One of them is working out. I am up at 5:15 in the morning, at the gym by 6, shower then go to work. It is right across the street so I don't need to go very far. I LOVE it. I didn't think I would like going to the gym by myself, but there was no more room at Rob's studio so I had no choice. It is actually very therapeutic. There is hardly anyone there and you can just get lost in the (incredibly hard) workouts. Not to mention it is an all women's gym so no weird pressure from men being around. Robert creates a new, harder work-out for me each month for both upper and lower body and I must admit it makes a huge difference. I am seeing crazy results, my clothes fit better and I am getting nice tone. If only I could will myself to stick to a decent diet I would be competition ready in no time! Haha but I digress =P
The second hobby I have taken up in a frenzy is SEWING!! OMG I signed up for a quilting class (and it was FREE!!) learned how to use my sewing machine properly and ever since I have been sewing and buying fabric and supplies like crazy! This is NOT OK! I can't be obsessed with so many different crafts! I dont have room for all the different stashes! Yarn, spinning fiber and now fabric?? When will the madness end! Hopefully not too soon, I am making some cute stuff as you can see...
Aren't these adorable? I love them! I have been making tons of them! I got the pattern from PatchworkPottery. Her crafts are incredible! I have been following her blog for a while and I really like her Esty shop too. One can only dream of reaching her level of talent but I love to look lol. Her's are much more precise and even but I still love mine =) I plan on making many more!
And then there are my quilting adventures. The place I am taking the class in is awesome. The women are so nice and friendly and everyone is so helpful! They LOVE teaching people which is always a plus since they will need alot of patience with me. I just needed the book and the materials and the class itself was free. I am already loving is sooooo much! Here is what I have so far.....
I started with this fabric and book....that is a picture of the quilt we are doing.
Cut it into 2.5" wide strips
Sewed 3 strips of each color palette together using 1/4" seams
Then cut the strips into 6.5" squares and arranged them how we wanted!
That is as far as we got until the next class which is on Tuesday. They have a sit and sew every sunday for 4 hours for $10 so I might go to that also and do some small stuff. It is hard at home to spread out so it would be good. I can't wait to sew the blocks together! But I don't want to do anything without supervision....would hate to mess up when it is already so pretty! I am in love with these colors....reminds me of the beach =)
So those are the reasons I have not been knitting. Tragic I know and I will certainly start again as soon as the thrill has dies down a bit. Tonight I am heading back to Joann Fabrics (it is on the way home from work which is dangerous) to buy a new tote for my fabric since my stash is getting pretty big now...I have a 40% off coupon haha.
Well I suppose I should get back to work. I am going to try to post alot more....if I have time between projects =P
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