Working with a charm pack of Essence from Moda.  Getting set to make my first ever half square triangles (HST).

Am a little bit nervous. Not so much about the sewing part but about the cutting. Cutting is so, so final. Have them all marked. Am ready to stitch and cut. Hope I like how I have them all paired up. This is the beginning of a square fall table topper.

This must be the week for giveaways. There is another going on over at Hollyhock Quilts. Its a new blog and she is kicking things off with some awesome Moda precut giveaways. I would love to add some precuts to my stash especially for the holidays. Projects go so much quicker when you have some precuts to start things.

Have you heard? Vickie over at Spun Sugar Quilts is having a giveaway to celebrate her 600th post. I have been following Vickie for a while because I think she has some awesome tutorials.  You can check out the giveaway here http://www.spunsugarquilt.com/2010/10/600th-post-giveaway.html and while you are there take a look at her apple core tutorial and patriotic pinwheels tablerunner tutorial.