Now you've gone & done it...

Now you've gone & done it Janette, you made me feel guilty. :)
I have been doing something really fun... I've been taking a Quilting Class! I decided that I needed to have a happier year which meant that I needed to do something for myself like taking a class. And since I love crafting of any kind & since I have a LOT of fabric (more than I or Donald would like to admit!) I decided on quilting. SO during my usual blogging time (while Payton's asleep) I've been doing sewing 'homework'.
These are the spoils of my hard work. The one above was the one that we were working on in class. In the second picture I showed the backing. I love how bright it is! It is flannel so it will add a little bit of warmth without being bulkier or heavier. The one below was me trying to have a cool backing to the 1st quilt & it was so good that it became a new one. Yeah sometimes I show symptoms of being an over-achiever! In actuality I didn't know what I was getting myself into. So if we ever have another girl I will have matching comforters for them. It will have the same backing as the first.
I haven't actually quilted the first one yet, I don't want to mess it up! I have pinned all the layers & am not sure when I will start but I'll post the finished product when I do.

In the meantime I will do lots of baby quilts to 'practice'. And since I have a lot of flannel I won't have to spend any more money on fabric for a little while. We are still in a little bit of shock at how much the ones above ended up costing us, but that's a whole other story not to be shared. (I honestly don't want to do the math to see how much it ended up being.)

Here's the first one that I finished piecing yesterday & now need to quilt. It's for my nephew Casey. I still have to do the binding (finishing edge) in Red. I love it & am excited to do more.
So today was the last day of my class & plan to take at least 1 additional class to go over triangle & circles. I have definitely had fun & am loving it so far.
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