Flying Geese with the Wing Clipper

I have to admit that I have had my issues making flying geese the four at a time way.  I was looking for something to help me with that, because frankly flying geese are a big item in our quilts, right.  So the quilt I am making for an upcoming wedding has 144 flying geese, and they are the 4 x 8 size and when the blocks get bigger, for me there is more of a chance of being off.  Don't know exactly why, but for me it happens.  So, I decided to try the Wing Clipper.

And actually it worked very well...

Note my gripper strips on the ruler.  I found it was definitely necessary to use gripper strips, and as usual, I found a way to make the gripper circles go further.  I also use the area around the little circles because it works just as well.  Not so elegant, but it works!

Perfect geese, much easier.  Take off just a bit on every side and you have some nice looking geese!






Well, there you have it, now to finish up the quilt hopefully in time for the wedding! 


Always, Kay

Christmas in July

Can you believe it is almost July already???

Well, to get you in the mood, lets talk about Christmas!  No way you say?  Well, with June almost over, July is right behind, and you all know what happens in July, right?

Sunny days, warm weather, beaches, boat rides, fishing, all the stuff that makes the summer such a wonderful time of the year.

But NO...

We are thinking about Christmas in July, and not only are we thinking but we also have a blog hop to boot (you know like snow boots???).  I and my cohorts of Christmas in July will be bringing you projects galore to make you forget the warm weather and sew up a storm (snow storm, that is)!  So please join me and all my friends.  I will be posting a schedule soon.

Happy quilting.  Always, Kay

Newest Finish

Hi everyone!

I have a great finish!  I struggled with this pattern because it was all bias and a really odd and sideways way to put it together.  However, even though I will never do this one again, I think that it turned out really nice.

The quilting on this is so perfect.  It was done by my good friend Kathryn Hodges.  If you live in the south part of the Twin Cities, I encourage you to check her out.  Her facebook page is:
Kathryn Hodges Custom Quilting 

The quilting is stars with spirals in the center.  It goes so well with the secondary star block and shows a lot of movement.  This quilt will be for sale.

Hope to make a lot of progress on my nephew's wedding gift this weekend.  Shhhhh...