I started a new project yesterday. Not the project I had intended, but one I've been sitting on for a long time. It all started with a Moda Valentine panel from 3, maybe 4 years ago. I remember being married when I bought it, so it's no more than 6 years old. Periodically I would pull it out and remember that I'd bought something that went with it and the parts kind of piled up in a bin. I actually intended to steal the pinks and greens for another project, but after doodling around in EQ6 for a while I decided to do what I'd always intended and make a random Log Cabin with some blocks centered with the panel squares and some centered with a pink/green paisley.
Log Cabins go so fast, I'm already about halfway done with the rounds. These are finishing in the 16-18 inch range so it will be a roughly queen sized quilt when I'm finished. I had more variety in the greens, so the pinks are all cut in roughly 3" strips and the greens are 2". I wanted them to finish pretty square but still very, very relaxed, so I cut the strips and centers about 1/4" out of square and try to keep them from going too crooked in any one direction on each round. 
I had good intentions of getting lots done today as there was no school and I was home with the boys. My sewing machine had other ideas...running out of thread on one block and bobbin on the next! Add in the shouting from upstairs "He hit me!" "He was touching my stuff!" and I think I'm going to go trade my scissors for a shot glass and a TV remote.
Oh, don't forget to check out the cool pink & green stripe in the first photo that will be the binding because I needed a good excuse to buy it this morning.
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