Inspiration

This month’s challenge from Electric Quilt is to design a quilt featuring circles.  I have designed several, but I like these two the best, so I think I will send them in.  I haven’t participated in one of their challenges yet, so this should be fun.

Yesterday I was working on the applique on my sample quilt for my new pattern and found myself stopping to appreciate the little workhorses that I have come to depend upon for my applique. 

Konda Luckau of Moose on the Porch Quilts has organized a sew-along.  The project is a sampler quilt made out of a jelly roll.  Not the pastry.  A jelly roll is a collection of fabric strips 2 1/2 inches wide by 36 inches long.  The strips are then rolled up in a circle and tied

I don’t want to complain about the rain because we need it so badly, but I couldn’t help feeling uplifted when the sun came out today.  We walked the dogs in the open space behind our house and enjoyed seeing the brilliant green grass and the trees in full bloom.  Spring won’t be far behind. 

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