Twilight Kaleidoscope

Well the picture is not very good but I need to get batteries in the camera and so I used the web camera that is on the computer not sure that will be something I try again.
I have the smaller star blocks done Now I need to do the 12 inch ones and then to sew the strips together for the sashing.  I am using the Square in a Square ruler to make the blocks and it is being a little bit of a challenge. I cannot find the book that goes with the ruler and so I need to figure what size I need to cut the center black squares  to cut them in half to make the Flying Geese units. The center square on these are   3 1/2 inch squares and so the flying geese units I had to cut square that were 2 1/2 in  I think I did not write it down and I should of because I am now trying to figure out what size to cut the center for the bigger squares and it is not going well I thought 4 3/4 would do it and that is not large enough. So I guess I need to cut the square 5 inches for a 6 1/2 inch diagonal cut $*&#(#  I hope that works out right.  I can use the strip I cut to do the  black frame around the bigger blocks so it is not wasted but it is frustrating  I am debating if it would just be better to clean and go thru my book shelf and find that how to book for the ruler. Then I would have the info I needed to make these units correctly. 
The info used to be on the designer of the rulers web site but she has taken that down and so I am out of luck there.  I do like how the flying geese units are coming out but this cut and guess method is not work out.
Oh well back at it or I will not get any where today.

Quilt Progress

I found the backing fabric for the Sunbonnet Sue it was on sale an so I was able to pick it up at a really good price I think it totaled out at 54 dollars for 9.25 yards. It is a black background with small white daisies all over it and the daisies have yellow centers. So tonight I am straightening the edges and cutting off the salvage and I will sew it together. In fact as I started to measure it out for the piece I needed I think the store gave me almost a half yard extra so I am sure the machine quilter will not have to worry about fitting the top on to the backing.

I suppose I could of cut off the extra but who knows what I would do with it and besides I will cut off the edges when I sew on the binding and that way the machine quilter will not be thinking evil thoughts about me as she puts the top on her machine.

My hope is to get this done tonight and then I can run over and get the quilt top from Pat who has had it for a little bit to kind of get a chance to pet it and play with it before it goes to Elgin  to the quilter.

So that should work out just about perfect. So after I get off work in the bakery and then can hopefully head out.  See if the rest of the world agrees with my plan or if something will put a kink into it.  Some times my day’s plan changes on a dime.

Hmm as I type this the weather seems to be getting a little bit of a go again. We came home Monday to find that a storm had blown thru sometime over the weekend. I quizzed at work and was told it happen Monday AM.  There must have been a bunch of wind we have a canoe in the back yard on a rack and it had been blown off the rack and half way across the yard and had a bunch of water in it.  That seem to be the only thing that happen over the time we were gone.

Well I best get the strips trimmed and sewn together.

A Short and Fast Trip to Colorado

Well our Daughter in Law graduated from University Of Northern Colorado so we did a quick trip to Colorado over the weekend plus. We left on Friday 5:00 AM and got there around 6:00 Friday PM. The trip out was uneventful and that was good Eventful means something happen on the road and that is not always fun.

Saturday we went the the graduation ceremony it was a beautiful Sunny day and the ceremony is held out side in the football stadium the graduation class was 1500 students.

 

I got a little bit of sun burn sitting in the bleachers that AM but so glad we could make it work to go out and see everyone. Then went to Stef’s graduation party the kids went out to some clubs and we went home

Then Sunday Fred and Steve did a bunch of work on there big screen TV that they have it needed a part replaced so after a trip to Radio Shack for a Soider wick and lunch they were able to take it apart and put it back together.  Then we met up with Stef’s family at a Mongolian restaurant and had super with them it was a nice weekend 

Then a drive home that always seem to take longer then the drive out.

Stef and her folks

Stef and Steve

 

Stef and us