A New Beginning!!...again!

The hubby and I have recently both visited the doctor.  I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and they told hubby he needs to lose a few pounds.  So we are going to really change eating habits and get healthier.  During 2012 I managed to lose 25 pounds but have a long way to go.  So we are tossing out the junk food and learning to cook healthier and dropping all meats to only once or twice a week.  We should save money this was also as we plan to limit eating out to 2 times a month instead of 2 times a week. The kids would really benefit from the change as well.  So here is to our families health in 2013...

My First Machine made Quilt for B's 2nd Birthday!

I LOVE to sew and have always wanted to make a quilt but have been too scared to tackle it.  B loves to have things with lots of characters and lots of colors so I decided to make him a quilt for my first project.  I started by taking a trip to the fabric store and Flannel was 50% off so I bought quarters of several different flannel fabrics and a flannel fabric for backing.  I also had a coupon for 50% of of batting so I got a twin size batting for 5$.  I also purchased a pre-made trim since I was unsure if I could make one.  I cut up and sewed all the squares together then sandwiched the three layers together and Machine quilted following the lines of the squares.

Here is a close up of the fabrics.

Front and Back shown.

Completed Blanket!

The sunlight in the back made the picture blurry but this is Ben opening the quilt at his birthday party!

My 2 year old.  This was best picture the sunlight behind us really affected the pictures.