I finished one of my oldest UFO’s.  It’s Pinwheel Party, an on-line block of the week from Twiddletails, started in March 2010 with the top sewn together in Feb 2014.  I ran out of the background fabric that, per the pattern, was used in final border and I just couldn’t settle on what to do about that.  Sooooo……..the top was hung out-of-sight/out-of-mind until I needed this year’s United Way raffle quilt for work.  Next thing you know, I made up my mind on the borders, quilted it with variegated thread and got ‘er done! 

It was a little windy and the dog is searching for wild life to chase 😉

……broken dishes blocks 😉  Sept was dark/dark blue. 

It is a sad, sad day. Hot & Steamy I, one of two identical irons I’ve had for YEARS, has finally died. They weren’t expensive. They didn’t develop leaks. They got hot and maintained their temperature. The auto shut off feature kicked in at a decent interval and then heated right back up.

They got their names when another quilter at a sew day exclaimed, “Wow, this iron is hot AND steamy.”  You can imagine where the conversations went from there  🙂  She went out with a sizzle….I suspected the end was coming as the plug had started getting very hot.  I hope Hot & Steamy II lives on forever.  Because, irons, even expensive ones, aren’t made like they used to be……….