FNSI accomplishments

Last night was Friday Night Sew In and I was pretty productive. I managed to make my Lets Bee Together Block, since she asked for a specific pattern and its not a surprise, I will show it:

 I will mail this to Wendy on Monday.

 June was my month to receive blocks for the Lets Bee Together group and I asked to have any pattern the recipients wanted to make and to please stitch on it their name (first or last or initials - what ever they preferred) and their state. A couple of my new friends do not hand stitch but they signed in pen so I could stitch over it. I stitched two signatures on Thursday and this one last night for FNSI.

The last thing I managed to complete last night was to draw my quilting design onto this table runner that was the first on the pile of UFO's I need to finish! I used a quilting pen I bought from Fabricland. It is called a Fast Fade marker from Unique. It fades a bit too fast for me - but its good motivation to get it done quickly. If you iron the lines, they show up darker. I had already done a pattern on this runner - but I did not stitch it right away and its completely faded away. The pen washes out with just water so if I draw a line I do not like - I use a wash cloth and wipe it away. I think all in all, the pen works really well - but I wish it did stay bolder longer, and the pen seems to dry out when making the lines. I had not used the pen in months and it seemed "juicier" this time, but after drawing this out, it seemed pretty dry again by the time I went to bed.
Have a great weekend - I have to quilt this runner before this design fades away too!
Cheers,
Carolyn