Joining the Ranks… (My first quilt!)

Joining the Ranks... (My first quilt!)

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Life on a Dirt Road

The house is being taken over by quilting... stuff. Which isn't a bad thing, actually. I even tried a quilting project of my own today. My mom gave me a few pointers about the quilting, and reminders about how to use the sewing machine (put the foot down! Put the foot down!). I think I should start using it to aid in some more advanced DIY wardrobe refashioning.

About Life on a Dirt Road

All About Me I grew up a suburb girl. I have lived in suburbs all over North America. It started in California. From there I moved to Alberta, Canada followed by British Colombia. Washington and Kansas were next. There were a couple of times we packed up our whole house, put it in storage and moved to Baja California, Mexico for the summer. Texas followed and then Michigan. In each of these places I have found things to love. They were all suburbs though. Neighbors right next door. Some fantastic neighbors…some not so much. Until December 2011. We wanted to get away from the neighbors and live out in the country. We wanted peace and quiet. We didn’t want to see or hear our neighbors. We wanted nature. We found the house of our dreams (or the house of our dreams in the rough) and moved out to the country. On a dirt road. Life is different on a dirt road. I never really understood that before. Dirt roads themselves have lives of their own. Each day driving on one is different. Some days the ride is smooth. Freshly graded. Nary a washboard or pothole in site. Over night things change. Washboard roads appear. Potholes big enough to chip the paint off your mom-van. Driving becomes an art in maneuvering around obstacles…potholes…deer…washed out roads…turtles. And the potholes change in size and location. It is hardly ever the same ride twice. Life is different on a dirt road. It is our life now. And I love it. Potholes and all.

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One Response to Joining the Ranks... (My first quilt!)

Cheryl says:

December 23, 2012 at 11:15 am

Congratulations! Welcome to the quilting world….I am fairly new to the quilting world too, but I love it. Here is to many mistakes and many joys ahead!

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