I managed to get some quilting done this past weekend while I had company staying with me. They are late sleepers, so I had plenty of time in the morning to play with my fabric. I now have all my half square triangles sewn and I'm in the process of ironing them and trimming dog ears for the next step, making the hourglass blocks. I have six completed blocks and another 35 to finish. I haven't decided how I am going to set these blocks or what fabric I'm using for the back. I'm thinking about placing some sashing in between the blocks. I do have the batting for this quilt, at least that is something I don't have to think about.
My company leaves today and I have a few things to do to get settled back into my bedroom, and after that I'm planning on getting Magnolia fired up (my new Janome 7700) to see how she does piecing hourglass blocks. I want to test it with the cotton quilting thread I bought at JoAnn's that I'm using on this project. I hope she is not going to be fussy about what thread I use on her. I'll let you know how that experiment goes.
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