quiltmania

Uhm hi blog, how are you?

I am doing well. Sorry I haven't written in you for a while...I've been busy...and really hot. It's been hot outside and that makes me very distracted.

Friends! I'm moving in 5 days! 5 days! What the heck that came up way faster than I expected. Am I excited? Hell yes.

I've been quilting lately, because well I need something to pass the time, and it's been very time consuming. Why didn't anyone tell me this before? I was fairly ambitious, even after I eliminated some aspects of the quilt (like the appliqué...side note, google chrome just marked appliqué wrong because it didn't have the accent...all...right.) and it still took me 2 days to make all the squares...make that 4 days.

The quilt is a full size bed spread and I had to make 56 (well actually 50...I made 6 extra on accident!). I didn't have a lot of the quintessential quilting tools. Like the large cutting square (one that was 12x12...I really needed that!) a walking foot (it's ok I don't have enough room to do the proper quilting so I'm going to wait till I get to Georgia) and I so intelligently gave away my cutting mat!! But it's okay because, Walmart sells the huge mat for like 20 bucks which is so so cheap I'll probably get 2!

All in all this quilt is fun, I just hope it turns out decent...that's all I ask!

Back to moving....I'll admit I'm kinda nervous about the drive. It's about 2500 miles and I'm doing it by myself (with my turtles of course) and it's about 24+ hours of just driving. I'm confident that Kia will make it...I just have to get my wits about me. I'm pretty sure on the 7th I might panic a little but that's just my nature. I booked my first motel in Tuscon last night (one that got specific reviews about lone female travelers...God speaking to me? I think so). One surprise that made me knock myself on the head....I get to go to New Orleans! Heck yeah! French Quarter here I come. Sad side note....another oil spill? If I can see it I'll take photos..I  was really hoping that the water would be clean.

Things I'm excited for when I move:

Fireflies
Mississippi River...and other rivers
the Atlantic...is the water really warm?! Unbelievable
Southern food in moderation
and of course my friends!!!
lastly...HAVING MY OWN SEWING ROOM AAAHHHH!!! YAY!

Also, obviously my 365 drawings are on hiatus due to the fact that I'm super busy and I am soon to have no internet or a scanner :-(, but I'll try and post pics along the way of my adventure across the U.S!

And these are for Emily, progress of the quilt!

Sorry I couldn't get the whole thing in there...I could only get so far back and I'm short

Well till next time suckas!

Peace

sometimes i disappoint

I'll admit two things right off the bat.


1. I cannot help but please my friends
2. I have a hard time letting go




Normally, as I've just stated, I don't like to disappoint my friends. Usually it's in fear of losing them or have them angry with me. I also can be a little dramatic (thinking wise...don't get crazy now). So I stretch myself so far out that in the end I'm the one stressed and burnt out. No more. 


I love you San Francisco, but we can't keep doing this. 


....meaning to all those lovely people, you know exactly who you are, that I promised I'd drive up and visit...I cannot.


My priorities are always out of order, and I'm finally getting them straight. NOT saying that you don't mean anything to me, you guys mean ALOT to me...I couldn't have made it through without you...and I'm serious about that


Though saying this, if anyone is willing to meet halfway, I'd be more than happy to see you. But pretty much if you don't live with 2 hours of me...I ain't gonna make it. 


'Dems the breaks <3


Okay, so it's Day 7 of 365 meaning...it's COLORED PICTURE DAY whooo!!

This is a quilt design..a.k.a Chadae is incredibly ambitious (almost too ambitious) and is going to drive herself up the wall making this quilt. It's going to be my first quilt. I didn't put the border around, and the fabric is tentative..but if I can find that black fabric I will be stoooooked.


This is going to be...interesting.


p.s I know I was supposed to put up pics of my dad in his gift. I'll do it tomorrow, promise <3


Till next time suckas


Peace