Nice to see you again!

Wow. My last post was in December of 2011!

Life threw me some curve balls but almost 3 years later I'm out of grad school with my masters and in a job I love. Something else that I love that has continued to grow is my love of sewing. Quilting in particular has won my heart. It's my therapy and my happy place! I've become a fabric hoarder as many quilters will understand it comes with this habit!

Here are some quilts I've finished or I'm working on.

Here's one that's been in the works for about 3 years. It's a WIP for my sister. Something else always comes up, but I want to finish it before the end of the year.

Today I had a proud moment regarding my skills to teach someone how to sew. My friend Melissa and I met in grad school and once school was done she asked me if I would teach her how to use a sewing machine and how to sew. I was slightly hesitant because I wasn't sure about my skills as a teacher. We have been meeting for about 2 months about 4 times and for a few hours. We catch up, chat, run to the fabric store, eat, drink, and then we tackle a skill or project. I could tell tonight that she was gaining confidence in her own skills which made me proud and made me think that maybe just maybe I am a good teacher! How cute is this dinosaur tail??

Which makes me think of possibly organizing some sewing classes. Something I've been thinking about. I want to build my network of crafty people and also spread my love for sewing and quilting. Hopefully this works out. Starting with one or two students and going from there. I wish there were some quilting groups around this area as well, maybe this will be another thing on my list. Possibly. This to do list is getting long! Thank goodness grad school is done!

Promised myself I would update this more often.

Intro

Hi!
I wasn't sure if I needed to write an introduction post cause I wasn't really sure what to say. I'm not very good at talking about myself, I can talk and talk and talk about other stuff but about myself eh...notsomuch.

My name is Sandra most of my friends call me Sandy. Do I have a preference? Not really. I am almost 30...haha ok so I'm going to be 27 this year and I was just quoting my sister...she was on the phone with one of her friends and I guess her friend asked her how old I was well the little brat said "oh she's almost 30" I just about had heart failure when I heard her say that! BUT I guess it's true and you know there's really nothing wrong with that except that I just don't want to grow up yet, that's all.

Well I LOVE LOVE LOVE crafts, all kinds I have what's called crafting A.D.D. I'm usually trying all kinds of different crafts. My new love is sewing. I don't have a sewing machine yet and I say yet because I'm getting one very soon! I also love to cook when I can. I am NOT the greatest cook and I only say this because I really don't cook often. I still go to my parents house for dinner almost every day. Nothing beats my mother's home cooked food. When I have the time and a good recipe I do enjoy the process. I just wish I would do it more often. BUT this might change because I'm going go be joining Weight Watchers and well I'm gonna start buying more groceries and actually use my kitchen. So you will probably see posts about all that stuff. Well did I say I don't like talking about myself??? I guess I do like to go off on random subjects sometimes.

Well now the purpose of this intro is to say why I created this blog. This blog is for all my crafty ideas, pictures, food trial and errors, venting, reviewing and showcasing great blogs and websites out there. So i hope you find something useful or entertaining or whatever!

Hope everyone is having a great middle of the week!