fancyPANTS

Topsail Island 2011
Great fun had by all at the island this year.

puzzleTIME

Nice puppies to share a bed

neatQUILTS

Art quilts in every room at the vacation rental house

birthdayTIME

Party time on the island
we celebrate everybody's birthday while we are at the beach
nertz is the card game of choice
it is always puzzle time
six puzzles down, we have to shop for some new ones today since we put everything together that we brought with us

backtotheISLAND

Woo-hoo
Vacation time on Topsail Island again!
downstairs den
Autumn Festival at the south end of the island
my sister's new hat
Brusco supervising the puzzle



Sky in the super sized mermaid bathroom
the children enjoying the festival

paperPIECING

It is always fun to learn a new way to make a quilt block.
Paper piecing is a new way (for me at least) to make a small precise block for a quilt. Since all 140 blocks are six inch blocks in the Sampler I am learning to make, it was time to practice.
No need to look like a total fool in class, so YouTube here I come. There are instructional videos for every quilting style in the world. The best part is that I can watch numerous times and no one will know how long it takes me to catch on.
Basically with paper piecing, you just sew by number. Well heck, even I can do that!