My New Best Friend

I went to my local quilt shop last week to take a class on fan quilting.  While I was there, the instructor introduced us to these beauties:

"My New Best Friend"

Pilot makes gel pens that (wait for it....)

erase with an iron!  It's like magic!

You have to try it.

(sorry skye about the best friend thing...you're still #1)

Contentment

OK. If anyone out there is reading my blog (other than my mom that is) you probably have noticed that I have this chronic problem...I keep changing my template design.  It's not that I don't like the template that I have, it's just I keep thinking I can make it look better. Something just isn't right...yet.  I have tried switching colors, designs, formats, etc. and each time I like how it looks.  However, after a few weeks (or sometimes even a few days) I suddenly change my mind and search for something else that I think represents my personality better. Well the search is finally over!  I promise I have found the perfect fit for my blog.  The pretty blue and grey flowers will remain.  And if you are asking yourself why is this the perfect fit for me?  Well, I finally realized why I was drawn to this particular template...because it reminds me of my Skye girl (see picture to the right)!  She is a blue merle...grey, white and black fur with one blue eye.  Pretty cool!  Ahhhhhh...contentment at last!

Let's Go For a Walk

Here's my Skye girl waiting patiently for me to finish ironing the fabric for the back of the quilt.

"It's way too hot in here to be ironing."

Next, I have to cut the fabric into 10" strips.

I just love my 3 1/2" ruler with the sticky sandpaper circles on the back.  It never slips when I'm cutting. I can thank my teacher at the Joyful Quilter for this piece of great advice.  Do you remember Mom when I once cut the end of my thumb off with the rotary cutter because my ruler slipped?? OMG!!!

Now I'm cutting the strips into 10" squares.  They will be the back of my fabric "sandwiches" I will start sewing this weekend.

Here are my finished squares...all 42 of them!

Skye is smiling...she is happy I am finished for today!  It has cooled down a lot now outside and the sun is still out. 

 You know what that means...TIME FOR A WALK!  Let's go Skye! Bye!