I took a quilting class yesterday and made my first quilt. It's far from perfect, but I love the fabric. So girly! ...and hopelessly matchy-matchy!
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.Here is the back - the rabbits are a bit out of focus. I'm struggling to focus with the lens I currently have for the camera, and my manual focus on this particular photo left much to be desired.
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..I'm still chugging along with my knitted blanket, but I just realized that I need to rip out the last section that I worked. I must have completely spaced out not to have noticed sooner that I flipped the last section upside down on the blanket. Even a 5-year old knows "V" doesn't come after "C" and "D" doesn't come after "U". I'm quite good at making negative progress on projects. Ugh! At least I can look to the quilt now as a finished object.
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.In my other attempts to train and become a good mother, I'm baking (cooking?) my first ham right now. I read somewhere once that "good mothers" have casseroles and soups in the freezer for when baby comes home, so I'm testing a few casseroles and soups over the next three months to find some suitable for freezing. The ham will be used in a variety of these. I had no idea cooking a ham was such a process, but I feel like a good mother for doing it, and that's the important thing right now. A false sense of assurance in my ability to mother is still a sense of assurance, so I'm going with what I have for now, even if it comes from recalling a 1950s Good Housekeeping article.
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4 comments:
Oh heavens the official nesting madness has kicked in! Are you wearing a frilly apron while you are cooking up a storm? Bet the kitties are dancing around the kitchen begging for ham!
Your matchy-matchy quilt is v pretty and so Mindy :)
Seriously, that quilt is so beautiful! I'm impressed that you're cooking, although I don't think you need to cook to be a great mother (and you're definitely on that train already).
Love it! I would probably do something like that and realize it after I finished most of the project. Quilt also looks good. I can't get over all the folks I know that are getting into quilting. It's almost feeling like peer pressure!
The quilt is gorgeous, and baby will love it! I love that sewing and quilting can be such instant gratification (compared to some knitting!)
Good for you for trying new things. However, you're such a sweetheart and so maternal already, you'll be a fantastic mom even if you never cook another thing in your life. You're going to be great.
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