Since I have all boys, I have had a hard time giving myself permission to have anything too feminine or girly in my house. It always made me a little sad when I would see a cute new fabric line come out and I felt that I needed to look the other way. Finally, about a year ago, I decided to stop being ridiculous and just make a few girly things for me. After all, just because I have all boys, does not mean that I need to be one too. I pieced this quilt a year ago, just simple squares, nothing fancy. I finally got around to quilting and binding it. This was my first experience with straight line quilting on my machine and I am really happy with how it turned out.
I included this picture of the quilt because you can see the quilting quite a bit better. I still have a lot to learn, but I am really encouraged by how this worked out. This quilt is now in my family room and it makes me happy every time I look at it. It also makes me wonder why I didn't allow myself to do something like this sooner.