I'm a Sew-er!

Note that I'm a sew-er, not a sewer. I sew; I don't keep underground waste. For Relief Society, our church's women organization, we were asked to make a square representing ourselves for a joint effort quilt. Interestingly enough, I was the one put in charge of this project. I'm not much of a sew-er, but my mom sure is. So, I organized get togethers for the women to work on embroidering their squares, and tried to help if I could (which wasn't much help, believe me).

Now if you know anything about me, you'll know that I did not get the crafty gene. My mom is great at sewing, my sisters are very meticulous people, and it seems I have been surrounded by women who scrapbook my whole life. I really don't do any of these things. So I really surprised myself this week when I made it my goal to finish this square. I actually enjoyed it! In fact, I was just going to make a book without any decoration for my quilt square. But the more I did it, the more confident I got, and the more I elaborated my little design.

Now if you are a good embroiderer, please don't look closely. You will see many flaws. But for a first time effort for a sworn noncrafter, I think I did okay.