Second goal accomplished

Well it's in one piece, so that's a major accomplishment.

I have to work out a border for it now. the original quilt just had some pink and white triangles, but I don't know if I'm happy with that. I did try it, but I didn't think it framed the centre of the quilt properly.

I thought this shirting would look good with the pink triangles, but it just looks dirty with the rest of the top, so I'll have to keep auditioning fabrics.

I sewed up another lot of HSTs for my Scrappy Mountain Majesty blocks, this will make another 30 to add to the pile. My least favourite part is trimming the big HSTs down to 8"; it's really hard for me to see the details, and the ruler kept shifting as I cut.

I solved that by making a ledge of masking tape on my 8.5" square ruler. It locks the ruler in place like a Bloc Lock ruler and it's been working really well. My squares are accurate and my eyes are much happier. I think I saw how to do it on a Karen Brown video, but I really can't remember.

So now I have some simple mindless sewing ahead of me while I contemplate my November goals.

A while ago I indulged in some speciality rulers, but I haven't had a chance to use them all, so I will aim to do that next month. Mereth road tested the V block ruler and liked it; I do use the Folded Corner ruler and I love it, but the other two need to be used yet.  I would like a few more of the Studio 180 rulers, but the 8-point star one I want is $93. Yikes. 

My thinking is that I don't really need more fabric, so when I want a treat I could buy tools to make my patchwork easier instead. Which is good reasoning, but wow, $93 could buy a lot of $1 FQs. Just saying.....

This is my Chicago Peace rose, blooming happily. Usually the spring roses are spoilt by rain or singed by the sun, but this year they have had a chance to be beautiful. I'm grateful the weather has been so pleasant.