Okay, so my Around the Net postings are getting a little side tracked but are you okay with this? I've been to this shop once before, it was last year during Canada day weekend, we'll I'm looking forward to stopping in again tomorrow, it's cute, small, but totally worth the stop, shop!

hmm what should I buy?

So for my Around the Net today it's actually Around the Town:) because recently we were camping in Brooks, Alberta and of course I had to stop at the Quilt Shop, if there was one and there was...it's heaven.

Is it wrong for one Quilt Shop Owner to visit another quilt shop? Deanna and I had a fab time together, she taught me all about Locker Hooking and I taught her all about Temari Balls. She was an absolute delight.

Here's what I bought, all of the stuff I need to get started "hooking" as Deanna put it!

The book, with adorable stories and designs

the mesh: you use as your base

the hook: to pull your fabric through and the twine

Twine: used to keep fabric from coming through the mesh, you don't see it when your finished.

So now that I have a new love, have you tried this before... I need to go and find some scraps...see you later :)

Welcome back to Pastimes Online, do you ever come across a video that just sticks with you or a photo that you just can't seem to stop thinking about or something someone said that is like glue to your brain or you've watched something on TV that makes you think?

I come across these things all of the time and I'm going to start sharing them with all of you...sometimes I'm not sure how "personal" to get on my blog but then sometimes I read personal things on YOUR blogs and think...huh that's happened to me too or something similar, so from now on I'm going to start sharing a few little tidbits about what I'm thinking with you that isn't quilting related...I hope that's okay?

This Segment will be called "Me Mondays"

For today...I wanted to share this video that I can't stop thinking about and I've wanted to post this for sometime it's from Sheila's Blog as she provides me with so much inspiration...

Tell me your thoughts - is this real? Are the proportions correct? Truly Humbling.

The only difference between this and your standard method of drawing two diagonal lines on point then sewing is...when you cut the half square triangles apart they finish smaller.

Standard method of drawing the diagonal lines: 2 squares that are 3" you get 2 half square triangles that are 2.5"

This new method: 2 squares that are 3" you get 4 half square triangles that are 1.5"

I'm going to for sure try this with the next pinwheel blocks I need done!! Thanks Sheila

So I'm gazing around the net and I come across Sheila's Blog and she's writing about this new gadget for our sewing machines...interest piqued?

It's used to make perfect circles & curves and is supposed to be adaptable for all makes and models and years - can you say, bliss? Someone actually invented something so universal? Check out this site Just Curves as she is the inventor of this great gadget. I love piecing and I love piecing curves even more :) Thanks for this!!

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