Beautiful job.. I did not cut out the backs and they were not too heavy...

Love your colors.. I tried keeping my colors just like the pictures. I used a lot of scraps as you only need small pieces.

When you fussy cut the stripes it will be great..

Your doing great so far... Each block is just so much fun to make..

franair....LOVE your avatar! Have you posted a pic of it on the board? I'd love to be able to see a larger pic and to link it to our Topic list for our Cyber Sew...hint..hint..hint...:D:

Thread knotting problems, I found a Thread Conditioner and Protectant, at this website:

http://www.threadheaven.com

no problems with knotting or tangling...

Is it like a wax Donna?

My sister told me its' a clear silicone product, just slide your thread through it, and it disappears when you sew with it. Very reasonable $3.99, I bought 2 of them as I'm always setting it down somewhere, and then looking for it.

Wonderful stuff. It has also helped my fingers from cracking, (I'm allergic to the phormaldyhyde (or however your spell it) in fabrics).

Thats interesting, I have had problems in the past with the threads knotting.

Thanks for the tip

For those in the U.S., I have also seen Thread Heaven at JoAnns. I just got some recently, haven't used it yet though. Thanks for the recommendation, Donna.