SAY WHAT?

So. I'm sure you've heard.

It's all over blogland.

"What?"-you may be asking...

It's this post by Stitched in Color.  I read the first 377 comments, and I also put in my own imput.  Twice, actually!

When I read the comments, I laughed, I felt like a jerk, I even realized how closed-minded I really am.  Let me give you a little background.  My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 6.  I picked it back up again, about two years ago when I was 14.  Yes, I am 16 years old.  I turn 17 on Tuesday the third (YAHOO!!), and I quilt.  I love to sew, I love to make stuff, I like to give my stuff to other people.  But for a long time, when I would see other people's work, I would say, "oh that's ugly" or "it's too old for my taste."  Never once did I realize that that "ugly" quilt took my grandma or one of her friends days, weeks, months, even years to complete!  I never thought to say, oh geez, to someone else, this quilt could mean the world. 

After reading the comments, seeing how people labeled everyone else, I realized I do it too, and that I need to calm it down!  Just because something isn't my taste or style doesn't mean that I can't appreciate it!  Some of those comments were downright nasty, and I am glad that I didn't say "oh I hate this" or "that's fugly."  Sometimes I think it, but to the point where it could really damage a person, I don't think I could ever say that to someone's hard work.

But, I can't preach too much, I've definitely done a lot of those things myself, and I am really working hard on saying nicer stuff. :]

On to bigger and better things! 

I graduate this month...holy shamoly.

(And some more bakground information!)

I'm 16.  I skipped 6th grade.  I am now a senior, and I graduate high school in less than a month!  I also quilt.  And I love to sew (DUH!).  I also try to be a stickler for grammer ;)

So, besides graduation, I have to share more big news!  I finished my first quilt!

I used this tutorial, but I made it a lot smaller and I used only two fabrics.

It's baby sized, but I don't have the exact measurements.

 It kind of looks like an Easter Egg, I think!

Whoa--the color is off in this picture. The fabric is a bright pink and the swirly design is light pink...I think the lighting just kind of stunk.

 And here's my second quilt!  I used the same blocks from the quilt above, just turned them differently.

It was supposed to be a boy quilt for my godbaby, but my mother told me it was too girly!  So, I quilted it in pink...and now I'm not sure if it is even a girl quilt either!

The facts.

Sewn, quilted and bound by me.  Hand sewn binding.  Cotton batting.

All print fabrics in these quilts: "Brother and Sister Designs" at Hobby Lobby.  Solids are the super soft nice ones from JoAnns (they have a few different "lines" of solids and these are the more expensive/thicker/nicer ones)

Thanks for stopping by,

xoxo lyssa grace :)