Thanks everyone for your kind remarks.
roseOfsharon,
If I can give you a bit advice for the snowflakes, use spray starch on those triangles before you sew. I hate doing HSTs of any size and those little ones were daunting. I am a really stubborn person and decided I would do them. I found they were easier to work with when the fabric was fairly stiff from the starch. Also use leaders before you chain sew them so the machine won't eat the triangles as easily.
Mine aren't perfect but they are satisfactory. You can do it.