[Sorry to be such a "newbie" but what is Square in a square? and Smoking Needle? I am about to start a new quilt top and could use a quickie.[/quote]
Square in a square is a technique that Jodi Barrows teaches, it uses a ruler she designed. Instead of cutting triangles and sewing them to the square to make the square in a square block, she just sews strips to the sides of the square and uses her 90 degree angle ruler to cut them. Goes very fast. All the other blocks ( stars, flying geese, etc.) are all based off this first block. You can check her out, just goggle Jodi Barrows. The Smoking Needle is a group of quilters.