Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Stars in a Time Warp Caught Up (for a few minutes!)


Made four blocks with Conversationals....worse than potato chips!  Can't stop with just one!  




Another block for my Jane Stickle quilt.....A5 I believe. Noticed that I had skipped it tho the fabric was in my book to remind me!  Did partial paper-pieceing (on the flying geese units).  


The little quilt below is one of the reasons I get sidetracked from my good intentions!  Found 3 little quilts on the back of my sewing machine chair waiting patiently for their bindings.  So, on Mother's Day after everyone had left, I prepared and attached the 3 bindings.  This is the first to be completed......made a paper piecing pattern for the flying geese strips....each little goose is 5/8" x 1-1/4".  I had made the same quilt in the regular fashion and felt that paper-piecing might speed things up a bit.....I was wrong.....it did not!  More accurate, perhaps, but definitely not faster!


Now I need to go look for some California Gold for the next Stars....finding some oldies but goodies Favorites while doing this Stars in a Time Warp!!

11 comments:

  1. The flying geese are very sweet though! Your binding is tiny, do you make it smaller then 1/4" for mini quilts?

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    1. I cut my straight grain binding fabric strip a thread over 1-1/8" and then attach with my walking foot running right along the edges of the quilt/binding. Gives a nice scant 1/4"......I love the look of the narrow bindings as seen on fine antique quilts.

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  2. Love that mini! Great fabrics. I agree that paper piecing isn't faster, but much more accurate!

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    1. I like Flying Geese almost as much as I like log cabins, and sawtooth stars, and, and, and!! LOL I really don't mind how long it takes me to finish a quilt ....I enjoy the process.....it is important to me that it comes out the way I want it! Paper-piecing makes that happen sometimes!!

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  3. Love your stars! I'm heading to the sewing room to look for some CA gold too.
    The flying geese quilt is so adorable!!

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  4. wonderful stars!! I love your fabrics.
    cute flying geese quilt :)

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  5. Beautiful projects, love your stars and flying geese. Ever once in a while a little DJ block is a nice change. I love them.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  6. Love the stars and the little flying geese quilt. I am inspired to sew today and get the binding on a large quilt. I am losing my quilting mojo it seems.

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  7. Oh I love that little Flying Geese quilt! And, you can Karen have put me to shame with your wonderful conversational stars.

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  8. I love the FG quilt too! Although I probably won't make FGs that tiny, I might make a doll quilt like that. I have the same fabrics as your sashing and border - love it!

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  9. love your little blocks and little geese too!

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