I have really improved in my sewing skills! I am really very happy with my own progress. Lil' toot of my own horn there. 

I spent the day piecing four blocks and sewing them together. I am making it a baby quilt for a new baby in our family. I hope he will love it. 

Today I put it together, tomorrow I will add a 2" border around the outside with a single 2" color block in each corner of the border. I will have to wait to quilt it, because I have to go buy the backing fabric, which I have not done yet. Honestly, I thought it would be a minute before I needed it. 

Anyway, after I get the backing fabric, I am going to quilt the thing myself. I think I will do a diagonal line through every block in each direction. I will also bind it in black. I'd rather make the binding a mix of all the colors, except black, but I'm sure I do not have enough fabric in the colors. Black it is. 

I'm so excited!

Now, let's talk about the quilt! First off, it's a baby quilt. It will measure approximately 33" square when it finished.  I wanted it to be bright and engaging on one side and dark and calming on the other side, so I'm going to back it in the same black fabric as the black blocks in the top. I think that will be nice. 

I found the blocks very easy to put together. A simple 16 patch. I got a 1/4" foot, so that makes a big difference in the look of the blocks. Almost all the points match up, but there are some that are off. I'm not gonna sweat it. Still looks good for a first one, in my humble opinion. Also, there is a big mistake in one of the blocks, but I left it in there. It is my philosophy that mistakes simply become part of the personality of the piece, as long as it doesn't ruin the look, or make it hard to sew together, then, why not? I'm not making showpieces here. 

My final thoughts are that it was VERY FUN sewing today. I really like how it looks all done up together so far. I am feeling very proud and accomplished. I feel like I can sew. Whodathunkit?