Slow Progress

I cut the prints into 3.25" squares yesterday. Once I buy the white solid fabric (hopefully this weekend), I will be able to cut out the rest of the rectangles.

My sewing machine is in the background. I use my mother's Vintage Singer Stylist Model 774 for piecing.

The pattern I am using is Rectangle Squared from Film in the Fridge. The end result will be going to one of my grandmothers.

That's all for today. Maybe I will post next weekend or next week with more progress.

First Post :)

I'm so excited to start my own blog. I am an avid blog reader and I have been inspired to create one myself. To explain the name of my blog, I used to have a very short bull cut when I was five and my brothers named me Carl. To this day, my brother and his friends all call me by Carl instead of Laura.

I just finished the quilt top and bottom to my first real quilt the other day. I love how the top turned out, although it is a little smaller than I would like. But I don't really like the bottom. I was lazy and didn't iron the fabric before I sewed it so I may end up picking out the stitches. Also the lengths didn't match up on the bottom, but I'm pretty sure it is bigger than the quilt top anyway. I can't wait until spring break when I will be able to quilt it!

I also picked up some fabric from Hobby Lobby and Joann's today for my next quilt. I'm probably going to do the Rectangle Squared Quilt from Film in the Fridge: http://www.filminthefridge.com/2010/10/20/rectangle-squared-a-quilt-block-tutorial/.

I probably won't start cutting this fabric until I buy the white solid fabric. It's just so beautiful to look at though!