I have been sewing blocks like a mad/crazy person these past few days. I only have 26 more to do, I have sewn 230 so far of the 256 I need for the split nine’s quilt top I have in mind. Amazingly enough I can see the bottom of my 2 ½ inch squares box, there are still plenty of squares in there for another project or two. I am excited to finish these, and put it all together. I figured out how many yards of fabric the 2 ½ inch squares would be if they were all cut from the same piece. There are 224 in a yard, and I used 6 per block so 1536 (white and colors)that makes about 6 and 3/4 yards. There are 6 half square triangles in each block, also 1536 pieces. There are about 336 – 2 ½ inch triangles in a yard, so 4 ½ yards for those. 11 and 1/4 yards for this top, it makes a dent in the stash.

The Hobbit house is slowly being built, I didn’t stitch last night. I did get the first window done, and I think I have about ten more days until the Tree house (#6) pattern arrives. The picture is posted on the web site, Cottage Garden Samplings. It’s pretty cute, I like the birds, especially the cardinal. I have all the called for flosses for it too.

The weather has been so nice lately, that I can’t seem to find time to finish the quilting on the Noel quilt. The room that it is in looks out to the back yard and this time of the year is when it looks its best out there. The sun is shining and there is still some moisture in the ground from the winter rains and everything is blooming and green. Maybe tonight I’ll get it finished. I have to finish knitting a scarf I started in February. I think I wrote about the yarn I had ordered in November and that it finally got here in February. I started a simple scarf with it and then decided I needed it to be larger, so I ordered another skien of the recycled cashmere and I am down to the last few rows. It’s mindless knitting, stockinette, but it will be a soft and cozy scarf for me. I would like to finish so I can start a new blanket that I bought the yarn for today. It’s a cotton yarn from Purl Soho called Cotton Chirp. I am going to make the Good Morning blanket and a few other goodies. The 32 colors seem vibrant and saturated, plus it is machine washable. Simple garter stitch, more mindless knitting, but the colors are exciting.

Be Kind.