RIP trusty iron

My trusty iron that I've had for the last 3 years has passed away. I was using it to work on my lastest dress when it wouldn't heat up. So needless to say it was a last minute trip to the store to get a new one. It's not surprising considering how much I use it for all my sewing. It lasted longer than some of my mother's high end irons. Goodbye iron. I will miss you.  

Robert Kaufman challenge

I've finished a challenge given by my guild. I had to make a mini quilt using inspiration from a traditional block. I chose one called "card trick", as seen in the upper left corner. I've always wanted to do a sampler so I took this opportunity to make one on a small scale. 

Ferret Monster Comes Home

I went away last weekend for an awesome road trip with my mother in law and this is what came home with me. We stopped at a cute, little quilt shop in Armstrong, BC, where I found these fabrics on sale and a couple other goodies. The next day we were in Vernon. It was there I found a new addition to my family. Egon is 3 months old and he's getting along quite well with our other 3 ferrets.

I've started working on a quilt top from a new book I got, "Beyond Neutrals" by John Q. Adams. This is the first square. Only 29 more to go.