Progress on the challenges for May

For the 6 and 6 in 2018, I did make progress. For Judy's UFO challenge - no.  But a couple of things got done.

I completed Unit 5 for my new project, Sweet Land of Liberty. So, I'm caught up with that. I've decided to make a smaller version of this quilt - as the original would not fit in the space I have in mind for it. I have no other option for wall hangings.

And I finished the commissioned baby quilt.

I can't believe I didn't take a photo of it done. Maybe the retreat photographer has one and I'll replace the photo above.  I did happen to take one of my signature on it and one of the binding.

Click on the photo for larger view.

This was for a great grand son of a friend from church. The baby shower is this weekend. I spent part of a retreat day quilting and binding it.  You can see that here - once you can see the photo click on it for short video.

I'm linking to the aforementioned blogs in the first two paragraphs, and Esther's WOW.  Also linking to Finish it Up Fridays and Can I get a Whoop Whoop? See you there.

In Need of a Triangle

or how to make a really scrappy flying geese with your smaller scraps.

I need to make some flying geese for my Sweet Land of Liberty, but I need to make them scrappy.  And as I use my homespun fabric, I'm only having some small scraps left over. So making the no waste method flying geese gets tougher as I have fewer large squares to use.

Mulling this over I figured the sizes of squares I needed for a 2 1/2" by 4 1/2" flying goose. I'd need a 5 1/4" square for the goose body, and four 2 7/8" (I added the 1/8" for easier cutting) squares for the wings - as per the no waste method.  I can vary the wings easily, but it would give me 4 bodies that are the same.  AND I don't have such a large piece.

So I cut out paper templates of the sizes I need.  Cut them as I would while using the no waste method and voila I have my scrappy geese templates..

Upon comparing the formula (which is calculated for the finished size) with my paper templates, I see that for the unfinished size one would take away 3/4" from the unfinished body square, and half inch from the unfinished wing square and one has the measurement needed to make a flying goose with triangles.  So the next one I made I cut a square for each part with these new dimensions and it came out perfect.  I'll try other sizes in the near future to see if that holds up.  Math rules!

Memorial Day

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. 

Martin Luther King, Jr.