It's The Little Things

It's the little things that make me unreasonably happy.

I enjoy puttering around with my sewing machine. I am neither proficient or confident, but messing around is fun and I learn a considerable amount in every failed experiment. I don't really sew often even though I enjoy it, mostly because I don't like feeling quarantined upstairs in the craft room alone. I like to be able to hear what's going on in the house and generally feel like I'm part of my little family, instead of the lonely stepchild in the attic.

Last night we moved the desktop computer (that no one ever uses) into the closet and set up a little sewing space for me in the office! It's out of sight but still part of the general goings-on of our home! Why didn't I think of that a year ago?? I can hear the TV, talk to my girl and generally ignore the problems that the dogs are causing without having to actually do the disciplining! Perfect. . .

Here's what I created last night.

It's based on a tutorial I read here. After reading through her well-written instructions I thought, "Even I could do that!" It's not perfect. There's a bit of wonkiness to some of the squares and some of the seams don't meet perfectly. But with that said, it's the little things that make me unreasonably happy!

I still have to quilt it. I want to try machine quilting. That's another experiment that I've never attempted. I've got my new working space. Now all I need is to stitch together some scraps of courage and dive right in!