I talk a lot in this video about my freshly finished quilt, Grannie’s Nine Patch. I’ve added some photos and other videos below in order to share a little more history and process.
I referenced a photo in the video that I totally forgot to add….
He still makes that face when I take his picture and he’s trying to be serious! Notice the pod-racer made out of Legos on the floor.
Let me tell you, do not try to learn to use a new camera and new software all in the same day that you want to post a video. What happens? You start at 9 am and don’t finish until 8:30 pm. That’s what happens!
That said, Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 is quite awesome. If you’re a WMM user, definitely upgrade (it’s free!) and try it out! The previous version I used was always locking up on me, but this version was smooth sailing and there are lots of new widgets.
I am embarrassed at how neglectful I’ve been of my poor, dusty crafty blog! Can it really be a whole week since I posted here? What possible reason, you ask, could I have for such blatant neglect of my online crafty home?
At the end of October, in a moment of insanity, I signed up for NaNoWriMo.
Yeah, I know, because I don’t have enough to do, right?
The awesome and amazing thing is, I did it! I wrote a 50,000+ word novel in a month, about 1/3 of which was written just this past weekend. So, I procrastinated… a little. It’s done now and I’m proud of my work!
Today’s video is dedicated to Deb, who sent me the best early Christmas gift I could have possibly dreamed of! You’re right Deb, there really is magic in surprises.