Well, no winners here! Tom and I are not lottery players but with the big jackpot he picked up several tickets when he filled up with gas. Of course, we had the typical discussion of what would you do if you won. Of course, he said I would purchase a big long arm to quilt my quilts. I am quite sure I would continue my hand work. Perhaps the scenery would change as I traveled around the world but yes those slow stitches would continue! I haven't made a lot of progress to show you but this project is just there for "me time". I did enjoy quilting that striped star. Not sure why I don't use more striped fabric in my quilts.
I had a question about marking with soap. So, I thought I would include a picture of the soap sliver I use and what kind of line it makes. I don't want to hear any comments about the oils and chemicals etc. I really hate that part of the quilting community. I am just sharing this cause I always seem to have a sliver of soap and I don't have to worry about not having something to mark my quilt. I simply use that last sliver of soap instead of throwing it out. Simple!
