Quilting Obsession....to try or not to try

This morning, I decided to check out the websits of a quilt shop that is just up the street from my work.  I pass it every day on my way home.  It's called Ye Olde Forest Quilt Shop (link..I need to change the color of my hyperlinks to make them more visible).  I have always wanted to try my hand at quilting.  I think I even tried it once, but I don't have a sewing machine.  I had thought about buying myself a new laptop as my Christmas present to myself this year, but now I am thinking about a sewing machine. 

The hubby will probably pitch a fit if I get one.  BUT - if he can have all his car crap in the house (he rebuilds Ford Mustangs as a hobby....we own 6 of them), I should be allowed to have some sewing stuff.  My desktop computer is dead.....I can replace the computer desk with a sewing table.  It'll take up less space than the desk.  And the one I found, the sewing machine can be raised or lowered to make it a flat surface.  when the kids move out (first one graduates college December of 2013), one of their bedrooms will be turned into an office/sewing room and the other will be the guest bedroom.  Not that I want either of them to get out quickly, but I am sooooo looking forward to having the space, rather than having to clutter up the living room and dining room with my sewing stuff.

On a stitching note, here's where I am with my brother's scarf:

The lighting in my office makes it look lighter than it is.  It's a very pretty pattern of yarn.  I have always liked the verigated colors, even though they can be hard to work with.  Scarves aren't too bad to use them in, but if you're doing a blanket, you have to be careful with working with strips, because the striping can make your eyes cross sometimes.

I have to take a long lunch today to go pick up turkeys.  I have to pick up the one for my mother-in-law, mine, my sister-in-law, and then my husband's boss'.  We get them from the local poultry farm.  If you ever have a chance to purchase one from a farm, they are the BEST tasting turkeys ever.  Much better fresh than frozen.  I also mostly purchase our meat from the local meat market.  Typically cheaper and better qulaity than a grocery store.

Have a good one all!