Labor of Love

A couple of months ago my friend Chiemi taught me the basics of sewing/quilting. I am so grateful for the time and effort she put into trying to teach me. After she taught me I went a bit quilt crazy and sewed a bunch of stuff together. I don't know how to bind them together and put it together, but the last couple of days my mother-in-law has been teaching me. The other day she said that quilting truly is a "labor of love" I thought about it and it really is. It takes a lot of time and patience. You don't just make quilts for random people. You make them for people you care about...family and friends.
Well I am really excited to be working on my sewing skills. About a month ago I bought a quilt kit from Joanns for $10 and I think it turned out cute. My mother in law was suppose to help me, but the material was too cute and I didn't want to mess it up so she sewed the whole thing together. It turned out adorable!

It looks so much cuter in person. We still need to finish binding it.
After I watched my MIL I got started on making one all by myself.

I absolutely love learning new things and gaining new hobbies. I really want to learn how to sew clothing now. Since Jared and I will be moving to Utah next year I think it will be a big help financially if I can make some of the girls clothing.

Here is my quilt in progress.

I am pretty happy with how it is coming along. Hopefully I will finish it by next week. I think this will be my new obsession.
On a side note. My daughter Sinalei is pulling herself up everywhere. Its amazing how fast these kids grow!

Sinalei is the ham in our family. She's always smiling for the camera.
Here's Princess Sela. Can't forget her!!!