Baby quilt #3 - nearly done

In a post a few months ago I was having a 'fabric dilemma'. I was a little stuck on this project because I didn't really like the fabric combination all together (it was a Moda charm pack and my first attempt at 'Disappearing Nines') and kept putting the project off.

After much scratching of the head I decided what the vibrant patterns needed was to be broken up with plain white material, to make it a little easier on the eye. So, my third baby quilt is nearly done (need to sew the binding and I'm going to attempt to machine bind it this time, seeing as my hand sewing is crap!)

Feast your eyes on the recovered project below:

The front

Thank goodness for the white!

Oooh... look at the fancy stripe!

Wish me luck on the binding (arghhhh)

My sewing night classes are brilliant and I'm learning loads. I did my first ever 'darts' last week (pretty badly, but still!) I'll take some photos this week when it starts looking more like a dress. 

I LOVE SEWING!

Not too cool for school

I've enrolled in an evening class! Check me!

I shall be one of twelve 'beginners' attending the Dressmaking for Beginners class, starting mid September. It's a 10 week course which covers all the things I really really need to learn. Like how to read a pattern (What? You mean you don't just make it all up?), learning about fabrics and how to cut them, sewing basics and lots of other goodies. It's crazy to be this excited about going back to school! (Albeit for two hours a week).

Two whole hours of 'me time' doing crafty-sewing-goodness (and then unpicking it all again).

Happy happy.