I Have a Hobby!

And no, it's not tormenting the downstairs Trolls.  Actually, yes it is.  I'm not going to lie.  But aside from that I have ANOTHER hobby.  This hobby is productive and good.  It makes me feel like I'm a Domestic Goddess!

I finally (after months of moaning) purchased a sewing machine.

And now.....I'm in a Machine Quilting Class!

If I wasn't in a class there's no way it would ever get done because "I don't have time" but because I'm competitive and cannot stand to feel like I'm losing the "make a quilt competition" I am good and try to do my homework :)

I will update this post as I make progress on my piece of crap art.

Here's my fabric: 

I've now gotten to the point where I've cut it, made my strips, and am sewing my 9 squares together.

UPDATE:  11/07/2011

Yahoo for progress :)

I've been busy trying to catch up on the class I missed while away in Vegas so I'm now at the point where I've sewn all my 9 box squares, pressed them and have figured out how they will all piece together!  Now I just need to actually sew them together (each of the 9 squares to one another) and I've got the front of the quilt done.