Starting Out

I am the person who has always wanted to sew amazing things. I had a very simple sewing kit when I was younger that allowed me to hand stitch felt stuffed animals. Over the years I have gotten to be a little bit more adventurous in the sense that I started sewing seams and then graduated to completing a dog pillow (a really easy pillow where all the sides are sewn, it's stuffed, and then the gap is sewn shut). Nothing complicated. I didn't even worry if I was sewing straight seams.

Since getting older I feel that I should now be at the point where I am able to sew and create things. I had the very large and challenging ambition of learning how to quilt after I found many free patterns online of Harry Potter quilting blocks (I am a huge HP fan! I also just saw that this site is now starting a new Lord of the Rings project as well, which is the other amazing fantastical series that I'm gaga for. This is where I found my Harry Potter inspiration for a quilt).

Since I plan to have children some time in the future, I really wanted to be able to make them a quilt, and I wanted to start with a Harry Potter quilt. I couldn't just jump right into it without knowing what I'm doing or the basics, so I finally looked for an affordable class in my area. It didn't take long until I ran into a local shop that offered a Quilting 101 class that taught quilting basics such as how to choose fabrics, the proper tools etc. Sign me up! and I did. It was the perfect time too with summer just starting since I teach for a living.

The rest of this blog will be about my sewing adventures! This will include my progress through the Quilting 101 class (including my sampler quilt that will be completed at the end of the 6 week session quilting class), as well as other projects that I bravely attempt.

Sewwww, on with the sewing!