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More Half-Square Triangles

 

The theme for the month at the Craftsy BOM this time around is Half-Square Triangles. Instructor Amy Gibson covered the traditional “drawn-line” method (layer your squares, draw a diagonal line, sew on either side, cut apart) and the alternative “magic” method (layer your larger squares, sew around all four sides, make two diagonal cuts). A little funny that I’m HST-ing twice this month. This block is a traditional design, a Windblown Star or a Balkan Puzzle. Favorite block this time around, and perhaps of all four so far (January’s are here). I’m also really happy with my color selections, although …

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Pass the veggies

 

As mentioned previously, I’ve gone a little sampler/block of the month crazy. It’s like my eyes being bigger than my stomach at a buffet or something. Like one handful of chocolate chips is good, so two must be better. Just to prove I don’t know when to say “Enough!”, I was almost-seriously thinking about joining an online quilting bee, although that was more about making connections with other people than with participating in a dozen more quilts. I probably should find a way to work on the social thing without giving myself more to do…. Anyway, I’ve finished the first …

Caitlyn

New Rule

Teeth lost after 12 midnight Will Not be reported to the Tooth Fairy until the following daylight period. No matter how many times you wake up your mother to tell her your tooth fell out and the resulting hole feels “like the suction cup on an octopus tentacle.” Save

Caitlyn, parenting

Crying over Broken Plates

During the usual Wednesday shenanigans yesterday, we lost a plate. It shattered in typical Corelle fashion, tiny fragments surrounding a waffle (peanut butter side down, of course) and skittering across the kitchen floor. The impact scared the cat so badly, he knocked over the stool he’d been on as he fled the room. I don’t know if it’s a testament to the durability of Corelle dishes or just a particularly wide streak of luck, but this is the first plate we’ve lost in more than 10 years. Someone did point out that once you break one, the rest follow suit …

dreaming out loud, Introspection, random thoughts

Long-handed

The prompts answered above are: 1. Name 2. Blog address 3. Write: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” 4. Favorite quote. 5. Favorite song (of the moment). 6. Favorite band/singer (of the moment). 7. Write anything you want. 8. Tag 3-5 bloggers. I have always had romantic notions of handwriting. I like antiqued paper. I’ve tried to write with a feather (although not recently). I’ve played with calligraphy (again, not recently). And I love the idea of long, “meaty” letters, the kind that I imagine far-flung family members or friends wrote to each other before we had …

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Catching up with the Bloggers’ BOM

 

With a little sunshine here, I’ve finally gotten some photos of the Blogger’s BOM blocks from the last three months! November’s block, a “Split Star”. Part of me wishes that I’d done a little deviating so that the patterned fabric in the third row from the top was vertical and matched the other instances of that fabric.  Not really sure I’ll tear out the seams and make that happen, though.