Back to Blogging

I don't remember what made me stop blogging after only 3 posts...well, 18 months later, I'm back! As the title of my blog suggests, I grew up as a math and science dork (not that there's anything wrong with that, I'm am very much still a self-professed dork!) and was never the most creative/crafy/inspired-type person. Sure, I did my fair share of simple latch-hooking, took some basic pottery classes and helped design my room re-decor when I was 12, but once I hit high school, I never pursued things any farther.

I can't point to a single "A-ha" moment that finally sparked my new found passion for all things design/crafts/sewing/quiliting (!), etc., but I'm fairly certain that Pinterest has a lot to do with it. (Follow me: pinterest.com/laurenmj!) I'm officially obsessed and pin everything from interior design and recipe ideas to crafts and vacation destinations. Recently, I subscribed to just about every magazine under the sun (House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Southern Living, Martha Stewart Living, and on and on...) and web addresses from hundreds of blogs and passed under my fingertips. I am continually amazed at the seemingly endess supply of inspiration they provide.

So, why, you ask, do I want to go back to blogging? Everyone's doing it, right? Although I would love to have multitudes of followers and sponsors and what not, a blog is also a great personal space to catalog everything I'm currently drooling over and projects I hope to one day create.

Sometime last winter, I decided that I wanted to learn how to quilt. I think it was born out of my love of fabrics and mixing and matching patterns. I like projects that have a plan and precise directions (remember, math dork!) so the straight lines and measurements of quilts are appealing to me. I bought some books, started building a fabric stash and had my mother's old sewing maching tuned up. Then summer and pool weather happened and certain things got pushed aside.

Last weekend, I traveled to Columbus for the Country Living Fair. (I have a subscription for them, too) and spending the weekend surronded by such creative people and their beautiful creations renewed my desire to create beautiful things myself. I purchased a quilt pattern from Sweet Jane's etsy shop and am planning to use fabric from Joel Dewberry's new Heirloom Collection for the quilt.

How absolutely gorgeous are these fabrics?

Image source: Joel Dewberry

I am beyond excited to get started! Let's go :)