Saturday Miscellaneous Stuff

Happy Saturday to all!  We are going to the BIG sale at Nancy’s Notions today that I mentioned on Thursday.  I sure hope we can get the spinning mat – that will really make cutting and trimming blocks easier.

I have taken a few minutes to start the spiral quilting on the 16-patch and framed 4-patch quilt.  Here is a shot of the beginning circle;

Spiral Quilting

First circle in the spiral quilting

I pulled the bobbin thread up to the front side.  Eventually I will bury it in the batting layer.  I haven’t decided if this circle is too big or not – what do you think?  If it is, I can always go back when the rest is finished and add another row or two.  My plan is to keep the rows about 1/2″ apart.  I sure hope it goes well!  They say the first few rows are the hardest . . .  If you’re interested in reading about the spiral tutorial, I mentioned it in this Finding Nemo article and the link is there.

We’ll be back next week with our purchases and hopefully a road trip quilt shop report as well.  Enjoy your weekend!  I hope it a productive one for you.  ~smile~