Toot-toot! I am done!

Fun, fun project! I did finish this before Christmas so that I could share it at my December guild meeting (Which was SO fun, standing in front of a crowd with it upside down and everyone thinking "Mons?? What does that mean?) I am enamored with small quilts right now, I think that it is the finishing thing. It is very intoxicating to get something done and off of the UFO list. I will continue to make quilts this way, it is so funny that trying this class took away a lot of my fear of failure. It also inspired me to make many of my presents this season and kindled a desire to just craft more. I would do another class like this in a heartbeat, and I am so grateful to Tonya for putting this together and to everyone else for their inspiration and ideas. THANKS!!!--now to finish that quilt-swap quilt that I also signed up for....

I paid my sister to watch the baby!

Last Friday I got my sister to watch my 20 month old...so I got to pretend that I went to "work" and I cloistered myself away...it was great. I decided for this class that I was just going to cut fabric and sew it together... hopefully it would turn out ok...normally I plan, plan, plan, and then plan some more. Sometimes all the planning dampens my creativity and I don't actually do anything...this is WAY better. Thanks Tonya!

Regarding the theme...I made the "SNOW" and the flakes then couldn't think of what else to put....I live in the valley in Oregon and what we always do around the holidays is just imagine snow...because we don't usually get it!

I'm a miser...

I had an hour today and I convinced my son that we needed some craft time. He worked on dismantling his chair with the socket wrench, I made this.
It was such fun...I think that I should read the tutorials again and maybe print them out...because there was much throwing away and seam tearing. I think that I also might make mine somewhat ambi-seasonal because I just love this word and this material and think that it would look nice in the craft room all the time.

Is it easier to do smaller letters when you are more of a pro?? and Why am I such a fabric miser? :)

Hi there...

Hi, my name is Jessica.
I am a mom at home with my kids (ages 4 and 1.5). I am always looking for creative outlets for my silly brain that always seems to be running and running. (the kids are running too.)

Tonya is so inspirational, I don't need to tell all of you about that. I like that she seems to start something and then....(gasp) she carries it to a logical end and gets a lot of great creative work out there (out of her head and into the world).

I have been eyeing the letters for many months now and know that they are going to be a part of my project...I have to say that I really like the word "joy" and may incorporate it in to mine too.

Look forward to working together...thanks tonya!