Blinky, that is an excellent site to get some help on each individual block...I used it through out..didn't always choose to do them "her way", but it was helpful just the same.
Angie, welcome to the board! It sounds like the perfect fit for you and Blinky (along with a few others that started last year, but got side-tracked) to work along together. We'll be around for help too.
Lesley...thats something that I have considered for the outer border also. I might give in and machine quilt those "betweens"..I like to machine quilt, I might like to micro stipple around if I do trapunto and I would do that by machine...so..I don't know. I'm going to get the batting done, finish quilting the pieced tris, and do the kites....then decide...(says Scarlet! :lol:)