Among other things, I made this little pincushion on the weekend.  I used some of the 1″ hexagons from the Inklingo POTC collection and 1″ squares to make it.  Stitching the two little blocks took no time but stuffing it and then stitching the last seam closed took a while.  It’s a great size for a portable stitching kit.

The opposite side:

Do you have a favourite fabric you try to include in many of your quilts?  I have these two.  These fabrics have both have been in many quilts I’ve made.   I bought 3 or 4 FQs of the little squares one, and am getting close to the end of it.  I think some of it will show up in the Spring Circles quilt I make for us while the almost solid pink may be my second option for the outer edge pieces of that quilt.

We had fabulous weather on the weekend.  A bit drizzly on Saturday but after that it was just gorgeous.  Monday was nice and hot with a humidex reading of about 32C or 90F and it’s supposed to be even hotter today.  The first heat alert of the season was issued on Monday.  Our long-range forecast looks like it’s going to be warm for the whole week.

I’m going to extend my break from blogging through until next Monday.   My hands have been bothering me and I’m trying to limit the time on the computer as much as possible for a few days.  Mr. Q.O. may pop in with a post or two, though.

My sewing machine went in for service on Friday and I got it back on Saturday.  One of my goals for the next few weeks is to try to spend at least half an hour every day using the sewing machine and getting used to piecing on it.  All because of the  hand issues — so I’d like to feel more comfortable about using the machine if I need to.

This is a rather rare shot of both kitties curled up together.  They get along and have, at most, mock battles, but they do not generally curl up together.