crocee

This is another practice/skill builder block and I gave a bit more attention to patterns and color combinations. I've never done half square triangles or flying geese and this has both. All in all I'm pretty happy with my first attempt. I have learned to keep my fingertips out of the way of the iron and use something else to hold the seams.

GrannieAnnie

Very pretty. But if I were doing it, the flying geese would just be two HST

thimblebug6000

That's really pretty! AND... you could use it as the medallion in the current Elizabrat's Medallion Round robin

pojo

very pretty love the colors
you did a very nice job too

crocee

I would be afraid to send this to a pro in a round robin, although if I did someone could possibly help me understand why/how the opsies occurred.

DJ

Very pretty!

Jackie Spencer

Your doing great! keep up the good work. Love the flying geese. Very pretty block.

lfstamper

Looks great. I find measuring each individual unit before I join really helps AND lots of STARCH before cutting.

Tartan

​Lovely block!

crocee

The problems I had was that even though everything was the correct size when cut, sewn, and pressed it seemed to shrink when it was time to make the block. I'm using a scant 1/4" seam and even measured it. Another problem I had was when sewing the outer squares to the center square. I marked the sewing line diagonally across the small square, placed it where it went on the larger square and sewed it as instructed. Everything looked good till I cut the corner off 1/4" from the sewing line and pressed it open. It looked wonky and the triangle was too small.