New Block of the Month Started

I finally am satisfied with my selection of green and white fabrics to start my McCall's Irish Quilt.  It is hard to find just the right colours of green so that I have some lights and some darks.  I was able to finish 2 blocks, block #1 and block #6.  My block #6 is a little different than the one on the website but I usually change things to suit me.

Block #1

This block is made in 4 sections

and I have learned to measure each

section before I continue on with the

rest of the block.

Block #6

There are suppose to be 4 shamrocks

in the centre but I thought

that they would be too small to

applique so I added one instead.

We took a trip to Duluth, MN a few days ago and I picked up a few things.  Of course, I bought fabric. What is a trip without stopping at a few quilt shops along the way?  YKW forgot his book this trip but I wasn't too long in any shop to make him regret stopping.



For a couple of new purses for travelling.

For Pillow shams for the Maple Leaf Quilt.

I couldn't buy Fossil Fern so I

opted for similar colours.

I bought 2 of these to make wall hangings

for YKW and our son.

I found this for the borders.

Isn't it neat with all the animal prints

on it?

I also picked up a few handy helpers.  I was looking to buy a Gypsy gripper for my rulers but a friend told me that I could purchase something else that would do the same thing for less then half the price.  I googled the Safety Gripper that is used in a shower and found one on the Menard's website. 

My Safety Gripper

At one of the groups I go to one of the ladies mentioned that the best ruler she ever purchased was the Shape Cut by June Taylor.  I am a gadget person so I picked up one of those also.

It looks interesting and I think

I can put it to good use.