Finished Our Father Quilt

Yeah, this was done a while ago but...just enjoy...

Some straight forward outline stitching....

I followed Jenny over at Elefantz and am very pleased with the resulting quilt.

New Delightful Stars Blocks

Here are the new blocks from the QAL over at Mishkas Playground.

I know, great, huh?

Delightful Star Quilt Along progress

I am a bit behind on this one but I am really enjoying the block making.  I feel that I am really getting a bit better at accuracy....

This one is the latest and maybe my favourite so far....

And here is my design wall with them randomly laid out...

The pattern is available at the Quilting Gallery here.

Flying Geese Help

I love the look of flying geese but I almost always have trouble keeping them square.  So while I was trying for accuracy in the Delightful Star Quilt Along I discovered an easy system for getting some good results.

First I cut the triangles out as the chart suggested.
Then I sewed the first side triangle to the centre goose.

Then I got out a right triangle ruler and lined it up so the angled seam ran down a series of crossroads ...

Next I trimmed the narrow strip that was exposed so now the goose is square again. Then I sewed on the other side triangle...

Voila, perfect...

It seems pretty simple but the result was amazing...

I love it when it all comes together. This block is for the Delightful Star Quilt a long