Applique Tuesday May 12

I was determined to do some applique. I spent a couple of hours working on this quilt. I wanted to use raw edge applique on it.  Now what is the difference between raw edge and broderie perse? Someone enlighten me, please. Here's a corner of it:

There are four pieces added to the border here.  I'm having fun with it. Can't show you all of it as it is a gift.  I'm linking to Connie's Linky Tuesday Party - she's always got some fabulous quilt she's done.

What are you up to?  Leave me a comment and I'll pop on over and check out your eye candy.
Bye for now,
Angie in SoCal

Some of This, Some of That Week 20

First off - the linky party to show your progress or completed project is still on (ends Monday, midnight). Come show us your progress at WIPs Be Gone.

Finished a hexie flower. I deconstructed the flower I used in the tut for making hexie donuts and re-assembled it.

Ten to go.  So that's my Slow Sunday Stitching.

As for de-stashing, I backed a charity quilt and made binding for another yard out.  Then I found a back for the VA quilt - that was anothe 1.5 yards.  I made a baby quilt sample for our festival booth - that's another yard. I'll have to find a back early tomorrow because the top has to be sandwiched Thursday at the St Anne's Sewdality meeting.  So my new total is 4.5 yards out giving me a YTD total of 46.39 yards. 

This week I'm thinking I'll put up my elephant quilt again as that's what I want to work on next along with the Cowboy VA quilt.

What are your plans this week?  Let me know and I'll come by and root for you.

WIPs Be Gone Week 19

Well, I did move #10 WIP along - the top is finished as I made 8 more blocks and was done with it at the retreat.  It is now in the WTBQ pile.  You can see it in my previous post to this one.

I've also finished the first block - and it's a big one - for the next VA lap quilt. I don't have a photo of it finished to show you, but here it is with three sides. 

I wanted to show you how I handle sewing square in a square blocks without marking or cutting the corners of my triangles and getting them aligned.

 This particular example has only two sides to it. Think of it as a flying goose with a tail.  

 What I do to get them positioned right is to press a crease at the center of the square and the triangles.  For the square I press it near the seam line with right side in.  With the triangles I press at the center with the wrong sides in.  

 Above you can see the crease in the square and the crease in the right triangle on right.

 I then nestle the triangle and square (right sides together) at the creases and pin.  I then sew my scant quarter seam and press toward the square.  I then do the other triangle in the same manner, but I press the seam away from the square.  Why?  You can see from the photo of the block that the center square within a square is sewn to flying geese. This places a lot of bulk where the two points of the birds meet in the block. By turning one seam in one unit away from the edge lessens the bulk at the seam.  You just have to be a tad careful that the points  meet when joining the units.

How do you handle this tricky piecing problem?   Would love to hear if you have a better solution.

And how about your WIPs?  How are you doing on those?  Would love to see - doesn't have to be a finish, but we'll admire those, too.  Linky below - remember it doesn't have to be a new post, just one that shows a WIP.  Ends Monday, midnight.  I'm linking to Sarah's Can I get a Whoop, Whoop?, Richard's Link a finish Friday, and Julie for her Pet Project Show. Lots of eye candy on the NET.  Have a great weekend!

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