It's finished!

Well, here it is... my first "real" quilt. I really wish I had a better camera, the one we have doesn't do a very good job with the colors... and the lighting is pretty horrible. Lol..

I taped the quilt up over the window for a cool effect. (And because my other pics of it were pretty boring. lol)
It turned out better than I expected, considering it was my first time and I just sort of made up my own pattern and templates. I really love the colors. ( I used an Essence jellyroll by Sandy Gervais.) I can't wait to see what it looks like once I have it quilted.

Sadly, I found Mill House Inn jellyrolls on clearance at fatquartershop.com and was forced to get a couple to start my next project. Hey, they were $14 cheaper (each!!) and I was afraid they wouldn't be available for much longer... I HAD to do it.
Okay, I'll stop trying to justify my actions.

I'm planning to make a larger quilt out of them for our someday-guestroom.
Hopefully I'll have time to work on it... school starts this week!!

I'll leave you with my Alice/Sable picture of the day.

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~The Quilt~

Well, I am FINALLY almost finished with my quilt top. It's full of mistakes, but I like it anyway. It was my first time doing applique; it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be... lol...

I'm waiting to show the entire thing until I've finished the borders. Unfortunately, I ran out of brown thread so I'm waiting until tonight to get some since Steve and I are running into Springfield to pick up a Nintendo 64 that Steve found for me (woot!!!). I can't wait to see what it will look like once it's quilted. (The quilt, not the nintendo.)

I've also started a square table runner (can table runners be square?) with some of my leftover fabric. I think I have an addiction. I need a less expensive hobby. Like playing nintendo....

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Unfortunately, since I can't sew I'm pretty bored. My house is clean, laundry is done, and my cats are taunting me.

According to them, it's Napping Friday.

Yawn.

School and Birthdays

Only 9 more days until I start classes!! I'm SO excited! I can't wait to find out what it's going to be like. I've gone to college for 2 years, but for some reason this seems different. Probably because there's so much hands-on training..?

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So today was Steve's birthday. It's so weird to think he's already 23... but good weird. Lol..
He's such a sweetheart; he took me to the zoo on his birthday, of all days. I'm always joking that I want to go, and he absolutely despises the zoo and begs to go some other time. And then today, he totally surprised me and took me. And I almost got eaten by a giraffe. But it was a lot of fun. :-D

He's so goshdarn thoughtful.

I love him.

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Oh, and I'm almost finished with my quilt top. Pictures are coming soon!

Just a few random updates

I just love the bunny Steve got me for Easter. It cracks me up every time I open the fridge and see it sitting there. She's already missing an ear.

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Steve and I finally got around to expanding the little flower bed in the front yard this week. It still looks pathetic in the pics, but once everything starts growing it will look SO much better. (Or so I hope..)
I planted snapdragons along the front, which is the only color right now, and we also planted two rose bushes, ground cover, and cosmos for the back border. I'm really hoping my hibiscus survived the winter and decides to put in an appearance soon.

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The cats have been insane this entire week. I swear, it's like having a couple of toddlers running around underfoot. They discovered the bathtub...

Alice tried out the bike...

And took an occasional nap...

Sometimes with Sable...

But she always woke up and turned back into a little monster. I don't know what Sable's been teaching her, but it's not helping.

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On a totally different note, school is starting for me this month, and I'm stoked!! Orientation is 2 weeks from now and I'm starting to wish I was already started. But then again, I only have 2 weeks of freedom left, so I'd better enjoy it while I can. I am NOT looking forward to getting up 2 hours earlier each morning.
I was also hoping to have my quilt finished by the time I started classes, but with all the wonderful weather I've been slacking off on it. Maybe I'll sit down and tackle it tomorrow, since it's supposed to be rainy all day.
Maybe.
:-)