Quilting for the first time

So as far as crafts go, I've always been game for trying ANYTHING. So when J mentioned the idea of quilting I was game. We spent some time at the fabric store (we tend to buy fabric for crazy projects together, because J is amazing at coordinator colors) and located this amazing thing:



We spent some time perusing the aisles at our local fabric store to find some good mates for this wonderful cloth. It took a long time and was quite amusing as it was roughly a half hour before the fabric shop closed and J and I decided to commandeer an entire aisle in order to lay out our fabric (we also tend to do things that really embarrass our husbands in these situations). After searching and going through lots of options, we came down to these 4 fabrics:



I fell in love with these fabrics and couldn't wait to get started. I located a great batting material that doesn't contain polyester (which is also another important thing J and I strive for in our projects). The packaging looks like this:



So I was all game for starting as soon as possible. Then I got to realizing, cutting out fabric for patterns can be stressful, but it became more stressful to cut out squares and rectangles for a quilt I was going to be stitching together for my future child. I got nervous... and there that wonderful fabric sat, for almost 2 months.

Last night I got up the guts to cut out my pieces and I shall be starting to piece that wonderful quilt together tonight. It's another type of home craft that I've always wanted to try, but thought I never would. I'm excited for this project and will definitely post photos when I finish quilting it. (J and I are still nervous about the process of actually quilting, so we'll be doing it together come Thanksgiving).