… is partially stitched. Once the middle star and the 4 partial stars are put together, it’s nothing but lots of lovely continuous stitching which makes it a much quicker block to put together than it may appear. I may get it finished over the weekend, but this is the weekend that I will be devoting pretty well entirely to quilting Chintz Circles. I don’t know if I’ll get it finished this weekend, but I’m going to try. I’d like to get the binding on and wash it before next weekend so that we can take it to be photographed.
I think I’ve decided on how I’ll set these Pink Ice blocks — on point with perhaps 9-patch blocks. The back of block 26, so far:
Thursday was, as they had forecast, another incredibly hot, humid and smoggy day. Today is supposed to be somewhat cooler, with a humidex of about 33C (91F) which will feel a lot better. And we’re supposed to have thunderstorms and rain which I hope will clear out some of the smog.
There are a few lilies that are popping up here and there in the flower beds out on the roof garden. There’s a very pale coloured one which I think will open today or on the weekend.
Our Internet connection has been rather iffy this week, which makes me wonder if the power outage earlier this week had some effect on our ISP. However, by Thursday night it seemed to be better and, all of a sudden, missing blog comments showed up in my inbox Thursday night. Strange to have e-mails that are 2 or 3 days old appear suddenly like that, but I’m glad they did finally make it. Today and over the weekend I will catch up on replying to comments and visiting blogs.
Lester spent some time on the windowsill on Thursday.
While Smudge was lounging on the couch.
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Your blocks always look so neat on the back and beautiful on the front. It was a little cooler here yesterday too. It was a slight relief although it hasn’t rained in days and we really need it. Our grass has turned brown and crunchy. Don’t you wish that sometimes you could lead a cat’s life?
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Oooo pretty pink in this one. Glad to hear it’s cooled down a bit for you :0)
Crispy
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Those pink blocks are just so charming! Enjoy seeing how they are assembled. Hope you got weather front that took the humidity down a bit and perhaps brought some cooler temps too? Kitties appear to be wide awake, kitty nibble time??? ;-)))
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Ooooh I love these colors and this block too! So gorgeous! I love how you show your stitching and the way it’s ironed at the back. You do great work!!
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I’m so glad I have the chance of a wifi connection here, away from home: it gives me the opportunity to stay connected to the world and discover nice creations like yours.
Thank you too for you kitties pictures as we’re missing ours !
Hello from Italy.
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I just love Pink Ice and can’t wait to see it all together. Thank you for showing the back of your work. It helps those of us new to hand piecing. :o)
I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned I think your kitty’s are so beautiful! Your blog is beautiful. It makes me happy to read every entry.
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I like that sweet fabric. How many blocks are you making?
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GORGEOUS!~all of it! I love lillies, and don’t have any here on the island. They are in folks yards in town and I love them, such low maintenance flowers.
What a gorgeous block!
Sorry for your heat and power surges. My daughter in Upstate NY (way up on border of Canada/VT) is having 100ish weather. So glad a family member came w/a window a/c unit, as all the stores are sold out and they don’t have the Central A/c.
I hope it moves out soon. Your babies don’t seem to mind very much. 🙂
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Pink Ice, I like the sound of that on these hot, hot days!!
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I like the little pink ice blocks–they remind me of the raspberry lemonade that is my favorite drink of the moment, but also of snowflakes. Does that make sense?
I see hubby’s working with the pictures again–nice effect!
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