I'm doing 30 things
Bound and embellished … March 2009 (according to Flickr – I kind a forgot about 43 Things for a while).
Love it. It sits on the spare bed in our new house.
Kelly Schneider's Life List
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1. make friends
1,979 people -
2. have a house overlooking the ocean
21 people -
3. Get a tattoo
22,047 people -
4. get washboard abs
31 people -
5. design a garden
16 people -
6. read Atlas Shrugged
177 people -
7. Take a wine tasting class
1 cheer86 people -
8. decoupage a table
1 cheer4 people -
9. write a book
1 cheer30,182 people -
10. visit a 3rd world country
2 cheers29 people -
11. sew more
264 people -
12. Go to graduate school
1 cheer1,173 people -
13. lose weight
40,804 people -
14. become a teacher
1,450 people -
15. write a great novel
52 people -
16. have bookcases built in
2 people -
17. read the books in my library
9 people -
18. earn my masters degree
84 people -
19. visit all the State Parks in Minnesota
1 cheer5 people -
20. live simply
1 cheer3,287 people -
21. finish a marathon
97 people -
22. Visit a synagogue
8 people -
23. Memorize the Gettysburg Address
32 people -
24. ride a gondola in Venice
230 people -
25. go wine-tasting in california
5 people -
26. go to a Italian Opera
3 people -
27. go swimming in the rain, at night
16 people -
28. write steamy love letters or an erotic book
35 people -
29. restore an old house
39 people -
30. Bike to work
205 people
Recent entries
I’ve got the top nearly done (just need sashing, and I haven’t picked out the fabric for that) and approved by his mother (who’s a bit picky). He’ll be moving to a big boy bed soon, since he’s going to be a big brother in March. The back side is going to be appliqued with his initial, and then I have to put sashing on that as well, since the piece I have is only 2 yards and won’t cover the whole back. I also have to pick out a fabric for the binding, which will probably also be used as an accent on the pillows and maybe the bed skirt, which are also using the fabrics from the quilt (I’ve got 3 squares left over for the pillow(s), and a set of strips set aside for the skirt).
My local Sewing Center is holding a beginner quilting class this fall, and I plan on taking that to learn how to do the actual quilting aspect (plus how to better piece together fabrics, etc).
I even cut and ironed the bias binding. I just need to sew it on. Unfortunately, it all has to be done by hand (on a twin-size quilt) because my sewing machine currently can’t handle that much material or any type of quilting (I still need to buy the even-feed foot – this quilt was hand tied to avoid needing to quilt). Hand sewing makes my hands cramp up and takes so long, I just can’t motivate myself to do it! I know that once it’s done, it’ll look so much better (it’s currently all laid out on the bed in our spare bedroom, since we’re trying to sell our house, so it’s on display all the time), and I just need to push myself to get it done.
