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Block Count: 22

 I began cutting some of my Bonus Triangles down to 1.5 inches for my Ocean Waves Quilt. I found out that if I had used a 3.5 inch square for the sew and flip, I could get 4 squares of 1.5 inches out of the bonus triangle. So my 1.5 inch square bin has gotten some extra squares while I've been having fun cutting the triangles. The Triangles in this picture are from my Fox blocks. Even "multicolored" sew and flips like this get saved for me. Now they are working for 2 of the squares of what I'm working on. I have been known to really avoid all trimming if possible...But I have really enjoyed getting to bust into these and get just a few done at a time. I also have been trimming the ones that won't work for this quilt, into usable sizes, so that they aren't just languishing in a drawer anymore.

 I finished rebinding Kyle's quilt, and he took it back right away and started using it. He was so excited that it was fixed.

 My little monkey also decided to climb on the self-checkout at Walmart and ended up cutting his finger on his way back down. We did have it checked out because he wouldn't let me get a good look at it, and the angle I was looking at it from made it look a lot deeper. Turns out it was just a little flappish so it was really just a deep scratch.

 100 Days. Block 20

 Long Time Gone HSTs Block 2. I just cut as many HSTs as I could from 1 strip of each color, and saw that there was a gradient feel to it. And I'm in love with it now.

 100 Days. Block 21.

 My mom is trying to focus on strings on Saturdays, and asked me to join in. This is the quilt I designed when Bonnie Hunter announced the Hourglass for the Leader/Ender Challenge this year. I managed to add the 2 green borders, but apparently did not sew enough green strings...so those will have to be my focus the next time I pull out my strings.

 I have managed to pull this quilt back out. It is now the current focus quilt. It's not a hard quilt, just one I have to pay attention to placement on. I managed to add a second row, and I'm quite pleased with how it is coming. It is my One Monthly Goal for May and I haven't given up hope yet. Anything can happen in 3.5 days.

 100 Blocks. Block 22.

Here is a smattering of other blocks I've gotten done. I got the Hexie Flower done while the boys were playing outside yesterday (1st Flower of April). I also managed to get another Teal TJL done as a Leader and Ender as well as putting the leftover flower parts together from the teacher gift, and it kind of looks like a clover. I also got about 9 HSTs done for the Wedding quilt. And decided that my reward for drink 32 oz of water is going to be putting together 1 of the 365 Blocks. These are February 22 and 23 for this year's. So I have successfully had 64 ounces of water...I'm aiming for at least 96 a day, but fear that I have been having 32 or less most days, which of course has increased the number of headaches I've had by bedtime. So progress on both is going to be great.

In other news, I picked 24 blocks from Tula Pink's 100 Modern Blocks that I sized up to 12 inches, and that will be the ones that I hand piece, for what I am calling my Accomplishment Quilt because I will prepare the pieces for each block when I finish a quilt. So I got the ones cut out for the teacher Quilt and Kyle's quilt. Then I can work on them while I'm waiting at Tee Ball practice, or at Tee Ball games, or anytime I'm going to have to sit somewhere.