Becky's quilt obsession

Wall hanging size finished, now she’s on to the gazillion flying geese for the queen extensions. Becky for JoAnne

Do you ever feel like your friend is just out of your league when it comes to paper piecing, color, etc? This is JoAnne’s design wall today. Masterful - Need I say more? Becky

I have been remiss the last two Fridays in  posting about my fellow scrap squad members’ quilts being up on the Quilty Pleasures Blog . Be sure and check these out! I finished my top for the second Scrap Squad project – all but the final border – but had so many left over pieces from trying different looks that, last week, I gradually put them together.I don’t know how I calculated, but I had enough components to make 4 additional stars out of triangle in a square units, which I made up with some left-over centers. I then had an additional 40 triangles left-over. I had cut them with the Accuquilt cutter, and was less than satisfied in how they turned out. I lined up the straight-grain as suggested, but must have had a lot of stretch, as I never could find a seam allowance that would give me a 3-1/2” unit with the star points long enough. I decided to cut 80 additional star points using the Recs part of my Tri-Recs rulers. They fit together fine, and I had better results. I h...

http://www.quiltmaker.com/blogs/quiltypleasures/2013/03/qm-rocks-the-blocks-giveaways-2/ If you like to see patterns from Quiltmaker’s Block magazines made up into quilts, visit the link above. If you comment, there is a giveaway involved. I love looking at all of these. Becky

I've been working on my Scrap Squad project almost exclusively. I didn't realize when I signed up for this how frustrating it was going to be to not let other bloggers see the work in progress. I know that many of you were eager to see each step of my Glacier star. It’s nice to write the whole story for the Quilty Pleasures blog, but not the same as weekly updates. The link I just left is for Anne’s Majestic Garden to see what she did with the double X blocks. It is neat to see what everyone does with the project. I thank those of you who left advice on alternate blocks last week. I ended up using 2 of them. I couldn’t resist making a few stars for the project, so the star ones ended up in the outside rows, similar to border blocks. I also used up some components I made and didn’t use in the main blocks to brighten up that center which had been too dark. These are now in the top. I have two more rows of blocks to put together, then on to borders this week. I do lov...

Alternating blocks! Who said they have to be boring? These are 3 choices I've come up with. Please realize the pieces are just sitting there, not sewn. The other blocks have a lot of the white with black and red and white in them. The first one here is the recommended one. DH calls it “somber”. #2 would use up some alternated centers I tried but decided not to use. The third one would be pointed stars, not the blunted pieces you see. I know you don’t know how the other block will look, but which one appeals to you? I’d show you the other block, but it is a scrap squad secret project. Last Friday Aunt Marti’s Majestic Garden was posted on the Quilty Pleasures Blog. Please visit!! Hers is different from everyone else’s. Today I have been married 7 whole years. Life is good! Happy Quilting , Becky

Note: The striped fabric was added to the corner blocks because of a cutting mistake. These directions do not include it. 1. Prepare embroidery blocks. Trim 4 of the to 8” square. These will be the center blocks. Trim 4 of them to 8-1/2” square. These will be the corner blocks. 2. Cutting: Flip-and-Sew method: ** see below for cutting regular flying geese Background – cut 4  16-1/2” x 8-1/2” rectangles Starpoints – Cut 8  8-1/2” squares. Center trim (Stripes) cut 2  1” x 8”, 3  1” x 16”, and 2  16-1/2” Borders are cut 6” wide on the lengthwise grain. Cut after finishing center of quilt, using Bonnie Hunter’s Quiltville tutorial. 3. Make a Sawtooth Star Center: Sew a 1” x 8” striped strip between two embroidered Blocks (EMB). Repeat, making sure the EMB are in correct alignment. Sew the resulting 2 sets together with a 16” strip in the center, taking care to align center strips. Sew a 16” strip to the top, then bottom of the square. Finish wit...