The squares are done!!

I've finally finished my 12 quilt squares! I've had 11 done for a few days, and for some reason I just didn't want to do the 12th. But today before work I decided I'd just crank it out, and I'm super happy! Now I can move on to trying to figure out how to get them all put together... haha. I really want to have the top pieced together & the backing fabric picked out before I go to school so I can send it off/figure out what I'm doing. I need to call Ms. Johnson tomorrow/soon to see what I need to do now, BUT I'm happy to share some pictures! I finally whipped out my camera and laid all the squares out on the floor the way they'll be in the end instead of holding up my squares for the webcam. I'm really proud of it all so far :)

Quilt Number One

Well, technically I suppose this is number two, but number one was a t-shirt quilt that consisted of sewing squares together and then sewing on a back, so I'm not sure if I really count that. The point is, this is actual quilt number one. I got (essentially stole... whoops) the idea from another craft blog I'd stumbled upon and am pretty much doing the same basic thing, except mine will be a bit bigger and each block is going to (obviously) be different, including different patterns of scraps within each block. So far I have completed purple, light green, red, yellow, light blue, pink, orange, and beige #1 (it's kind of hard to tell, but the center has two white/beige squares). So, 8 out of 12! I'm pretty impressed I've kept going for this long to be quite honest; usually I pick something up, get about half way and decide I'm done. But I'm really stoked about this project and I'm hoping to finish it, even though my quilting mom is in North Dakota/Minnesota and by the time she gets back I'll be back at school. I'm hoping she can coach me through the phone/emails once I finish all my blocks, because otherwise... I have no idea. Scary haha.

Anyway, pictures once I stop being lazy, which is probably never.

I hate introduction posts.

So, I want to just jump right in and talk about quilts and hats and all these grandmotherly things I've been creating, but I can't will myself to do it without at least making some sort of introductory post. I find them super awkward and I hate talking about myself, but we'll see what I can do.

I'm Kate. I'm 20 and going into my senior year of college soon (very soon... scarily soon). I'm pretty artsy I suppose. I sing more hours a week than a voice is supposed to when I'm in school, and I like to make things. I've taught myself to sew & knit with the help of my very patient mother & YouTube, both of which are resources I utilize quite frequently. My most recent endeavor has been learning to quilt, which is... horrible and great all at once haha. For someone who always strives for perfection, dealing with the unavoidable errors that come along with starting a new craft is ridiculously irritating. For example, right now I'm debating whether to rip out some stitches in a quilt square or not and try and sew in a new piece straighter. Eventually, I'll probably cave and re-do the strip in question, but for now I'll just stare at it and let it mock me.

I am ridiculously wordy & doubt that this will really be read by many people. Additionally, proper capitalization will probably be the first thing to go in the future, so be warned.

-Kate

Edit: Just ripped out the seams & fixed the yellow square that was driving me nuts. Still not 100% straight, but I like it MUCH better. Ha.