need to be crafty. Sewing, knitting, or scrapbooking it all makes me feel so good, like it’s something I should be doing all the time. I remember watching my grandmother sew clothes for my sister and I when we were kids, I never appreciated the hard work that went into them. It wasn’t stuff that all the other kids were wearing, but now I realize how much more special those clothes were. I look at my niece Maggie and I’m itching to make cute dresses for her.

So here it is….I will complete three quilts by year’s end. I don’t know how I’m going to get them done, but I will do it. There. Its out there and now I need to stay committed to the goal. I am hoping that with my upcoming sabbatical I will be able to get a good start on them. And I will blog about it, my journey through quilting. This is going to be fun.