The third block has been started. Working with these colours is really hard to resist right now!
I have all these lovely diamonds cut out now in the orange/pink fabrics. Whether they’ll all turn into octagon stars or not is up in the air though. I’m thinking I’ll do 4 of the Tropical Punch blocks for a table runner. The rest of these diamonds and probably some others may become a Lone Star of sorts. Some browsing through the block dictionaries is probably something I’ll be doing.
The oven needed cleaning and this time we used only water and baking soda. It’s amazing! We have a self-cleaning oven but won’t use that feature as there have been quite a few articles about the fumes from that being toxic and possibly even fatal to kitties. I did a little research on the Internet and found a couple of methods for cleaning the oven using basic household items such as baking soda and water or just plain old table salt. They worked like a charm. No toxicity, no fumes. Just a nice clean oven that smells wonderful. The next thing I want to try is making my own furniture polish. I found one recipe using olive oil and lemon.
Yet another Smudge pose.
Same pose, different angle. See that eye watching? He holds his pose for ages while we take multiple pictures. Definitely not a camera shy cat.
And a close-up of Lester stretched out on the heat. I think he’ll be back on the windowsill this weekend. We’re supposed to have highs of 11 over the weekend. I can’t wait. Time to open the windows and turn the heat way down.
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your colors are just gorgeous…batiks just seem like happy fabrics to me, too…☺…smudge is a ham and lester reminds me of royalty…all regal and serious and handsome!
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Loving those tropical punch blocks. Your stack of diamonds made me want to reach into the screen, snag a few and start sewing….such cheerful colors.
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Oh wow I love those colors you have in diamonds! Very hip and cool of you on the natural cleaning techniques. I’m not surprised though. That’s defintiely something YOU would do. You’re just cool like that.Look at Lester! He’s crackin’ me up. Blow Dryin’ Love, *karendianne.
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Thanks for sharing the latest block. Those colors are so cheerful! Just what we need this time of year.
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Oh….I love your blog, your blocks…and well….I am a follower now. Thanks for meandering over to my blog and signing up for the giveaway…should be fun???
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The block is great. Love the colors. If I keep coming back to your blog, I know I’ll end up buying one of the Inklingo CDs.
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That’s some sweeping block!Love your furry friends’ and their cute bellies!!They love to be photographed don’t they? These days Midas runs away when I pick up my camera..
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Gorgeous fabric below for the new quilt Cathi…the colours in tropical punch…love them…great shots of the boys..I think they may be a little camera shy…LOL…not…..
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Wow, what a color explosion! The star is sparkling…it’s going to be a great quilt!
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