New iPad Covers

I had company last week and it was my darling sister.  She has one of those ipad minis. I had made a cover for it back when she got it a year or so ago.  It was in sad shape as she uses it all the time.  Course her ipad is in lovely shape because she uses it all the time....

Here's her new cover.  Just like the old one down to the pocket which I enlarged a bit by request.  I hope she likes this one.

Then my son came along with a request for a cover for his larger ipad.

I made it in a similar style - no pocket tho - and then I got creative with the stitches on my Bernina and finished the very edge with a square decorative stitch.  As it went over the edge and the interfacing is white and thick there is a neat pattern of black stitched holding it all together.

Still Knitting

I am still working on this little tank top.  It is a bit slow.  I guess I take too many breaks.  Or is it all the people I follow on Instagram...

However it is the project is progressing from here to here...

 Pretty. huh?

Sparrow Wall Hanging

As you might know, I am a fan of Jenny over at Elefantz.  She makes lovely embroidery patterns.  They are simple yet profound and I admire them a lot.

Now look what I made:

Jenny offered this Sparrow quote embroidery for free on her Craftsy page.  (These are the lyrics of a hymn from my childhood.)

So I followed her tutorial on how to add fabric to your embroideries. ( You can find it under tutorials on her home page at Elefantz.)

Every time I look at it I have to hum the song....I can hardly wait to see how it will look on my mother's wall.... She may even sing out loud...I hope so.

New Delightful Stars Blocks

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

I know, great, huh?

The Lord's Prayer embroidery

Of course I can't stop starting something new and I love embroidery projects.  They are so portable, and with summer coming we will be on the road a bit more I think.

So I jumped in to the free Lord's Prayer embroidery project presented by Jenny over at Elephantz.  How wonderful does that look?

So I have been busy picking out my fabric...

I have the title embroidery ready to go...Oh, wait, this post has been sitting in the draft bin and now I have more...

I feel like the fabric is too dark or intense.  Maybe I will say the commitment has been made and I will go with this colour scheme.  What do you think?

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