In addition, I worked on the Pineapple Nine Patch quilt top. I have the first border on the quilt center. I pieced the 2nd border and when I went to put the sides onto the top, they wouldn't fit. I found that Martingale has a corrections page posted online. So, I'll tackle the quilt top later this week. Here is a picture of half the quilt top with the border attached but it sure doesn't match up.
Saturday my small guild met and I made this meeting my cutting day. I cut over 300 tumblers and 300 chisels. I didn't cut too many apple core shapes as I wanted to test sew them first. The longest task with using scraps is prepping them for cutting. I spent hours starching and pressing fabric and a little over an hour to cut all the pieces. The GO! Cutter has definitely changed the way I view cutting. 
So I didn't win a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Collector's Edition Vol. 2 magazine so I purchased one on Sunday. I just had to have my own copy as the participating designers had their blocks posted on their blogs last week and they were oh so pretty. As I was driving home from Hancocks, I thought about the fact that I purchased the first volume of this magazine and did not make one block. So, the challenge for me is to make ALL the blocks within a year. I'm starting this week and plan to make 2 blocks per week. Anyone want to play along? It would be neat to see the blocks showing up in blog land. I said I didn't win a magazine. However, I did win some flurry friends fabric that I should receive in the mail this week. Check out the fabric at The Whimsical Workshop; they have fabrics and projects that are perfect for children quilts.
One challenge isn't enough! While shopping this week I came across this drunkard's path sampler. I was buying door prizes for my scrap quilting club and just couldn't pass up one for me too. I plan to make these 12 blocks, one per week. If you want to play along, purchase the Many Paths All Around from Elisa's Backporch Designs (scroll down...I think it's 4th from the bottom).
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