Going In Circles

 All last week

I was either running in circles,

 cutting circles,

or baking circles.

First,
I finally got a copy of the
 newest Quiltmania magazine, and

I decided to start part 2

of Di Ford's mystery quilt.

I spent a lot of time

 making piles of circles

to applique.

If you want round perfect circles,

there are multiple steps.
I do the steps,

but mine are far from perfect.

Close enough.

I loved Di's suggestion of marking the
individual 48 squares on the background fabric,
appliqueing the circles,
and then cutting the squares apart.

 Here's what part the second border looks like
with all those circles.

Other quilters, doing part 2,
have basted their circles in nice rows,
8 of each fabric in one neat row.
 Well,
this is what happens when

 you try to do this while
 watching  "The Voice".

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I have one more week at home,
before I leave to 

spend the weekdays in Denver

caring for my newest grand baby for a few months.
There seems to be so many things I
need to do before I go.

One thing on the top of my list was

to invite my "Quilty Buddies"

over for a day of stitching,

and friendship.

Every celebration
needs cake and
I decided to bake something unforgettable.
I don't want them

 to forget me while I'm gone.

I made a three tiered polka dot cake.

If you google it, there are quite a few

sites that can give you detailed instructions.

Sorry my photos aren't
wonderful,
we were all giggling too much!

The best part is cutting into the cake,
and Tah Dah....

 perfect polka dots.

This was just too much fun.

 So my "going in circles" ended as a good thing.

Especially, when you are circling with people

 that you hold dear.

Until Next Time-