Doing The Math...

Yesterday I finished the first six blocks of the "Lavender Dreams" quilt...one in each of the six different fabrics I've chosen for the design. Then, it was time to do the math.

The first photograph shows all six blocks, with close-ups of those blocks in the second and third photos. Remember, you can always click on each picture for a closer look, too!
There are sixteen half-square triangle squares in each block...eight 5" squares in the patterned fabric and eight 5" squares in the tan marbled fabric. These combinations will be used to create six 16" blocks in each pattern. That means I need forty eight 5" squares to do all the blocks in each pattern. I've used up eight for each of the blocks shown here, so I needed to count out forty more 5" squares for each colorway.

Bored to tears yet? Sorry. I know. I'm just doing the math.
I made sure that I counted out all the 5" squares before I quit working in the studio yesterday. All are now neatly stacked and waiting for me to go on to the next phase.

I've been taking chances posting this much. So far, Miss Snoopy Pants hasn't seen any of these images yet. I think I'll stop showing you what it looks like in progress now, and will save the next quilt update for when the quilt top is completed and ready to go over to Kathy over at Sandy's Quilt Shop. It's just safer that way. Don't you think?

Today is Election Day. I'm off to vote!

Trick Or Treat...

I just realized that it's November 1st already! Already!!! No. I'm not panicking. (Breathing into a paper lunch bag right now!)

I know that I had such grandiose plans for the weekend. I was going to be sewing my fingers to the bone, working on the quilt-with-a-deadline. Instead, I did a little housework on Saturday and then read for the rest of the day.

Sunday was spent doing a little yard work with Handsome, bathing the dogs, swimming in the Holidome (Fezzik jumped in all on his own FOUR times to swam with us!), and then watching football games. Sunday was a real day of rest.

We live in a rural neighborhood and all the kids either go to neighborhood parties or to the Community Center dressed as princesses, goblins or other characters, so we only had two trick-or-treaters for Halloween this year.

"Trick or treat, smell my feet,
gimme something good to eat."
"It's just us, Mom. Let us in!!!"
"Did we scare you, Mom?
I bet we scared you!"
"No, Fezzik."
"Not even a little bit, Mom?"
"No, Fezzik. Not even a little bit."

The photo is Kes from about 9 years ago. She decided she wanted to be a witch for Halloween. She was a really good witch, too!

Before I forget...Handsome asked me to request a favor of my blog friends. If you're on Facebook, please visit "North Port Orchestra". We'd love it if you'd "like" them, too. They just joined Facebook and we'd love to get some friends and activity on their page! Thanks a million!

I'll be back in the studio today, and I promise I'll share new photos of my current project tomorrow. I hope you all have a beautiful and creative week, my friends. See you tomorrow!

Happy Halloween...

Happy Halloween From Our Little Monsters To Yours!