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If you found this, hopefully it is entertaining. I am attempting to quilt all my mom's fabric into blankets for charity. At first I thought I would hang onto her stash, but really our tastes were just a little too different and I just dont have the storage I need to house all of it. There is no question in mind where I got my "pack rat" tendencies from....she has TONS of fabric. I am hoping I can muscle through it all. Plus, since some of it isn't what I would normally choose for myself, it makes it just that much harder to use. But I am determined, in my usual, starry-eyed self to do this in her honor. I just learned how to quilt two years ago. My mom and I spent 18 weeks, every Wednesday driving to Sacramento the instant I got off work, fending off the daily commute traffic, to get to meisner's sewing center for our quilt class. Not any surprise to me, but I was the youngest person in the class, and thus annoyed the instructor tremendously with questions and my sarcasm, but no matter. It was quality time with mom that I will cherish and never forget. But after those 18 weeks, both of us were so sick of looking at our quilts that we stuck the tops in boxes, unfinished, and didn't look at them again until very recently. She pulled her quilt top out of the box and handed it to me and said, "you finish it and keep it.". She died two weeks later. Thus, this project....

You will have to pardon my sarcasm and lack of writing skills, as I am more of a scientific mind than a writer. Ironic, since I am so artsy-craftsy, but true. This is great therapy for me since mom passed, as she was the only person I know that understood my craziness...mostly because she was a little crazy herself. Who do you think I learned all my craftiness from? Oh, did I mention that I am a chef too? Just finished culinary school in June, so often while I sew, I am cooking something yummy at the same time. Crazy, right? When mom got really sick, I started making jam....weird hobby, but really helped me get out frustration and keep my hands busy. So, the point.....I prolly will refer to my current jam flavors as I blog...not to push jam, but mostly to showcase how crazy I really am.

So, I just got done speaking to my husband about setting up better storage for all this fabric that I already have. He and I have plans to convert the guest room closet for me and all my crap....I mean, CRAFTS. So after the holidays, project "closet clean out" shall commence. I really hope I can focus, buckle down and organize...there are just so many quilts to be made! I am in the middle of six right now....crazy, right? Ahhhhhhhhhh! Hope everyone has a lovely holiday. I will be cleaning.