Domesticated Goddess

The husband looks over my shoulders and is quietly shaking with laughter. I turn and ask him what has happened. He says, he is surprised to see me at my sewing machine. Something he never thought he would see me doing. He says I am a spanner and wrenches kinda girl and watching me sew is a sight indeed. Me being domesticated!! :) Well, I understand what he says.. but he doesn't understand the age old adage "Once a crafter, always a crafter". I picked up a sewing machine - a Bernette 20 - very recently and have been trying my hand on quilting. The quilt I am making now is for K and I hope she will use it for years. Yes, it is a BIG one for a 4 year old girl. But, you know what mums are like - bigger, better. :o) This quilt is going to be a Blooms and Butterflies quilt - with appliques all over. Which means, I need to learn to applique. And what you see above is the result of that learning. And this one are the mistakes. I'd die cut the flowers a...