My (Im)Perfection

So I've been procrastinating on really getting this blog going. Because you see, I had all these grand plans. Plans that involved me getting my shiz together and cleaning my sewing room (and overflow) and posting all these incredible pics of my sanctuary (as I will henceforth occasionally refer to the sewing room) that would make you all ooh and aah and be green with envy. But the sad truth is that unless it's absolutely necessary, I do not clean. I am too lazy to be organized. And my sewing room is in a constant state of chaos. (Sanctuary, my ass, right?)

After that, I'd start regularly posting pics of all the wonderful projects I'd complete. I'd look very productive, since I could start out by finishing up my many WIPs (you'd never have to know that the reason I finished so fast was because they've all been sitting around in various stages of not-done).

But then, I was thinking about it. I don't like blogs of perfection. I like blogs that are real. I don't want to pretend to be perfect (that is so far from the truth anyway, honey). Blogs about lives that are messy always make me feel so much better than blogs that are about all the pretty stuff. They give me permission to embrace the imperfection and craziness that is life. So if my mess can do that for you, then I consider that to be quite awesome.

So to start off this imperfect party, let me just share about my recent finish. I was so proud of myself. I was on a roll, knocking off some WIPs thanks to some new found motivation. And this little baby quilt was D-O-N-E baby! Awesome possum. Except...

Wha...? Not awesome. So I pouted. And thought about how this was gonna ruin my perfect quilt. But mainly that I was annoyed that I still cannot mark this off the list as done. So I sat this morning, lamenting to my better half about how annoying it was, only to discover...

So after thinking that making a quilt-as-you go baby quilt from a jelly roll would be super quick and easy, I am now forced to face the fact that I am apparently a little too sloppy to pull off this method well. Or, well, maybe I just need to practice more (and apparently check underneath my seam allowance to make sure I caught enough of the bottom fabric).

But, now I am having visions of randomly zig-zagging on the seams of the quilt, in a quirky and character-adding (this is what I'm telling myself) manner that will make the finished project oh-so-much-better.

So stay tuned for the finished project (and some mildly humiliating photos of my messy sanctuary - more on my attempt to "keep it real").

- The biggest WIP