Tutorial for an Easy and Quick Flying Geese Block

With the measures I will give you, you will obtain a four units Flying Geese block

10" x 5 3/4" (once trimed).

Cut ONE large square 6 1/2" for the 4 centre triangles

and FOUR 3 1/2" for the 8 (what I call) background triangles.

With a sharp pencil draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each small square.

Place two small squares on the big square, right side against right side, as shown above.

Sew along each side of the line, at 1/4".

Cut on the line.

This is what you obtain.

Open and press.

On each obtained piece place one square, right side against right side.

Again, sew at 1/4" on each side of the line and cut on the line.

Doing so, you obtain four rectangles 5 3/4" x 3 1/8".
Trim the sides.

Piece them together. Press without opening.
Then trim the four sides to get a  perfect 10" x 5 3/4" rectangle.

Half Square Triangle (HST) TUTORIAL with Layer Cake

For this little quilt I chose a Layer Cake 

from Moda, line Hometown. 

I think the colors are suitable for a baby girl or a baby boy.

In fact with one layer Cake I have just enough 

fabric to sew two baby quilts.

I put 4 layers together and cut them in 2 triangles.

Again I cut them in 2 parts.

I obtain 16 triangles.

I sew them 2 by 2 ...

... in a continuous way.

I press the seam on the side.

One seam on the right and one seam on the left.

When all the blocks are ready, I use my iron

to open and press the seam.

 I cut again the blocks to be exactly 23/23 cm.

Then I begin to assemble 4 blocks,

after chosing a suitable arrangement.

  

I sew each row of 4 blocks,

pressing all the seams the same side.

Next row, I press the seams the opposite way.

I press open the horizontal seam.

Finished top.

 I will show the ready completed quilt soon, once quilted and binded.

Zig Zag hand bag

Today, reading again this book, bought years ago, I decided to start sewing 

a bag which pattern is inside. I always wanted to do so, but for an unknown reason, 

I postponed it many times.

The point was to use my remains from Kaffe Fassett fabrics.

I assemble the triangles into squares

I ironed them, then the stripes.

Here I try to match them properly.

I will try to finish it and post it tomorrow.