Would kids love this one or go screaming from it? It is pretty realistic..........
I went through all of my yardage of kids/I Spy prints and pulled a group to possibly make kits to sell. You know the drill....you have to buy at least 1/4 yard and that is about 6 times as much as you need for your quilt. I have 60 prints on the pile on the left that would do pretty well as a random cut. The stack on the right has the motifs spaced farther apart and would need to have the motifs centered on the chosen shape for your quilt. If I cut 6.5" squares so the buyer will have a large enough piece to cut out their hexagon or square or whatever shape easily, then I will only have 6 kits because at least half of the pieces in the pile are 1/4 yard cuts. If I cut 5" squares I could have 8 kits to sell. Decisions, decisions.............
Yesterday a freecycler was coming for some peony roots so I went out between rain showers and dug a few, and also some goldenrod and lily of the valley that were in a place that I don't want them. When she got here she helped dig a few more and she took the goldenrod too. She had moved to a new place that has no plants, just bushes. I also gave her a few hostas that I had given up trying to find a place for.
It was in the 50s most of the day so I finally gave in and turned on the heat since the next 2 days are going to be cold too. My gas bills for May - Sept. are down $149 from last year. I think the actual price for gas is down a little this year but a lot of that savings is from not having the old fashioned pilot light flaming away all summer. The new boiler has an electronic pilot. I'm looking forward to more savings all winter and I won't have to be shivering any more while wearing at least 3 layers.