Design Boards/Tree of Life Block...

 When I put my Tree of Life blocks together, I use these mini design boards by Lori Holt.  My sister, Rose made these for my birthday last year and I love them and use them...they allow me to lay out the block and sew it together much easier...

 This block has 4 different sections that are sewn before the block is sewn together...

You can stack these little boards with the blocks laid out on them and transport them or to make it easier to move from point A to point B...you can check out Lori Holt's tutorial here...

Bonus Half Square Triangles = Tree of Life blocks

 I have a large zip lock baggie full of half square triangles...After searching for a pattern that I could use them in, I decided on a Tree of Life block....Super scrappy but super fun!!!!

This has always been a favorite block of mine and it will be fun to bring it together...Can't wait for this one to be finished and possibly use on my bed...

Eency Weency Spider....

 Sometime ago (like 1-2 years ago)...I bought a kit for this spiderweb table topper.  It came with a free pattern and it has been kicking around the sewing area for too long...I got it out, cut my 3" strips and sewed away...Super easy to make...did not take very long...

I found this cute Halloween print (love the Cyclops in it) and it can be reversible.  I loaded the walking foot on my machine and did a stitch in the ditch and then bound it...Fun project!!!

Block Jack and Leader Enders....

 Quilt Guild started back up in September and we are doing Block Jack this year...

 Each month we have an assigned block with assigned colors...the blocks are 9 1/2" unfinished...

 The month of September, the block was the Maple Leaf to be done in fall colors...I did not win...maybe sometime this year!!!

 I have been trying to do Leaders and Enders while I am working on my other projects...I have decided to do Rick Rack Nines from Bonnie Hunter's Leaders and Enders book.  It calls for 3 1/2 yards background and I have 4 yards of navy...I think navy it is for the background.  I had to lay out a few blocks to test it out...

The more I work with Bonnie Hunter's Leaders and Enders, the more I love it!!!  I am 1/3 of the way done with my blocks for this one!!!

The Barn Quilt....

 My attempts to photograph my barn quilt were impeded by some blustery wind this morning....

 The Barn Along, hosted by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet, was so very fun to do...I looked forward every other week to make my new block or at least see it and get excited to make it...

She also has designed Barn/Silo blocks which I want to make as well...This fun little quilt will fit a twin bed when finished.  I am going to put a white border then finish with a fun red binding...The barns remind me of the Mid-West with all of their beautiful red barns..how I miss the Mid-West!!!

 I recently celebrated my birthday and my sister, Rose, knit me these fabulous fingerless gloves....

 Love them....they are so soft and cuddly...you can knit you own...here is the pattern:  http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTfetching.html

I have been trying to sew up some of my many many scraps and I made another Scrappy Trips...