Last night, as I pulled out  my graph paper and ruler to design a quilt,
I thought about how much I {love} to create things.  Beyond spending time with those I love, there's little I enjoy more than taking a piece of fabric or a piece of paper and watching it become something else.  As most of you know, I hope to have a business up and running
by the end of the year doing this very thing.  Each time I think of this, I think of my dear husband.
He understands the importance of one of us being home for the kids, the importance of volunteering weekly in their classrooms.  He doesn't nag suggest that I get a part time job {although I have my arguments prepared for that~imagine a part time job where you can't work during tax season or during any school breaks!}.  He totally supports what I do ~ and appreciates all I do.  Last night I commented on how much I love to create things.  His response was the he loves how my I love to create things.  So sweet!

So, back to last night.  I drew my design out on graph paper and then pulled out
a Moda "Bliss" jelly roll I purchased earlier this year.  The jelly roll is what I  used to make the strip quilt earlier this year.  This is going to be a baby quilt, so I cut each of the 40 44" strips in half and then in half again.  I set 2/3 of it aside.  I'm thinking that I might be able to get three projects out of one jelly roll!  Anyway, so I cut my pieces for my blocks and sewed them all together last night (after cleaning my poor neglected machine!).

Here are a few of my favorite blocks. 
I'm off to add the sashing.  I can't wait to see how it turns out ~ hopefully
somewhat similar to what I'm picturing in my head! 
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Before I go though, I wanted to share the fat quarters the kids and I picked up
at Craft Warehouse this morning.  LOVE these colors!

{This one is Emma's!}