Bear Tracks

Ahhh, bet you thought I was talking about REAL bear tracks, right?  Not likely!

I am working on a quilt called Bear Tracks.  Thanks to Mandy in Singapore (well she WAS in Singapore) I started quilting.  She had this wonderful sewing group that met every week.  When I got involved, I began my venture to learn to quilt.  Mandy showed us the basics and we were working on a quilt.  When we moved home, I had a few quilt blocks done, but not nearly enough to make the quilt.  Heck, I doubt I had enough of my own to make a PILLOW!  Now if I had added the going away blocks my friends made, that would be different... but I had a ton of material and many blocks of my own to work on.

A few days ago, I got ambitious.  I pulled out the ol' blocks, the batik material I love so much and all the cutting loot.  Remember the batik?

I spread out over the entire house pretty much and I have been busy cutting.  And cutting.  And cutting some more. In fact, I am still cutting.  But I have many piles of little squares to show for all my hard work:

Which I will sew together to add to my already made in Singapore quilt blocks:

And many more blocks added to these will be sewn together in this pattern:

To make a Bear Track quilt.

So that is what is keeping me busy this week.  I cut material and gaze out my window to watch the deer (love watching the twins grow) and American Gold Finches while I am cutting.  

Not moving back to the city.  I am too busy enjoying bear tracks, chirps and deer hooves.

Going fishin' this weekend.  Will I catch a fish?  Don't bet on it!  But I will certainly be trying!