Design Wall Monday 4/16/12

Here is a new project I started yesterday.  I can't show you much as it is a surprise for an online sister of a group I belong to.  It's not only a new project, but a new technique too.  Should be interesting.  It involves curves, but only straight stitching.  Oh, yes and a new notion - a ruler to be exact.  And yes, it is Christmas fabrics.

It's not to late to participate in my giveaway.  Ends Wednesday evening.  Click here to guess.

So what's on your design wall? I'm linking to Judy's Patchwork Times and Lynn's BOMs Away - both buttons on sidebar.  Go on over and see what everyone is doing, and add your linky so we can see what you are doing, too.

Stash Report 4/15/12

Here come the Roses - lots of blooms with this very cool weather for April - Yeah!

I made three blocks and used a half yard of fabric.  I sorted through my stash and found 3.75 yards I can give to St. Anne's for more baby quilts.  Here are my numbers:
Used/Donated this week: 4.25 yards
Used/Donated YTD: 53.05 yards
Added/Bought this week: 0.00 yards
Added/Bought YTD: 21.5 yards
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View from my kitchen window.

Net Used YTD: 31.55 yards        

A Giveaway!

Wow - I'm at 495 posts and now have over 300 followers - thank you one and all for sharing my passions. I'm figuring that by next wednesday I'll be at 500 posts and this calls for a giveaway!  How about a couple of books, some fabric, a notion and maybe a finished project.  Interested?  Can't tell you what the specific items will be as this is going to be a mystery box, but it's open to all my readers.  Just be sure if you use anonymous that you include an email for ya so I can reach you to let you know if you won.  I have a question for you below.  Leave a comment to answer that question and you'll be entered.  If you are a follower, tell me so, and you can guess twice.  If no one guesses the answer, I'll do a random draw of all guesses made.  If more than one guess correctly, I'll do a drawing of just them.  The only thing I'm saying is that the answer is not a "number" - LOL - that's what my husband guessed.
Okay here goes:

Here's is my latest Craftsy Block of the Month.  It is for the month of April.  Amy challenged us to come up with a design using hexagons.  I came up with an idea and decided to execute it in extended hexagons. So, your question is:  What was Angie trying to depict in her block?  This giveaway ends Wednesday, April 18 at 6 PM so I can post a winner on Applique Thursday.  Good luck!