My First Quilt Making Project

As I started on this, my first quilt (made out of my Mom's fabric/clothing) one evening, earlier this week, I noticed a piece of red fabric was in my Mom's sewing machine. Justin and I was trying to think of what the red fabric was that my Mom was sewing, and we think we finally figured it out. Our family held a Christmas gift drive to help local kids in need, and Mom sewed the stockings for those kids! It's only a piece of fabric, but again, it's another part of Mom that will go in her (now my) sewing box.

My progress on the quilt so far...

A Part of Mom

Practicing quilting with scrap fabric. 
The other day I was really wanting to call my Mom and have a conversation with her...just to talk to her. After all it's pretty much became a daily routine for us to talk on the phone at least once daily. It occurred to me at that same instant that I couldn't call Mom though. She's gone from this Earth, no more phone conversations.

A few days or so later I became really motivated to start on a quilt. The quilt is going to have Mom's fabric/clothing as the squares/patchwork. It makes it even more special to be using Mom's sewing machine. I'm just now learning to quilt, but I'm determined and motivated to learn...with my Mom's machine and some motivation this quilt is going to be so very special. This quilt is going to contain at least a part of my Mom from some of the things she loved!

My New Hobby...

When I was a kid, I started piano lessons for a short time. I am happy to say that I have now started practicing on my keyboard again. Lovin' it! :)

My Camera...

One of the best pass times I have...capturing moments and turning them into memories!  :) 

My New Project...

I started a project awhile back...and I do mean awhile when I say "awhile back" on TRYING to teach myself to crochet a blanket, which I never really got that far on and it is still a work in progress (as now I THINK I know how to really crochet a blanket as I found out about a week or two ago that a friend that I have known since elementary school has known how to crochet for around five years and is showing me how).

Anyhow...since the first blanket I tried to teach myself to do is still a work in progress as it was HAS to be a complete do-over...LOL (and I've started on it...just not made a whole lot of progress with it since I am working on this one) and the blanket was originally going to be for my daughter.  Breann has decided she wants different colors so I thought I would post my progress up with this one...updated favorite colors and all!

So here we go...my progress so far!

Updates from Snow Town

LOL...that should be where we live's second name...Snow Town...after all, that seems all that it knows how to do around here.

Another view out our window (includes snow):

And...my update from snow town today includes my most recent project.  I recently have taken up