Pillows and Cartwheels

I am lovin' this weather. Very hard to stay inside these days. The earth is waking up, 

however, I need to decide on some summer class ideas. 

Time for another round of intro to paper-piecing, so I put together a simple pillow

using the "card trick" block showcasing Robert Kaufman's

fabric, "Effervescence."

These pillows were just the result of play time....

and, as you can see, the weather has been nice enough for me to bring out the hammock.

For a more intermediate paper-piecing class, I began working on a piece from Judy Mathieson's book, Mariner's Compass Quilts. I chose an 18 point Cartwheel....

with middle and center stars. I'm using a variety of batiks from my stash.

Please don't forget that tomorrow I will announce the

WINNER

of the April Fabric Giveaway!