So if you know me well enough you know that I am always getting myself into new situations. Well this time I decided that I wanted to try making a baby quilt. And let me also let you know that I never finished my senior quilt that we started in Young Women's like a year ago! I try to be all crafty and creative in the things that I do but I now know that sewing machines are definitely not my forte...
It all started like this, I went to JoAnn's and got all these cute fabrics in flannel so that it would be nice and soft for baby Alex. Then I remembered that one of my favorite people, Robyn, has a sewing machine so I asked her if I could borrow it. She kindly agreed to and I am also guessing that she figured I know how to use them... my bad, I forgot to mention that I am totally useless! So I cut out all my squares and pieces for the blanket and then I went to get the machine. I came home all excited to use it and the string kept on getting tangled, and I couldn't figure out why the string wasn't even catching the fabric and making a stitch.
Then I turned to the trusted Internet and You tubed how to use the dang machine. After three hours of doodling on a sewing machine I still did not even touch my fabric for the blanket. Luckily I was smart enough to use the scraps to practice before moving onto the real thing. Although at this rate, I don't think I will ever get to the real thing.
So moral of my story, if you know how to use a sewing machine please HELP ME! I need to get this blanket done before I leave for Arizona!
Other than that adventure today, I learned that I will not be receiving FAFSA for school. This is a major set back in my plans because even though I never expected a lot from federal funding I thought that I would at least get something to help out. Now I am looking into anything that can help me! My mom has been a major help in this whole process as well. She didn't even hesitate to take out a student loan for me even though it would add more stress to her. I love her so dearly and could not imagine my life with out her. All she wants for me is to go to college and be happy and she will do anything to make it happen.
One final note, I have to say that Annie Emswiler would be very proud of me today. I do not even know if she bothers to read this blog or not but I don't care, I am still putting this in here. My mom made cupcakes yesterday for her dinner party that are chocolate with cinnamon and chile pepper, with a cream cheese frosting. I thought they looked delicious when I noticed the frosting was tinted slightly tan. Then I put what I think is a superpower nose to the test and I smelt coffee. Yes indeed, my nose was right, the frosting had espresso powder in it and so I did not eat the cupcakes! No coffee for me! Too bad though, I really do miss it, two years is a LONG time to not have any coffee...
All in all, my day was kind of crazy! I definitely got some lemon juice in my cuts but it was only because I wanted to taste the amazing citrus!
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