~what the ????~

Most of us have experienced those

"What the hell was I thinking?" 

moments in our lives.

Whether it be with an outfit, hairstyle or old boyfriend.....

 Here's an example of one of my many "what was I thinking?" hairstyles:

...and I remember thinking my hair looked so good that day.

BAD. BAD hairstyle. My only defense is that it was the 80's....

there were a lot worse out there.

Occasionally I start a 

"what the hell was I thinking?" project.

Example:

I started a faux chenille blanket for a gal I know who's 

expecting a baby girl any day now. 

It's my first blanket of it's kind and it's safe to 

say IT WILL BE THE LAST.

What the hell was I thinking?

Although this is an easy sewing project, 

IT IS SO TIME CONSUMING AND MONOTONOUS.

It requires sewing together 4 layers of fabric with several 

straight stitch lines.....I'm talking the diagonal length of the fabric

in lines 1/4" to 1/2" apart.......across the whole piece! 

 

I am dying!

I'm only halfway done with the stitching and then I have to 

cut each area in between the lines. Then I have to bind it.

I am seeing double and triple when I sew these lines.

I'm reconsidering who I give this blanket to.

While I love making baby gifts, or any gift for that matter,

 I have become more choosy about who I 

make gifts for. I want to be sure the person I make it for

is going to appreciate the time and love put into it.

I barely know the lady I'm making it for and I thought this

would be easy, using materials I already had.

Boy was I wrong!

My friend who made one for me when I had my little gal

says only the first 50 lines are bad....after that it goes fast.

Well-I'm past 50 and I'm still hating this project!

She also said it will be worth it in the end when I see 

it come together. 

While I'm sure that is true, it's not true enough 

for me to want to make another one anytime soon.

MEGAN-THIS MAKES ME APPRECIATE THE 

BLANKET YOU MADE EVEN MORE!  IF I EVER QUESTION

YOUR LOVE FOR ME I WILL JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT 

THAT BLANKET TO HAVE REASSURANCE!