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I am a little bit perturbed with Joe at Thimblecreek who has been promising for a month that he would give setting directions for his "No Tricks Just Treats" sew-a-long. He has asked to wait two more weeks. I am tired of waiting and have just decided to do my own version. So I will be working on that today. Before I sent my granddaughter the quilt for her friend, I did manage to take some pics. Her father had passed away from cancer, if you didn't remember. As you can see I went with an aqua blue for back and binding. I also made sure that I got the label sewn on too. I have small squares placed randomly of his tee shirts in blue, green, and grey. Also some pieces of those shirts on back near the bottom. Should arrive on Thursday. All for now, Martha.

I finished with the last step to the "Square Dance" and decided I didn't like it. I think I would have liked it if I had made each half rectangle the same light fabric . Because then the stars would be more visible.  I am going to save it to put on the back of some other quilt. I thought I had plenty of sew-a-longs, but have decided to jump in on the Blockheads II . So I have caught up on the first 3 blocks of the quilt which comes out on Wednesdays. They are doing blocks of all sizes, so it ought to be interesting. Like many of you I am getting tired of waiting on Thimblecreek for their finish setting instructions. Hopefully they will be up this Tuesday as promised! I do have plenty of other things to keep me busy, chatter later, Martha.

I got the call this morning that my quilt was finished. I went this afternoon to pick it up and took some pics to share with you. I am going to bind it in the same fabric I used on the backing. I had asked for a small meander and that is how she quilted it. After I had given this to the quilter, I had started another quilt  with small squares of a man's shirts mixed in with my scraps. Since the shirts were all tee shirts and knits, I will use the bulk of them sewn together and with interfacing to form the back of this one. On this second one the wings are a light grey grunge. It is going to be a little smaller, perhaps a couch quilt length. Here are progressive pictures of its making. Now just have to add on to the sides! Tomorrow  is 3rd Saturday Quilt Group and I am bringing Keto Butter Cookies! Since I was in a baking mode , I made 16 Keto chocolate  donuts.  Anyone else trying the Keto  lifestyle? Chatter later Martha.

I have mostly been working on third Saturday blocks. I have managed to sneak in the two step eight blocks from Thimblecreek mystery.                             As always one blue and one green. And now for my third Saturday blocks. The hugs and kisses block was added to the checkerboard and enclosed star block previously made earlier. The flying geese block was added to a new set of three blocks. I didn't know which picture would give you a better view. Still no clue as to how all these blocks are put together. Chatter later, Martha.

Hubby and I took a trip to see the oldest granddaughter graduate from high school.  She won awards for Music and Choral. This is what she will major in and minor in computer graphics. We also got to visit with her brother and new wife while there. (Our only grandson) Afterwards we traveled a little further to visit our son and his family. He got to show us his new home. He had only been there about a week. We also got a tour of the area also. We eventually came home to laundry and garden.... Got caught up on my " Square Dance"  table topper from  My Carolina Home   blog.                             Got a few rows done on one side.                        Then got a few more on the other side.                                    This is the backing fabric.  It was taken to the quilter before our trip. It will be another two weeks before finished. This is my green block #7 for Tricks No Treats, from Thimblecreek. Next is block #7 in blue.