quilting wars

Today is the day, I finally begin the process of quilting. I have been putting this off for over a year, with the excuse of I needed to collect my fabric. Well my fabric pile is quite thick and the washing and pressing has taken place. The pattern has been chosen and the dimensions have been determined. Next step the cutting! Hopefully it isn't as bad as I'm making it out to be...

cross-stitch phone case

For Christmas my wonderful cousin gave me one of these fantastic cross-stitch phone cases.  I was so excited to receive it and knew exactly what design I wanted to recreate.  The Purl Bee has a fantastic post about a herringbone pattern that I just absolutely adore.  Instead of producing the same two tone color scheme I decided to add a bit of variety to my stitches.  I decided a monotone ombre theme would be fun to interpret.  I believe the finished product turned out pretty neat! I think these cases are a fantastic creative outlet and definitely allow you to personal your phone case, how fun!

it is a new day

     Today is a new day.

     Today I begin writing again....

     After more than a year of not writing, not playing music, not doing anything remotely crafty. I begin anew. This year should be as such. After much change this past year and my reclusiveness towards anything I love, I have determined this behavior must change....