Porch sitting and sewing

I spent alot of quality time porch sitting this weekend. And it was divine. Nate was out of town, camping in the Boundary Waters with his dad, so the house was quiet. Just me and the cats and dog. I went in for a few hours of tattooing on Saturday, adding the first splash of color to this foot and leg thing that I’ve started, and as a result I’ve been laid up with a swollen foot and ankle for the following days. That’s as good a reason as any to porch sit, I guess. I finished a book that I started only at the beginning of the week (I tore through that book! Ate it alive!), and made it halfway through a new one. I’m thinking of trying to implement a daily porch sit into my routine. It’s good for the soul out there, so much better than couch sitting.

I did get some sewing accomplished though, as well. I got Sarah’s quilting bee fabrics for May a few days ago, and had an idea right away for her block. She said any kind of block goes, but if I added my own fabric, that she wanted it to be yellow or white. I’ve got alot of yellow options kicking around in my stash, so I chose some wee play and some solids to tone down the prints. I hope that’s ok with her. I’ve had this type of block on my mind for a week or so, but hadn’t started anything big with it yet, so decided to test it out on Sarah.

The easist way that I felt to construct this ended up to be making two blocks. I can’t decide which one I like better, so if she wants both, she can have them. Do you, Sarah?

I also finally tackled Kathryn’s 9 patch block for April. I know, I’ve been holding on to this one for awhile, and I have no idea why. The fabrics she sent are beautiful, and a 9 patch is pretty simple to construct, except maybe for getting those corners to match up right, but it’s been idling away. It’s finished now, though, and I like it so much. For a long time I wasn’t a big fan of 9 patch quilts, but lately I’ve seen some really great ones, and I’m actually starting to think maybe I’d like to make one of my own.