Quilt? Bake? Blog?

I have always been a baker. I grew up in a family where homemade meals were made for me every night and homemade chocolate chip cookies were a must around the holidays. But it wasn't until about two and a half years ago that I really delved into cake baking. One night after watching a cake baking show on TLC I realized that I too could do that. I spent countless hours scouring the Internet for cake baking and decorating tips and in the end really loved decorating cakes. The one part I didn't love was that they disappeared and after all that hard work there was nothing left to show for it. Below are a few of the cakes I made over the years.

3 months ago my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. I am not the type of person that wears my emotions on my sleeve and often times my Mom refers to me as her cold fish. My sister on the other hand is sweet, loving, and a cuddle bug. So, after my mom's diagnoses we both responded differently. My sister stepped up as the caretaker and I thought of a way to show her I loved her without physically being able to be present throughout the long recovery process.  Quilts! Had I ever made a quilt? No. In fact, the last time I sewed was with my grandmother over 10 years ago but I was determined to make her a quilt. Once again I took to the Internet and what surprised me this time were the number of bloggers who helped teach me how to start quilting! Below is my first quilt that I made for my Mom to have with her during chemotherapy.

 

So, here I am blogging. I am hoping by sharing my successes and failures in baking, quilting, and other crafty adventures that I can inspire others to give it a try!