Quilting is calling to me

For many months now, most of my friends have been trying to talk me into quilting. Now this is another hobby that requires a lot of money. I have been getting some of the tools needed here and there when Joann's has a 40 percent off coupon.

Well, for Chritmas I received a serger from my husband and son for Christmas. Now, I know that it is not required for quilting but have been told it can be quite handy. One of the reasons I wanted one, was to serge the outisde material of my cross stitching. Those loose threads coming unraveled all the time drive me nuts. I also worried if the material was just large enough to start with, if it unraveled it hurt the chances of a proper framing. I believe this way I just may be able to save a little bit of fabric here and there. It will be especially nice to use on linen, linen frays so badly, at least for me it does.

Back to the quilting song in my head. So, I have been on the computer checking out free patterns and there are thousands out there. I have been like a kid in the candy store. What to do, what to do??? I purchased a bunch of christmas material in late November when Joann's was having a 40 percent sale off all christmas material. I have so many ideas going thru my head. I'm thinking that maybe for my first attempt, it will be table cloths for serving of 6. I've never had more than 6 people at my house for dinner ever. Then maybe napkins to match. (serger for them, as soon as I learn how to use it more).

But, first the Christmas tree has to come down so that I have room to get my sewing machine out and not have to put it away every day. Out of sight, out of mind...isn't that the saying.

Well, off to study some more patterns....have a good evening one and all.