Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy
that you have little time to criticize others.
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Quilting
I quilted the two easy baby quilts - a top that was ready and a set of blocks. The next ones will take a bit more work. There's a box in my workroom overflowing with 2" and 2.5" squares. Some are leftovers from previous projects. Some a tag-ends of WOF cuts. Whatever. The box is full and I need to use it up.
Not feeling terribly original, I chose to use my old Trip Around the Block design. It's two blocks - a small Trip Around the World and a small X. The process is not fast {although it's not terribly slow either} but it's always fun to play with fabrics. And the design can be adjusted to build blocks that are the "right" size for each project. In this case, I want a baby quilt so nine 14" blocks are needed.
Here's what I've sewn this week. A bit of an old-fashioned feel.
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| Scrappy Trip Around the Block quilt blocks |
We'll see how it goes.
Reading
How have I overlooked J.A. Jance all these years? On Nann's recommendation I started the Joanna Brady set with Desert Heat and Tombstone Courage.
When Joanna's deputy sheriff husband is killed, the search for the killer leads her to run for office. Set in present-day (written in 1990s) small town Arizona, the series is still interesting. I'll be reading more soon.
