Back in November, a group of us attended the Houston International Quilt Festival and were gobsmacked by some rulers and a QAYG method we had not tried before. Naturally, the rulers came home with each of us and we made plans to learn the method together, while enjoying Lake Athens and Miller's B&B. Yep, pretty much invited ourselves and now here we are and it's time to see what we can do. Lydia, Rocky and I leave Dallas BRIGHT and EARLY and are at Sherri's by a little after 9.
Our little friendly retreat is making a quick trip into Athens, which means a stop at The Needle Niche. What an awesome little shop. I don't even know if I should say little. It's renovated from an older home and each room is chock full of goodies. I LOVE the rock work outside --- all the way up to the chimney. My heart is happy just looking at the exterior and, yet, I know what the inside holds. Or at least I think I do.
It's time --- it's time!! January means the Waco Shop Hop and a chance to see friends once again. It signals the end of the holiday friend fast and I am ready. 
Rocky and I are out of town bright and early meet up with Sherri, Paula, and Karen for breakfast. Arriving in Waco far quicker than we expected, we decide to head over to the Waco Suspension Bridge and watch the sunrise. It's really quiet and the early morning calm is perfect.
She's a tricky one. This year, for the first time since I've been doing these mysteries, it was not the reveal, but another step. I LOVE IT!! We will be building some of the units together to make the blocks go a bit quicker. For me, that means heaven.