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pick of the litter

This little fella is going to live with another family today.  Rebecca's classmate requested him before school got out, and now it's finished just in time for his birthday.  I used the labrador retriever pattern found here, and added a little felt collar.  He stands just about 4 and a half inches tall.

real

Regina and I have been communicating for years now, from the very beginning of my blog, I think.  We have so much in common, our kids are pretty much the same ages, we are about the same age (I'm a few months older - ugh!) and we've emailed, commented on each other's blogs, swapped many goodies, and sent packages back and forth. 

 
But on Monday, we finally met face to face.  At Downtown Disney, where my kids said it was cruel to take them without actually setting foot in Disneyland.  But meeting Regina made up for that.

It was comfortable and easy and the night passed by much too quickly.  She's exactly as I thought she'd be, and oh-so-patient with my little chatterbox (I'm pretty sure Rebecca talked to her more than I did).  She even brought me gifts.

 
Have you seen the e-course she's offering in August?  There's still time to sign up, I can't wait to learn from her and get creative with my kids, too.

The girls say I don't have to call her my "blog friend" or "online friend" or anything like that anymore.  She's just my real friend.

bulls eyes, braids or bridges?

I need some advice on the setting for a scrap quilt... not that I expect to put it together anytime soon, but I'm just planning ahead and daydreaming.

Traditional bullseyes?

 
Braids?

Bridges (upside-down, I guess)?

Broken dishes?  Is that what they call this setting?

 
Or this last one, which I have no clever name for...  Keep in mind, I'm only showing a portion of the blocks I have to work with, because that's all that would fit on my dining room table.  So if I did go with the block placement in the last photo, it wouldn't be as off-balance as it looks now.

If you have any other suggestions, or links to more settings for these bulls-eye blocks, please leave them in the comments, I'd love to take a look.  I really like how easy and fun these blocks are to sew up, and they are so forgiving of errors.