Paper Starfish

I knew these fabrics wouldn't sit long. I love them too much. After much agonizing over what to do (I contemplated Small Plates, modern crosses and lots of others), I decided to try whirligigs!

They're fun so far and I love how they look all jumbled together. I have 12 blocks so far and need lots more! Here is a picture of some laid out when I had 10 finished:

Now the questions are:

1) Should they be all up against each other like this or should I add plain white squares in between each one?
2) Should they be straight across like this or set on point?

Decisions, decisions.

Oh and look:

My birthday was last month and I got a big girl sewing machine! Will I ever use half of those stitches? No. Do I love this machine and does it make me happy? Yes.

It's my first day of summer break. Two months off of work is not bad and to celebrate I gussied up my camera with some Denyse Schmidt fabric.

The quality of the picture isn't great because my good camera is in the picture. ;) Here's a picture of just the strap which shows everything clearer:

I used a tutorial from Ginabean Handmade but made my front piece patchwork instead of one fabric. My strap was also much thinner than most other tutorial measurements I've seen so I adjusted there too. My camera is ready for summer!

Look at these frogs. So cute. Can you see them on the left?

I will be cutting into this tomorrow. Can't wait.

I'm going to start a sweater for one of the wee starfish this weekend. I really want to do something for my older prince but I'm kind of concerned he won't wear it. He is 6 now, you know. It might be safer to do something for the little turkey who has no say in what he wears!