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In the Rainbow Scrap Challenge internet group, green is the chosen colour for February. No problem, I can do that. so I set to and got to work on my two easy peasy blocks sets.  First up were the baby blocks, featuring a base fabric of white with tiny blue flowers.  I chose a pretty apple green floral to use - this fabric  was purchased to use in my daughter's 60th birthday quilt but the colour was not right, I decided.  But it looks fine in this project.

 If you read yesterday's post, you saw at the very end a note that the technician was on his way to the house. WAY ahead of schedule—he was scheduled to come in the afternoon but arrived at 9:30 AM instead. I quickly notified my SIL, who had just gotten out of the shower. 

Well, it's hard to believe, but the technician fixed the problem and was gone before we even knew what happened. I told you—those tech guys are smart!!! 

The issue? I'll try to tell the story in a few sentences. At DH ...

Yesterday was like a "vacation" with only one presentation, but I can't say I accomplished much. I did, but it wasn't what I wanted. However, I'm thrilled with what I made. Unfortunately, it's a gift for someone, so I can't share it yet, but I will. And it involved paper, not fabric. Imagine that! 

Wait - I took one picture to share with you. 

Cutting paper on the Singer Momento

Yes, that is the Singer Momento digital cutter, and I love it! I had fun manipulating an already-made design in the software and using some cool ...

 Here are a couple of November quilt jobs.  Both of these are made with simple blocks, and the end results are great.  Both are also very scrappy - my favorite!

#1 - 9-Patch blocks

Today was one of those days where I was having trouble getting motivated.  To be honest though, many days are like that.