Saturday was a little better, but not by much. I took the remaining six H.D. t-shirt blocks and laid them out on the floor with scraps from other H.D. shirts ( did this part on Friday), then started sewing them together... it came out to make a nice size lap quilt. I also got to see some of the blocks that Bill R. is making from the Infrognito pattern that I loaned him. He's making EIGHTY blocks for a twin size and out of batiks - really neat! I wish I had taken a pic to share with you. 
The one pictured above is the one I did ( I added the lips and Give Me A - they weren't part of the pattern).
I also got to see one of Barb's quilts laid out into rows... another one that's all batik. Really pretty.
Maybe I should break down and start using more batiks... I do like them, but it used to be I didn't buy them very often because they cost quite a bit more than the regular cottons that I use.
I did buy two yards (of batik) today... because it was only $9 a yard and then 20% off that and because it was pretty close to what I was thinking of using for the background for the Scooby Doo quilt that I want to make for a friend in Scotland.
This noon, I went down to Cassie's ( Sweet Bee Quilts) to get a 1/2 yard of red, a 1/2 yard of brown and a package of Soft and Stable... and I got them -- along with the batik and two free squash ( 1 zucchini and 1 summer squash which I'll slice and saute with an onion - yummy).
The red and brown will be used for the appliques that I'll be putting onto tea towels that I'm giving to our girls ( daughters and granddaughters) for Christmas.
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