I Got Skills

     So my aunt is attempting to make me crafty.  I have always wanted to be crafty and usually I fail miserably. While she was helping make Will's Dixie quilt I mentioned that my Dad loves denim quilts and that I should maybe make one for him some time.  She told me I should get one done for Christmas.  I decided I could do a simple denim quilt with just squares sewn together.  While I was going through her piles of fabric I stumbled upon my Dad's old K-9 Utah Highway Patrol uniforms.  Kristen said she had been saving them to do a quilt but that I might as well do it for my Christmas quilt.  She sent me home with the shirts and graphing paper to plan out my quilt.  I am proud to say that I did the entire thing from planning to cutting to sewing (I did have some help quilting during our marathon quilting day).  I always get so scared when I cut things.  I measured and remeasured the center piece for about an hour before I finally made the first cut.  I eventually got more comfortable with it and things started moving along.  I ran into a few problems during the process but I figured out how to fix it all by myself.  There are a few things that I would of done different but now I know for next time I guess.  It is not even close to perfect but I am pretty impressed with my self.