trying to clean up...

These blocks and the fabric for their borders have been sitting around since 2007. I was going to do them quilt as you go, but never became confident on my home sewing machine to do quilting. So, now I am going through a bunch of UFO blocks that have been waiting to be assembled and quilted. Stay tuned for more UFO quilt tops to be assembled. I am also gathering some things for a giveaway. I have some patterns that I will not be repeating.

Here is Scotty viewing the dog's new do. (see how puffed his tail is?)

The dog got a hair cut and a bath, now Scotty thinks he is a stranger. I guess soon he will realize that he is the same old Comet.

Busy week...

I caught the boys snuggling this morning. They played rip/tear last night around midnight. Scotty had his neuter surgery yesterday morning and so far it has not slowed him down a bit.

Now that I have my hexagon template, I was able to trim my blue/cream blocks and I couldn't help but start bright blocks with black corduroy centers. Since I have been influenced by Bonnie Hunter, I found that I have been saving some inch and a half strips for quite awhile. Now they have a purpose. So in between other projects I plan to recreate my version o Carolyn's antique quilt.

Block #2 done and trimmed, I think to make a good sized quilt I will need to make hundreds. This is going to be a long lasting project to be worked on for a long time. Hope you are having a good week!

Goodies in the mail...

I received a pattern that I won from 

Valerie of Pumpkin Patch Quilts 

I also got the rulers that I ordered from

Marti Michell .

Now I will be able to trim my hexagons, so they will fit together much better. My drawn pattern is a little off and I was afraid of the consequences after putting them together 15x16.

I have been getting things moved around here, so that I can do a garage sale at the end of the month. I wanted to make a bigger window space for the Kitties and found that I already had some things that were usable in the garage. Scotty tried it out this morning.

This afternoon Chip joined Scotty, so I guess it is a good fit for two kitties. The best part is that I ended up not having to spend anything to make the change and I got storage underneath.