Back to winter again?

It's been extremely cold and raining

here in Arizona after having

over 100F just a few days ago!

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I don't actually mind to have a rainy day

as I'll have a great excuse to stitch away

all day long without having any guilty feeling :p

1839 Susan Rambo Sampler

by Janis Lockhart of Cross-Points Designs

@SANQ #62, Spring 2011 issue

Fabric: 40ct Vtg. Maple Sugar @LLs

Fiber: called NPI w/some substituions

I put quite few stitches into Susan

this weekend.

Now can I say I'm just about half way done?

Besides playing with Susan,

I started making something little in this morning.

When you don't know what to do with

a stack of the charm pack,

this will be a great thing to make.

These coasters are the practice pieces

of my free motion quilting :)

Since I haven't done any lately and

know I do need to keep practicing

to remember that tricky movement

of my hands,

I came up with this idea to make

something practical to use,

rather than just having a practice piece

without any fun.

My favorite way to make

Hourglass block is this way.

It goes fairly fast and nice :)))

From four pieces of 5" charm squares,

you will get four sets of Hourglass blocks

with 4" unfinish size.

(You will also need four more charm pieces

for backing and 1 1/4" width binding strips

 to make the coasters.)

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