Dressing Your Truth

Had a long talk with a friend today. We were talking about self confidence. I admitted that I have never had a whole lot of self confidence. I know that I am a daughter of God. I know I have worth. I just have never felt beautiful or sexy. I just have never had confidence as a woman.

Now let me say right here that my husband tells me that I am all the time. I just find it hard to believe. I don't think I'm ugly. Just not beautiful. I have always done what I can to be clean and well presented.

I came home and looked up the Dressing Your Truth website. As I looked at the videos of the testimonials I was in tears. I was listening to women who felt like I did. At odds with the fashion weld and their idea of beauty. I signed up for the free beauty course to help me figure out what energy type I am. Stay tuned for my journey...

Chinese Puzzle

I have finished four more blocks. I found this more modern pattern for a Chinese Puzzle block. It is definitely more modern looking but I loved it. I will just mix it in with the others. It shouldn't stand out too much since it will be in the same fabrics.

 

Here are the other two I made. Blocks 17 and 18. Road To California. I counted last night and I have 20 different fabrics in this quilt. Add on two more with the binding and backing. Overkill? I hope not.

 

Half Way There

After this evenings sewing, I am at the halfway point. I have completed 15 blocks. Amazing. It hasn't been as hard as I thought it might be for a beginner.

I have done several blocks that had "flying geese" in them. Instead of wasting those corners I sewed a 1/4" to the outside and cut in between the lines. At this point I have 48 3" half square triangles. When I am done I think I will make a baby blanket with them. I will add squares from any left over fabric. Maybe I will make it for my first grand daughter down that future road.

Here are blocks 13 and 14.

 

Pink Quilt Named

I keep telling myself that I am not going to buy any more fabric for this pink quilt. Last night I decided I really needed one more med. I have enough lights and darks. Went to Clover Patch and didn't find my pink, but fell in love with a black and white print. Decided that I had to have it, and it was light enough that I still wouldn't have too much black in the quilt. What do you think. Darling huh?

Since I didn't find my pink I went over to Scrap Apple. I found my pink there. After choosing between four bolts. They didn't have a bolt of the day so they chose mine. 30% off. Cool.

I have decided I like naming my quilts. I think I am going to call this one Pink Explosion.

Deserted

We al kind of did our own thing for dinner tonight. My oldest DS was at a friends house all evening. I got done with my dinner and went in the bedroom to get something. My DH was in bed fast asleep! Went downstairs to sew and it was dark too. My youngest was in bed also.
I took advantage of an uninterrupted sewing night and did 4 more quilt blocks.

6 blocks

I texted my DH and told high I wasn't making dinner. There was a fund raiser for scouts at the church with dinner or he could fend for himself. I wanted to sew all evening. I got 6 blocks done tonight. In keeping with my new plan of pairs I want to renumber the ones I have all ready made. Here they are in order 1-8 .

Christmas Placemat Background

Had some visiting for church to do tonight. Got home about 7:00 and ate dinner. I had a visit at 7:30. When she left I went down to sew and realized I had run out of thread for my quilt.

I didn't want to go all the way out to Walmart and so decided to hit Ben Franklin. On the spur of the moment I decided to take the fabric I had bought for the Christmas placemats. I have been looking for background fabric to go with the tree fabric.

I had thought that I wanted something with stars. These are wedged shaped trees that I will do on a four patch. I found this and thought that it would work great. I will only use it for the top row. The counter lady figured out about how much I would need. I wouldn't let her cut it until I knew how much cash I had with me. She gave me a 20% coupon for the register. I counted my money and was pretty sure I had enough for the fabric and thread. I was 1c short. The guy at the register had one. Pretty amazing huh?

You can't tell very well from the picture but some of those stars are la real light blue teal. Bit brings out that color in the tree fabric. The gold stars brings out a tiny hint of gold on the leaves. I think it is going to look real nice together.