Getting there

(i.e. update on my SBS blocks)
Although it looks like I'm a few block behind, the Ohio Star is actually ready:

 (I might have to make a better version, the top right corner makes me cringe ;))

And I've started "making" fabric for the Beacon Light:

And I've had a most wonderful surpise from my cousin, just look:

my very first real quilting ruler!
And don't you love the fabrics? I've been thinking about violet/purple and orange combination lately, there must be some telepathy in the air. Thank you so much, Jan.