how it all began..

Rozalynn here...

In the summer of 2009, my husband and I were living in
Fresno, California..

I went to  Relief Society one Sunday and they announced they are making quiet books for an activity. (to learn more about our church click {here}

I thought it would add some excitement to my days to start working on a craft, so I signed up.

I knew NOTHING about crafting! I spent HOURS on this quiet book of mine and it still looked ridiculous. But my Relief Society President had all the patience in the world with me and taught me the very basics of crafting.

And when I say basic, I mean she handed me a button and said, 

"Ok, sew this button right here". 

She soon realized by the look on my face, I HAD NEVER SEWN A BUTTON BEFORE!!

  I never took a Home Ec class in High School, so I was Clueless

Sewing a button was a HUGE accomplishment for me! 

She slowly eased me into working the sewing machine, but I usually was to scared and said, "You do it, I'll ruin it". Do you know what she said to me that changed my crafting life forever?

"Just Go for it Rozy, and the best thing about sewing is,

if you don't like it you can unpick it and Start all Over!" 

So, the very next day I ran to Walmart and picked up the cutest sewing machine there and got Busy! I might have chosen the hardest thing possible to start with, but I attempted it anyways! 

This was my first sewing project EVER!

This thing took me at LEAST 3 months to finish. I seriously made it SEW complicated! About a week before I was getting close to finishing, it just clicked in my head and I found the EASIEST way to sew these pieces together. I wish I had a picture of how I was doing it before because I was making my life WAY to hard.

I made two more of these blankets for my friends and finished them in 2 days! 

So I guess that's one of the reasons why Ashlie and I wanted to start this blog. 

We can get through all the kinks and make it easier for YOU! Because if I would have had you blogging friends earlier, it sure would have made this project a LOT easier for me! 

I just want to let you all know that when I say, "If I can do it, you can do it" 

It's the Honest truth! 

I have one more little embarrassing story to share.. This is the phone conversation I had with my mom about the second day I had my sewing machine..

me: MOM My thread is to loose and it keeps coming undone

mom: Well did you put the foot down?

me: Yes! My foot is all the way down on the pedal, I can't push any Harder!

mom: (hysterical laughter) not the FOOT Pedal, the foot you push down that's behind your needle!

WOW!!!

So folks, if you learn anything from this experience of mine,

just know that the foot is not the actual Foot pedal! 

And .

"Just Go for it, and the best thing about sewing is if you don't like it you can unpick it and Start all Over!" 

*also you never know what you can do unless you try it, Don't sell yourself short!

Be sure and show us all of your wonderful creations, we'd LOVE to see them!

Happy sewing everyone!