really hoppin'

The FALL INTO FALL giveaway is really hopping...There have been lots of visitors to my site and I am trying to keep up with answering the comments...and trying to continue commenting on the blogs I follow. It has been a busy week and I am enjoying meeting new blogging friends.I haven't even had time to post.  There is still time to enter if you haven't already...be sure to click on the scarecrow for more information!

It is a beautiful fall day and I spent a little time cleaning up the flower garden this afternoon. There are still a few marigolds blooming and the mums are just bursting with flowers. Foliage looks good on the flowers that are done blooming but I have decided that next year I must plant more things that will bloom into the fall.

I am also working on the stars I am making from the pieces I cut on my GO cutter. I had a little delay as  I did a job on the bobbin case on my machine and had to wait until I could go to the sewing center to get a new case.  Also, I am a slow piecer and, as my quilting friends will attest, a perfectionist. I can't stand to have points cut off or seams that don't meet.  These stars are all made from my scraps and I am about half way done. I will add some sashing and should have a queen sized quilt when I am finished....these are 8 inch blocks when finished. The blocks will not be in the order they are on the design wall but I am putting them there to keep track of what I have done. It has been fun thinking back on quilts I have made as I go through the scraps.

Well, off to dinner and the theater with hubby tonight.