Saturday, July 2, 2011

Sometimes, I get bored

I think by now you might have discovered that this blog is less "us" and more "me".  Cameron is not super into the whole blogging thing and I feel more like I have to have a blog just like everybody else so I think it will most likely be me making these posts.  Good thing I like to do it! I will do my best to keep you informed of our goings-on and adventures.

That is for another time... right now, it is about me!! Ok, not really but I just wanted to share with you the fun things that I like to get excited about when i'm bored.

FIRST: cooking!
One of my favorite blogs is My Kitchen Cafe . It has a lot of awesome, delicious, tried and true recipes. I found out about it from a ward member that said the girl that writes it is her cousin. I HIGHLY recommend this site for anything you would like to cook. She does a great job at explaining how to prepare a wide range of food. Check out the "recipe index" for an almost endless list of recipes. It has AWESOME bread recipes too. I've made quite a few of them.

SECOND: Quilting
I have a limited skill set when it comes to quilting. I really like to do it but it usually makes me really frustrated when I try so hard and nothing turns out looking that great. For example, I am in the process of making a cute, colorful baby quilt. I found this pattern  and made it my own using the primary colors as my color scheme. It had so much potential! And for once, things were looking great... until I tried to quilt it together using "free motion" quilting with my sewing machine. It frankly did not work. And now i'm stuck. But hopefully i'll get more motivation soon and try something else. (I'll also try to post pics soon, because the quilt really IS cute...)

THIRD: Knitting/Crocheting!
I got on a kick of finding cute free patterns for knitting and found a ton here, here, here, here and here. I am in the process of knitting the first pattern - a skirt - but a smaller version for a baby/toddler. I find it easier to make smaller projects so that I don't get frustrated and give up. Its working out so far. :)

Anyway.... That is what I do when i'm bored.  Hope you get inspired! :)