Another one of my baby quilts has been featured in another treasury on Etsy! 
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c51e22e18676d918745fa23/new-hampshire?index=0
Another treasury!
Quick Update…
Wow! I seriously can’t believe I haven’t updated since January! I am such a slacker, I know.
Lately, though, I have had a few different things to motivate me to get myself back in gear, update my blog, update my Etsy shop, and start sewing again. The first one was the fact that one of my baby quilts was recently featured in a treasury on Etsy. This was really out of the blue. I had kind of given up on my Etsy shop for a while, out of just getting bored with nothing ever selling, so I didn’t think anyone ever even visited my shop any more. So, not only having someone visit my site, and say they liked my quilt enough to feature it in their treasury, really got me to thinking that maybe people are still visiting my shop, so maybe I should start making more things to sell in it.
The second thing was the fact that one of my baby quilts that my step sister, Beckah, was selling in her store (Little Sweet Pea Boutique), sold. Finally. She’s had four of my baby quilts for sale in her store since like, April, I think. And one just finally sold the other night. So, that too has given me some motivation to get quilting again.
Another thing is that I really want and need to start saving some serious money, for a couple of different reasons. The first being that Corey and I are planning a cross country road trip for August or September, 2011. It’s going to require some serious cash flow and I really want to contribute to it, so we can make it happen. We’ve both always wanted to go on a road trip, cross country and Corey already has a map planned out with every place we want to stop to see and visit. I really, really want it to happen. It could be a lot of fun.
The other thing I need to save money for I can’t mention. It’s a secret. And I don’t want it ruined. ;P
So, in other news, it seems like the only time I ever update here is when I’m sick with Pneumonia. Last night I was reading the last posts I had made and they were all “I’m sick…” or “I’m still sick…” :/ And here I am again, sick. And on antibiotics, again. Christ! When does it ever end?
Tonight Corey and I went to JoAnn Fabric’s to pick me up some embroidering floss, so that I can finally finish some stuffed animals and cat toys that I had started months and months ago. I had run out of black floss then and just never got around to buying more, until today. While we were there I looked in their sale section and found a small rotary cutting machine for sale for $80. I showed it to Corey and all he did was ask “Will this help you?” and all I said was “Yeah, I think so!” and he bought it for me. This should help me cut my fabric. I am physically unable to use an actually rotary cutter, so I have to always either cut all my squares and strips by hand, with scissors or wait for someone else to have the time to cut it all for me. And that rarely ever happens, that’s why I haven’t made a quilt in such a long time. I have a ton of fabric (Corey thinks I have too much) too.
So, I’ll try that out tomorrow and I’m really hoping it works good and does what I need it to do. And if it does, I should be able to crank out a new quilt every few days. I shall let you know how it goes.
That’s all for now, I think. Please motivate me to keep updating more often! I need a lot of motivation or else I procrastinate and slack off! ;P
More another day…
<3 Love Jessica Always <3
‘Tis been a long time…
Hello again. I am so sorry for not updating in over two months. My only excuse is that I have not been doing much (any) crafting or sewing at all lately due to having to deal with what seems like never ending health issues. It started out with flu like symptoms (slight fever, cold sweats, hot flashes, night sweats) that turned into a bad case of Pneumonia (chest pain, chest tightness, congestion, shortness of breath) that just would not go away, even after two or three rounds of antibiotics and a trip to the ER to have IV antibiotics. Luckily I didn’t have to be admitted this time, though. I was really starting to wonder if I would ever get better. I seem to be, though, so that is good. Although I still experience very bad chest pain about every three hours or so. I have been on pain medication for that since my last bout with Pneumonia back in May.
I’ve also been dealing with other health issues too. I was having some blurry vision so I had to get glasses for reading and being on the computer. I’ve had a lump in my left breast since May. I was told then it was nothing to worry about. I had an ultrasound of it back in August and was told it was just a cyst. Since then another one has formed and they’ve both gotten quite big and painful. I had another ultrasound about two weeks ago and have to have them biopsied this coming Friday morning. Then I woke up a few days ago with a sore and slightly swollen right index finger that’s been driving me insane.
It seems like I can’t get one problem fixed before another one pops up. It’s taking it’s toll, that’s for sure.
Usually I sew to help take my mind off of things that are bothering me, but I just haven’t had the time or motivation to do so. It feels as though I spend all of my time either scheduling doctors appointments or at them. It’s no fun when pretty much the only time you leave your apartment is to go see another doctor. 
That is all for now. Maybe I’ll write more later or tomorrow.