I have been steadily working on the next block of the Christmas figs BOM. This one is a Carolina Lily block with eight apostrophe-like leaves. The leaves are backwards, not really noticeable unless you compare the books block picture to my block. Once again its the whole backwards/forwards/flip of doing appliqué using the back basting method. It usually doesn’t matter in the end though, as most designs have enough symmetry that it doesn’t change the design. In this case they are all the same, so its perfect. It has been raining steadily most of this week, so no outside activities, but for some reason I feel I should be out there, maybe I have cabin fever?
I have my black and white plus sign quilt on the design wall. I think it needs to be bigger, maybe I’ll add more borders. It has a stark quality to it, but then it just ends, it needs to be fenced in. After playing with the design a bit, I came up with a larger version, but not really anything with borders. I think I might try a tooth-like border of black and white, or more pluses in the corners. This one is red and white, but mine is black and white (see below) in person. 
While organizing last week I ‘found’ a box of blue batik scraps from the Storm at Sea and Chaos at Sea quilts. I set to work weeding them out and cutting them into 2 ½ triangles and 4 ½ triangles, some useable strips and pieces. Which then triggered the idea for a blue and white quilt of these pieces. Which in turn triggered a need for white batik fabric. I bought three yards, that ought to be enough to do something with. Planning on using the white as a constant to unite all the blues. There will be more EQ8 work on this one as the ideas percolate.
In the meantime, I have another order for a pink baby quilt. I am hoping to use more scraps, I seem to have lots of pink, I have to find a pattern that they will all play nice in. That’s what I’ll be working on this week.
Linking up with Judy at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday, check out her little basket quilt.
Touch of Grey 