I finally did it...

I finally finished my first ever ~100% done~ quilt!  It's such a great feeling :)

I had originally made this one for our bed but I didn't measure before I got my fabric.  It will fit a Twin bed nicely though with over-hang.  I think I'm going to do some research and see about selling some of my quilts on Etsy for sure :)

Have a great day all!

Number 4

Here is the 4th quilt I've done.  I still need to get them all finished up. The middles (the quilting stuff, lol) and the backing.  Then, I need to decide who's getting which one or if I'm going to try to sell them :)

Take great care all!  Until next time :)

~Shannon~

Quilting

Just a few days ago, my mother taught me how to sew.  Since then, I've been sewing quilts like crazy!  I've been super-fueled with coffee and the excited-about-my-outcome jitters, lol!

I've just done the fronts of the quilts for now.  I'll do the backing later on (I'll have to learn how to do that as well, lol).

So far, I've gotten 3 quilt fronts done and I must say... I'm damn proud of them and myself!  Also, I have found the craft project that does not bore me, lol.  Quilting!  I get bored easily with a lot of things but I haven't (yet) with the quilts.

Here's all the things I've done or have tried to do...

Make jewelry ~ Yawn...
Make/Paint wooden signs ~ No patience!
Make bird houses ~ Bore!  And I don't have the proper tools.
Plastic Canvas Crafts ~ Not my thing...
Holiday Crafts (centerpieces) ~ Ok for a once a year thing :)
Knitting ~ Bah! Only fun for the first 5 minutes...
Make Quilts ~ Love, love, love it!!!

I will take pictures of the quilt fronts I've gotten done so far this weekend and try to upload them on here.  I'm ubberly excited about getting them done!  Who knows... Maybe I'll open up an Etsy account if I get good feedback from people :)

I don't know what it is about quilting that doesn't bore me... Maybe the sound of the sewing machine?  Taking control and picking my own colors or reasons for the shapes?  Maybe it's just the simple fact that I, myself, LOVE quilts?  I don't know my reason for liking it so much but that's ok.  I find it to be relaxing and therapeutic in a way...

(Strange... I found something that is relaxing and doesn't stress me out)

First quilt I did

Second quilt I did

Third quilt I did

Little bit of everything...

I must admit... My boyfriend is awesome!  Yesterday, he brought home a blended coffee from my favorite corner lot coffee hut... He ordered a 20 oz and the owner made too much (she always does that) so he got a 32 oz instead for the 20 oz price.  Then, he gave that big bad boy to me!  I was feeling like Hammy on Over the Hedge!!  My boyfriend hates coffee so for him to stop and get me one 'just because' is awfully sweet :)  I knew there was a reason why I love him so much!

On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, I went to my mother's house and helped her get the place ready for Christmas and company.  Lots of coffee and giggling later, we got most of it done (E-Bay stuff organized too).  I'll go help her out again next week and get it super done :)

Kris bought a Prime Rib for Christmas dinner for us and the family.  I'm so excited about cooking it up and pigging out.  The way he cooks it is amazing!  It's so tender and scrumpdiddlyumptios!  I'm drooling now as I type this!

I've decided that my broke ass is making gifts this year for Christmas so, I will try to post pictures of the things I make (the ones that turn out looking good).  I love making things but I'm no Martha Stewart!  I sure like to try though!

Anywho, I have a lot to get done today (laundry and cleaning) so I better get my butt in gear!  Have a great day all!  :)

Goals

I have a lot of goals and dreams in life.  Most people do, I'm sure.  And since I'm no Paris Hilton who had everything handed to her on a silver platter, I have to accomplish my goals and earn my living on my own.  This post, I will be talking about some of my goals and dreams and possible ways I can achieve them...

Goal 1 ~ To be an Interior Designer. 

• Does one need a College Degree to be an Interior Designer?  I wouldn't think so.  I would think you would only need an eye for detail, a good imagination, a good sense of furniture arrangement and a good sense of what colors compliment each other.  Hmm... I will have to look into information on that.  

Goal 2 ~  To stage houses that are up for sale (if Interior Design doesn't work out for me).

• Staging a house, or decorating, would be an awesome job.  I read that you DON'T need a degree or schooling for that.  (So maybe you don't for Interior Design as well?)  I would have to research rates and get connections with Realtors.  Sounds simple :)  I guess you can see that I like to decorate :)

Goal 3 ~  To become less Shy.

• I hate the fact that I'm this shy person who stumbles on her words when talking to new people.  I need to be more confident and not feel like a babbling idiot, lol.  You should hear me in job interviews... Goodness, I'm a mess, lol.  But, I think that's a lot of what's holding me back from things... Stupid shyness!

Goal 4 ~  To win the Lottery or Publishers Clearing House!

• This one actually is a dream of mine.  I keep sending in those silly PCH contest things and still have nothing to show for it.  But, if I continue entering my name then maybe, some year, I might win :)  (I always try to be an optimistic person.)  I don't play the lottery very often because my luck on those seems to SUCK.

Goal 5 ~  Make and Sell my art/crafts.

• I love making things and one day, I'd like to try to sell some of them.  I don't have a favorite craft hobby... I like it all.  I like to make jewelry, take pictures, paint pictures, make scarves, make birdhouses, do abstract art... The list keeps going... Maybe, when I get enough to try to sell, I will look into the Etsy site and sign up to sell :)

Well, I have more goals and dreams but this is enough for now.  Have a fantabulous day all!