The Happy Go Lucky Sew-along is winding up and I have finished the blocks set out in the
pattern. I’m going to be making it wider than the original so I still need to
possibly add in a few more blocks. Sharon’s been giving us
alternative blocks every week as we go through so I’ll be heading back through
those to pick out some extras.
To finish up we made
flying geese and sawtooth stars. I’ve always dreaded making flying geese and so
I lashed out and bought an EZ Flying Geese ruler. You can make geese from 2 to
6 ½ inches finished with this tool and everything is cut from a strip of
fabric, cut the corners off and the pieces fit nice and snugly together for
simple sewing. And they turn out perfectly.
Along with the hera
marker I think this is a great little tool. Have you got a favourite?
Sue
Linking up to Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts, Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation and Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter
I've been wanting a flying geese ruler, but I've been frozen by all the choices! Thanks for the recommendation - I've put this on my list! The only thing I didn't enjoy about the HGL sampler was trimming flying goose blocks to size! I ended up doing the long stretches of geese by foundation piecing, to get them right, but for the sawtooth stars, it was mostly the 'no waste' method, which requires trimming.
ReplyDeleteI'm just starting on my Happy Go Lucky blocks, having just cut out the fabrics for the first two weeks. I hope it goes quickly because I want to see it all together! Your blocks look wonderful. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss!
ReplyDeletewonderful fabrics - it will be fun
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