saturday night's alright for crafting

i recently purchased the cutest little singer on the planet. we bonded (no pun intended) immediately. i've made numerous attempts in the past to teach myself to sew but could never manage to jive with the machine. it always felt disasterous any time a needle broke or a bobbin emptied. but this little baby makes it all so easy. and oh so right. and seeing as i am officially spending yet another saturday evening all alone, i may as well get started on my first ever attempt at something legit.
i saw this on one of my favorite blogs and thought i would make one for snowcone. getting squares to match up when you have done little to preserve the mathmatical aspect of patchwork anything is nearly impossible. but considering this was not only my first sewing project, but there was also no pattern or tutorial listed, i think it turned out fine. it will not work as a rug on my concrete floors (too slippery) so i have considered giving it to a friend who is about to have a baby. i think it would be perfect as a changing mat. i would've bought one when i was pregnant instead of the navy blue one i ended up with. and annoyingly enough, that thing is in every other baby picture of frances.

there are a lot of cute things to sew on craftster.org. any sewing only sites i'm missing out on? do share. and soon....very soon, i am going to list my favorites too.