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Ready When You Are

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I have one test block made for my new project, Into the Wind, a Miss Rosie pattern.  The cutting for this project was pretty intense and took me a couple of days.  I decided to make all my flying geese units with Monique Dillard's Fit to be Geese ruler, with means I had to figure out how much larger to cut my fabrics.  With Monique's method, you make the geese units slightly larger, then trim them down to the perfect size.  You get a perfect Goose every time.  Because of using a bit more fabric, I ended up short on my lights for the project and had to order more.  They have arrived, so I have no more excuses not to start.

I've got Saturday free for a change, so I hope to buckle down and make a good start with this project.  I will let you all know Monday how I did.  It is supposed to be sunny and 72 here on Saturday, so wish me luck staying at my sewing machine!

Happy April to all you Fools out there! 

30 responses to “Ready When You Are”

  1. Love your tester block. I too love this pattern and the fabric by 3 Sisters. Enjoy your Saturday and I look forward to seeing results. No pressure…

  2. Love your tester block. I too love this pattern and the fabric by 3 Sisters. Enjoy your Saturday and I look forward to seeing results. No pressure…

  3. Love your tester block. I too love this pattern and the fabric by 3 Sisters. Enjoy your Saturday and I look forward to seeing results. No pressure…

  4. Great block and delightful fabrics! What a delight to anticipate having a free Saturday to do as you wish after a leisurely breakfast. You can even sew all day while still in your jammies!
    We’ve had a thunderstorm with lots of rain, wind, thunder, and lightening in the wee hours this morning. That’s just right for springtime in the South.
    I’m laying out border units to plan color placement today, then sewing them together.They’re on point, so I hope they fit the sides of the quilt as planned. Fingers crossed!
    Hugs!

  5. Great block and delightful fabrics! What a delight to anticipate having a free Saturday to do as you wish after a leisurely breakfast. You can even sew all day while still in your jammies!
    We’ve had a thunderstorm with lots of rain, wind, thunder, and lightening in the wee hours this morning. That’s just right for springtime in the South.
    I’m laying out border units to plan color placement today, then sewing them together.They’re on point, so I hope they fit the sides of the quilt as planned. Fingers crossed!
    Hugs!

  6. Great block and delightful fabrics! What a delight to anticipate having a free Saturday to do as you wish after a leisurely breakfast. You can even sew all day while still in your jammies!
    We’ve had a thunderstorm with lots of rain, wind, thunder, and lightening in the wee hours this morning. That’s just right for springtime in the South.
    I’m laying out border units to plan color placement today, then sewing them together.They’re on point, so I hope they fit the sides of the quilt as planned. Fingers crossed!
    Hugs!

  16. Very pretty block, and lovely fabric; I love anything “Three Sisters.”I saw all those HST. We learned about cutting 8 at a time in a class and I’m almost looking forward to making quilts with triangles now. Since then Lynn Wilder in CA has come out with a book with a formula for making the 8 triangles any size. I plan to make a 7″ square and see if I can get some number of perfect 2-1/2” triangles. My most dreaded directions in quilt making is “make 496 HST 2-1/2” each. Good luck on your quilt and a beautiful weekend coming up. Enjoy.

  17. Very pretty block, and lovely fabric; I love anything “Three Sisters.”I saw all those HST. We learned about cutting 8 at a time in a class and I’m almost looking forward to making quilts with triangles now. Since then Lynn Wilder in CA has come out with a book with a formula for making the 8 triangles any size. I plan to make a 7″ square and see if I can get some number of perfect 2-1/2” triangles. My most dreaded directions in quilt making is “make 496 HST 2-1/2” each. Good luck on your quilt and a beautiful weekend coming up. Enjoy.

  18. Very pretty block, and lovely fabric; I love anything “Three Sisters.”I saw all those HST. We learned about cutting 8 at a time in a class and I’m almost looking forward to making quilts with triangles now. Since then Lynn Wilder in CA has come out with a book with a formula for making the 8 triangles any size. I plan to make a 7″ square and see if I can get some number of perfect 2-1/2” triangles. My most dreaded directions in quilt making is “make 496 HST 2-1/2” each. Good luck on your quilt and a beautiful weekend coming up. Enjoy.

  19. I noticed you have some of the numbered pins–the box is distinctive!
    They’re so much handier than a ton of little numbered slips of paper, aren’t they?? Have a lovely week-end enjoying some sewing & warm sunny weather! 🌷

  20. I noticed you have some of the numbered pins–the box is distinctive!
    They’re so much handier than a ton of little numbered slips of paper, aren’t they?? Have a lovely week-end enjoying some sewing & warm sunny weather! 🌷

  21. I noticed you have some of the numbered pins–the box is distinctive!
    They’re so much handier than a ton of little numbered slips of paper, aren’t they?? Have a lovely week-end enjoying some sewing & warm sunny weather! 🌷

  25. Great block and this fabrics are just beautiful ! Have fun sewing Saturday ! Looking forward to seeing your progress Monday 😀

  26. Great block and this fabrics are just beautiful ! Have fun sewing Saturday ! Looking forward to seeing your progress Monday 😀

  27. Great block and this fabrics are just beautiful ! Have fun sewing Saturday ! Looking forward to seeing your progress Monday 😀