. . . row row row two . . .

. . . oh, look . . . 

. . . there i am 

at quilt group last week . . . 

. . . when nedra was in charge 

of taking pictures . . . 

{well, i certainly can't take photos of myself!}

. . . i was working on row two . . .

 {please note 44 oz. diet coke, 

that fancy vent cover on the back of my machine ~ 

still not taking any chances with fresh black carbon particles!, 

a stiletto to guide tiny squares through the feed dogs, 

and an iPad for step by step tutorial instructions}

. . . row two is composed 

of these cute butterfly blocks, 

for which i had stayed up 

till about two in the morning 

cutting the pieces 

so i'd be all ready to sew 

the next day . . . 

. . . as i was sewing, 

i started to question my 

late night/early morning 

judgment . . . 

. . . cheetah print bodies? . . . 

. . . really? . . . 

. . . for butterflies? . . .

. . . i was so confused . . . 

. . . are they feline? . . . 

. . . are they insect? . . . 

. . . leave it to my good friend, 
karen, to state the obvious . . .

. . . "well, they started out 

as CATerpillars, 

didn't they?" . . . 

. . . and just like that, 

all was right 

with the world . . .

. . . here're rows one and two . . . 

. . . they won't necessarily 

be next to each other 

in the finished quilt . . .

. . . so they aren't sewn together . . . 

{total number of pieces in row two: 115}