I kinda did it!

 As promised, here is my first ever update: Overall, I'd have to say I am pleased with my first attempt at a nine patch quilt block! 

I am very thankful for the suggestion of purchasing a 1/4 inch foot for my sewing machine. I did order one, and it arrived before I even started sewing! Being so new to this, I did order a Brother branded foot, because I'm just not sure that the generic stuff is compatible. These are all things that will be learned in time. Of course, I am quite wobbly with my machine still, and I will need a lot of practice keeping my fabric straight as I run it through. And I definitely need a ton of practice lining up my seams! I pinned a lot, or what I thought was a lot, but again, this will take practice.

Even with just this tiny taste, I can FOR SURE see how quilting can be addicting, and my Mama said, "It sounds like a good addiction to have!" I agree!!

In other news, all of our snow melted over the past few days from the big snowstorm of what, two weeks ago? It was lovely to see the grass again, even if it was all just a big muddy mess. Fast forward to today, and we woke up with an another inch or so of snow! And once again, everything is pretty again! I just looked out the window as I am typing this, (its just after noon EST) and it's STILL snowing.

I hope to practice with my sewing machine some this week when time allows. We have two very large furniture deliveries heading our way, one large delivery for my husband's home office furniture, and another for a couch and loveseat for our family room. The family room furniture is surprisingly due this coming week, so my time will be busy preparing for that. Funny, I just ordered the furniture this morning! To see a delivery date this week caught me by surprise, so my plans for today's snow day have altered. You know how some parts of your home just become a catch all? Well, the top of our stairs leading to our downstairs has become just that. It has a large landing, and we tend to just sit everything that needs to go downstairs at the top of the steps. You know, 5 gallon buckets of sugar for canning, our large crockpot and roaster, flats of empty mason jars, etc. We have a storage room with shelves downstairs where we store these things, but isn't it just easier to sit it on the landing? LOL! We have a lot of putting stuff away and staging we will need to do, and I'd like to list a few items on Facebook Marketplace as well.

I also need to finish up painting the trim in my husband's office and clean up any painting mistakes, in preparation for his furniture delivery, which should be coming in the next few weeks. (Fingers crossed!) I am so excited for him that he is finally getting such lovely furniture! If I haven't mentioned it before, my husband works from home.

Up next will be a MASSIVE painting project in our family room. The walls are primed, a color is picked, we just need to get started. It's a huge project, with our large family room, a landing, hallway, and the staircase that all needs painting. I will be so happy when its all done, and we can just relax and enjoy our family room. I think knowing the furniture is coming will help me get moving!

I hope you all have had a lovely weekend, wherever you are. 

Thank you so much for reading!

Stay warm out there!

-Bunny