School has started - and it has been hot, hot, hot. Four days last week our district dismiss 1 hour early due to the heat. I have been just beat by the time I get home so not much is happening as far as sewing or quilting is concerned.
Other things I have worked on this past month are:
Bonnie Hunter's Leader and Ender Challenge for 2013 - Split Nine Patch.
The first picture shows a block laid out on design boards.
The tutorial for the design boards can be found at Bee in My Bonnet.
The second picture shows how far I got before I took it off the design wall to put up the wheelchair basketball panel.
I am hoping this uses up a lot of my scraps!
I made myself an apron to hold my tools when machine quilting. I finally figured out that I was spending a lot of time walking around or to the end of the frame to retrieve the scissors or seam ripper. Hope to same some time. Maybe I won't need the seam ripper if I carry it with me!
Used up some scrapes with this project, too!
I made a pincushion/thread catcher/tool holder for my machine. Again, I hope this cuts down one the time I spend searching for the tools I need. I had made the thread catcher a few years ago so it didn't take long to get it all together and put to use. 
I have also been doing some knitting.
The scarf, above, I gave to my sister-in-law. We both have a love for the color green. It was an interesting yarn - a ribbon type yarn that transitioned from a thin yarn to a slick, shiny ribbon with the color changes. I did not enjoy knitting with it, but I do like the finished scarf.
To the left are 10 scarves knit from ruffle-type yarns. I used several different brands/types. I am not sure what I will do with these, probably gifts. I like them because they knit up so fast - a great project for those evenings when I just don't have the energy to do anything except watch TV. And, I think they are pretty, too.
