Edgar at Five Months

I can't believe it....can you? He's five months old!

He's 44.8 lbs, an average of 10 lbs/month...and eating like it!  He loves apples, carrots, leaves, sticks and watermelon...as well as the four cups of puppy food a day.

His favorite toy...the ball.  He will "fetch", "release", and sometimes even catch.  Unfortunately, it's only in the house...take him outside and he's too distracted to play.

As he gets bigger, he gets more freedom...we've been letting him out little-by-little, and he's been staying pretty close to home.

Hopefully next month we'll be able to teach him how to use the doggie door.....

Yes, I Use Starch

I don't listen to the Quilt Police...

I don't read the pattern all the way through before I start...
   why waste time?

I don't measure twice before cutting...just go ahead and do it.

I do use steam in my iron...and my seams lay flatter.

AND...
   (note the use of large letter for dramatics)

I do use STARCH...

   on all my fabrics, spraying my fabric before it's even cut to a nice
   cardboard consistency...

   and then spraying again once the block is put together so it lays nicely
   and the seams play well together...

   and I have a nice quilt top that always lays flat for quilting.

PS: Starch also makes it easier if you have to reverse sew...your blocks just pull apart in the same shape...did you know that?