Color On Color!

This happened yesterday!

With the old-style kitchen timer ticking away the minutes so I'd know when to run next door to switch out laundry loads from washer to dryer to folding table - I played layout games with the stack of blocks that have been growing over the past few weeks.

I have had SO MUCH FUN making these solid scraps go down, and I honestly can see a huge difference in the bin they were kept in.

All of this really DID come out of here!

Yesterday it was time to sew the blocks into fours.

There was a whole lot of "pin to match" going on - and you know how I love that.  NOT!

But this is where I am so far - and yes, some of the blocks have been moved around since I took this photo.  I'm not done arranging and rearranging yet.

I think I like it!

Yes, there is a lot going on here.  But that is also the fun part.  I'll be staring at it over the next few days to move things around better before I start sewing the blocks together.

Do you see stars  Or hour glass blocks?  It's an illusion dependent upon where you focus!

The block pattern for Butterfly Kisses (in prints) is found in the May/June 2016 issue of Quiltmaker.  You can find it listed in the Addicted to Scraps tab at the top of the blog, with links to purchase a digital copy if you don't already subscribe.

I'm thinking on border ideas - that will unfold over time!

Remember the beautiful Dame's Rocket wildflowers that I was begging the Hubster NOT to attack with the weed whacker?   Well.....

Seems I lost the battle, but he left me one cluster as a peace offering.  LOL!

I've heard from many who say this is an invasive plant.  In my world, it's not.  I find it one of the prettiest signs of spring around here.  Dame's Rocket is not Phlox -  but a closely colored cousin.  Actually it is a completely different species, but I think it is still pretty.

I'll miss it when it is gone, and wait for it to come back next spring in all of it's pretty-in-purple splendor.

I haven't spoken much about the gas crunch that has happened here on the East Coast in the past week or so - those who don't live here might not understand what it is like - but think back to other gas crisis times when all of the pumps had grocery sacks tied over them.

And that panicky feeling of not knowing if you'll have gas for your car.

We always keep a couple of cans of "emergency" gas on hand and use them for running law mowers, etc.

I had been very good up until yesterday - but an appointment in Jefferson meant that I was going down to less than half a tank.

Today's run to Winston-Salem for another appointment means I'm about to put another 200 miles on my car.  There wouldn't be enough gas.

I passed 3 stations that had NOTHING before I found one that did.  I am breathing a sigh of relief.  I wish I didn't have to spend today on the road, but I do and that is all there is to it.

I AM stopping by the Wallburg house and picking up some things including a treadle machine I wish to display at Quiltville Inn.

If I have to drive that far, I'm going to make it worth my miles.

Last night's treat -

I found a bag of marshmallows in the way back of the cupboard that had gone pretty sticky - they must have been left from last summer's (or maybe fall??) fire pit season.

I quickly turned those sticky things into Rice Crispy treats, and topped them with our favorite ice cream topping - crushed Butterfinger candy.

Can I eat this for breakfast this morning and call it CEREAL!?!

The chopped Butterfingers were purchased bulk from an Amish bulk store and we like it sprinkled on top of ice cream instead of chocolate sauce.  MMMMMM!

Do you have your Basket Toss pattern yet??

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Three winners will be receiving a Basket Toss PDF pattern directly from me. 

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This price drop is good through May 31st, and will revert to the full price of $12.00 on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.  Don't delay!

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Okay - time for me to hit the road and get that long drive started.

One thing I've also been doing over the past several weeks - because I live in the land of zero to none cell service, I play a lot of music from my music folder on the memory card on my phone.

There is a lot of junk on there!  So I started playing the songs alphabetically, getting rid of songs I don't want along the way, even removing duplicates and others I no want to take up space.

I'm up to I.  SO much fun has happened by doing this alphabetically. 

I have heard songs I haven't heard in years - and I've been ditching all of the "Why is this even on here?" stuff.

How about your own Tuesday ahead? What's going on in your world?

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Where will you find beauty today?