Some Blocks

Yesterday I spent most of the day catching up on my housework, and so I didn't get into the sewing room until late in the day. That meant the only "sewing" I did was of the "cutting" variety. It was kind of nice, however, because I could just get going when I made my way there today. I made my block for this month's Block Lotto...this double nine-patch. This was kind of fun:

Then I made my bee blocks. I'm in a quilting bee this year...the We Bee With It bee. It's supposed to be a "modern" bee, but the first blocks requested were "flying geese" blocks of any variety. I decided to make a Dutchman's Puzzle.

This bee only runs for six months, and so we are each requested to make two blocks per month. I've never made the Dutchman's Puzzle before, and these too were kind of fun.
When I was finished with those, I was kind of tired of sewing, and so I left it there. Tomorrow I'll start finishing up my Aspen Tree, getting it to flimsy stage.

When it's finished, I'll have four quilts to sandwich. My goal is to have those sandwiches made by the 15th, and so I still have lots of time.
This morning I walked with my friend Sue, and my recent little mystery was for her. Now that she has it, I can show you the little mug rug I made for my pig-loving friend.

I was perusing free patterns on Craftsy when I came across this one, perfect for Sue. It's designed by a woman who calls herself 2strings, and she has a lot of cute patterns on Craftsy.

Other than that, I don't have much to show or tell. I did come across a couple of things I wanted to pass along, however. For one thing, I found this great tutorial on finishing off a binding. I don't know about you, but there are certain things that simply will not enter my brain. Despite watching tutorial after tutorial, crying, weeping, and moaning, (not to mention swearing), I seem unable to learn how to end off my binding, and I would be helpless without my Cut-Rite Bind-Up Tool. I shared this tool in a blog hop some time ago. (You can read my post right here.)

Despite my nifty tool, whenever I finish off a binding, I find myself on the edge of anxiety at the thought that I could break or lose the tool, and then I'd be up a creek without a paddle, as they say. (Actually, I've heard it said including the name of the creek, which happens to be a bad word. I had to mention that since I am, at heart, a potty mouth.) So, with that in mind, I was very happy to come across a free tutorial on Craftsy this morning that absolutely made me want to slap my hand to my forehead in a THAT'S-HOW-YOU-DO-IT! moment. Why didn't anyone tell me how to do it that way before? Anyway...if you're like me, then click right here and feast your eyes.

Also, thanks to my good friend, Denise for posting this link to a free class on Crazy Quilting. I might join in, although my plate is pretty full right now. You only have until the 13th to join in, so don't tarry.

So, that's it from me today. I think I can get in a quick nap before Mike gets home.


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