Lots of updates

 Here are my blocks that I have caught up on:

I have one more to quilt and then I will start on a big binding effort.

Home Is block #3 and Spool Quilt Top

 I made my Home Is block number three yesterday. 

Looking at my design wall everyday were spool my blocks.  They have been there too long.  Time to audition the sashing strips.

This is the fabric I selected.

Excuse the turned picture, blogger is acting up.  Next up will be adding a border in the sashing fabric for a finished top.

Home Is Quilt Along and My New Favorite Notion

 I have started Pat Sloans new quilt along called Home Is.  I am doing mine in patriotic colors and will become a QOV upon finishing. 

My new favorite notion is called Acorn Precision Piecing. It is a way of applying starch directly on the seams before pressing.  I love how flat my blocks are!  I bought mine from the Fat Quarter Shop and the price was reasonable. I use Mary Ellen’s Best Press for my starch liquid.  You could use any liquid starch.