Teacher says, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings."
ZuZu Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life
Part 2 of the On Ringo Lake mystery found me digging into the box of leftovers from En Provence, I was sure I had something in there I could use. I found some 2" strips - the neutral ones went into my Ringo Lake box, the purple and green ones went right into the string bin! I want to use up all of the already-cut strips before I cut into my yardage.
I'm almost convinced about this: flying geese are not my friends!
I used my beloved Simple Folded Corners ruler with not-so-keen results. See the little slanted corner on the top one, at the bottom edge...
Then I used the diagonal line method - bad bad bad! This time the top edge went wonky.
Then I tried the third method Bonnie suggested, using my companion angle and easy angle rulers.
This method worked much better for me, with some slight trimming.
I believe this is the method I'll use for these geese, although I know I made them before (in Allietare) and they worked.
Oh well.
Meanwhile, my little churn dash quilt is growing by leaps and dashes!
It's now large enough for a throw, but I want to go bigger.
Have a great Saturday, sew forth and sew on...
I just love the Churn Dash blocks. Your geese are shaping up there. I am sure you will get it down perfectly for the rest of them.
ReplyDeleteYour geese are looking. I will start mine tonight. Headed over to artistic artifacts for their holiday market.
ReplyDeleteI got a few geese done yesterday. I prefer the Easy+Companion Angles way, too - and it creates the least waste, which pleases my stingy little soul! (I've experimented with the "four-at-once" method, but cutting squares to 'odd' measurements puts me off.)
ReplyDeleteSeeing all those wild churn dashes always make me smile!
You could try the method I use. I did a video.
ReplyDeleteFlying Geese