While this is the 30th block, I am going to make three more as three of those previously made are not going in this particular quilt top. One may become the label for this quilt, one is destined to be the beginning of my take on a grandmother’s flower garden quilt using this long hexagon and the third may be the beginning of a teddy bear quilt.

The back:

The first block for the Inklingo Sampler is a LeMoyne Star block. I used the free downloadable Inklingo collection to make four of the 4.5″ LeMoyne Star blocks and joined them. The idea of making a sampler of various blocks made using all the various Inklingo shapes appeals to me. I hope to use mostly all shabby chic fabrics for these blocks. This may be a real challenge for me as there are a number of blocks that will be faster/easier to make by machine. Perhaps this will be the beginning of becoming more comfortable using the sewing machine for some things.

I thought this week was going to be rather slow, but it turns out that I need to read close to 900 pages by Friday. So I shall be glued to the computer for long hours over the next three days.

Lester looking, I think, quite regal and majestic as he keeps watch over the roof garden:

Smudge also keeping watch: