Summer Sewing

I've been having some trouble making fabric decisions on my current project - sashing, cornerstone, and inner border choices.  The first to get resolved was the sashing fabric.  The cornerstone fabric was a dilemma - because so little fabric was required, almost everything in the stash was a candidate.  Yesterday was the day to pick something and move forward.  Inner border fabric is still simmering.  I have a small section sewn together -

Here's just one block for a better look at the cornerstone.  The sashing is an old Documentaries print by Benartex I found in a shop last November.  I had bits of this print in other colorways, but not this brown.   The one yard piece was enough for the sashing with some to spare for future scrap piecing.

I was hoping for low contrast on the alternate hourglass blocks (all brown fabrics), but I see I wasn't successful :).  It's a 5 x 5 layout - 13 Goose Chase and 12 Hourglass. 

I try to do one needle of floss on the sampler each morning before I start my day. 

I'm knitting a sweater while watching the Cubs in the evenings.  Last night Walla decided my project basket was the perfect spot.

A TISKET, A TASKET

A CAT IN THE BASKET

And best of all, it's peonie season - a fabulous treat for the senses!!

Have a great week!