month of me project one kick off - alaskan batik quilt

hey there!
i said i would be back soon with a little bit more about what i have in store for the month of me, so here we are with the kick off post.  and, to try something new i've been thinking about, here's a little video post about it as well!  of course, i'll have more photos down below because i couldn't leave it empty.  so without further adieu, here's we're rad, let's quilt episode 1!
a lot shorter than my last video with lisa, am i right?  haha.
how did you like that peek at my pumpkins so far?  halloween quilt turned fall turned trying to get done!
so this first project's fabric was collected over my two trips to alaska thus far, and i am going to start things off by making the quilt i have planned!  i purchased the fat quarters on my first trip last year and then got the backing, border & sashing/binding when i was there in june.  i'm super lucky to have friends that understand my way of exploring and remembering my adventures is through fabric shopping and i cannot wait to have this quilt finished so i can take it up there and show it off!  of course, i'll photograph it here in california when it is done, but photos of it in alaska would be just so much more epic!
here's some still photos of the fabric as well, taken on my new apartment balcony.
and come on... those otters!! :)
and i don't want to give too much away just yet, so here's a peek at the book i'll be using a pattern from!  it's called quilt batik! by cheryl brown.  go figure, it is another on loan from the grammy quilt book library.
stay tuned to see where the progress goes from here!  pumpkins?  alaska?  to be determined!  either way, they're both for me :)

november is MY month

hey howdy hey!
if this is your first time here, welcome!
i'm emily, the resident sewist/blogger in this part of town.
short summary:  i've been sewing off and on for a long time, and really restarted my sewing game in 2006 when i made quilts for my senior project in high school - something i SWORE i would never do.
fast forward 11 years, and now i'm a member of the sacramento modern quilt guild (sacmqg on instagram), a certified long arm renter at meissner sewing and vacuum, and i've taken almost a dozen different quilting classes this year alone!  as it turns out, i've made over 100 quilts throughout the years, and needless to say, i've found my way so far and still love the journey. 
i had this post all pre-written, and once i went to throw the photos in (aka the one photo above) i realized a lot of changes have happened since then and it needed a rewrite, so here we go!
november is MY month (aka my birthday is on sunday) so i wanted to do something a little different and make my projects all about me!  sure, i love sewing for particular people, but it was about time i took a break from those and put time in to finishing (or starting) projects i wanted to have all for myself but never quite made the time for.
here's the kick off post, with five (different than instagram) things about me!
1.  i still have two baby teeth!
almost 29 and those baby teeth are still holding on strong.  though, i'd be lying if i said i wasn't nervous about the thought of losing them... i don't have any grown up teeth coming in!
2.  my first "when i grow up" job that i can recall is wanting to work on sesame street.  i don't remember having any other ideas after that until i actually (sort of) figured out what i wanted to do.  now if i could just make quilting a job, i'd be set!
3.  as my cousin lisa would agree... dr. pepper is life.
i don't drink coffee or tea (just don't like the taste) and hot cocoa isn't my thing.
but dr. pepper/pibb makes my world go round.
and my sewing get done late in to the night.
4. my favorite color is teal!
oddly enough, i don't think i've made myself anything involving that particular color yet... perhaps that will be added on to my "things to make myself" list.  its a constantly growing list it seems.
5. i love classic disney, but ever since pixar joined the scene, that is what my magical loving heart has fallen even more in love with.  top three disney/pixar films are: toy story, up & inside out.  surprisingly (or not really) i've dressed up as a character from each of those movies for halloween.  also, i plan to have an "up" themed wedding some day ;)

come back soon (probably monday for starters!) and see what my plans for sewing through my "month of me" are!  i might have a few tricks up my sleeves to give a few new things a go with my new adventures in life.
happy wednesday!