There’s another swap on the Inklingo list so on the weekend I printed about 300 hexagons, cut them apart and packaged them. Stamp collectors’ glassine envelopes are perfect for packaging charms for these swaps.

I still need to print a lot of one-inch diamonds as we are also swapping out strips of 6 one-inch diamonds. I have my fabrics prepared and ironed on to freezer paper. Now it’s a matter of printing them. My goal is to have these all printed, cut apart and packaged by the end of the week.

This is the latest in a series of swaps we’ve had of those shapes. There are definitely the makings of some great scrap quilts in the pieces we’ve received so far. I have a plan, I think, for the one-inch hexagons.

I need help! My iron has some sort of sticky residue on the sole plate. It’s not one of the Teflon-coated sole plates but rather a very shiny, smooth surface. I think it may be from the freezer paper. I’m not sure what to use to get it clean again and am worried about scratching it.

Edited to add: I used a Magic Sponge and it truly was magic. All the sticky mess is gone and the sole plate looks brand new again!

And just because, a picture of our gorgeous big golden boy having a snooze.