It's getting so that I almost dread the arrival of the month of September with all its disasters and tragedies that keep quilters busy caring for others. I wanted to remind you to take care of yourselves too. I had my annual mammogram today and have found the perfect pink reward for myself for doing this. Olfa is promoting a new pink 45 mm rotary cutter with some of the proceeds going to Breast Cancer Foundation. This will look great with the featured product in this issue, the Olfa Rotating Rotary Mat.

Sophie couldn't say enough nice about the two books she reviewed for this issue. Read her comments about Judy Martin's blocks for Sampler quilts and Sharon Pederson's two-sided quilts.

I am pleased to say that Charlie has solved the problem I've been having sending this newsletter. It has taken me several days to get the last few issues out the door. I'm hoping that's behind us. If you have to wait for my newsletter to arrive, maybe you'd like to read Kaye Woods newsletter.