I’ve had this fabric for ages. It’s a gorgeous Northcott fabric that I love, but have yet to make anything with it. There’s lots of it — more than enough to make a two-fabric quilt, which is what I think I want to do, but I can’t seem to come up with the right pattern to use. Any thoughts?

Then there are these wonderful flannels. There’s a half-yard cut of each. Again, I cannot think of what to make with them. A nice cozy lap quilt for next winter is what I want to make with them, but coming up with a pattern? I keep thinking stars of some sort but never having worked with flannel other than for a backing, I have no idea how hard it’s going to be to get nice sharp points. Whatever I make, I think I’ll save the green and cream striped fabric for the binding. I love using a stripe for bindings.

There’s a fair bit of business-related stress going on in my life right now. I’m finding it really hard to relax while this mess sorts itself out, and even found it rather hard to stitch Monday night which is why there’s no progress on the rainbow shot. Hopefully, the situation resolves within the next few days. I know it’s affecting me rather completely, can feel the tension in my shoulders and neck.

Thank goodness for the kitties. Just looking at them can lower one’s stress levels. Smudge in yet another of his advanced paw poses.

Lester, looking like the wise kitty.