Machine Sewing on A Wednesday

I actually got a chance to sit at the machine yesterday! 

One of my favorite stars is the sawtooth, so a double sawtooth is double the fun!

As a leader/ender I made this cute little doll size quilt using Linda's orphan patches she sent me. The quilt measures about 12x15. We are camping this weekend and thought a little hand quilting would be fun to take.

This little fabric piece came from France, what fun memories of that trip with my daughter and meeting quilt friends.

And this little blue piece is an antique piece that a friend shared with me. Isn't is lovely?

I treasure my quilting and blogging friends. I'm still feeling a little empty after my mom's loss. Sewing and friendship helps a lot.

Love to you all. Make it a wonderful Wednesday!

Quilting Conundrum

I am making a quilt for a designer and this is the block. Oh cool, looks simple...but it isn't as simple as it looks!

 I have all the pinwheels made and am trying to find the best way to streamline the strip setting.

 I tried this...

 But wasn't happy with the waste. I could get 10 corners with one strip set. 

 Then I thought paper piecing might be a good option. I could only get one corner printed on EQ so had to fiddle around with the copy machine to make this. After making a few this way I still wasn't thrilled.

 Bonnie has been helping me try to figure this out and this was another option.

 This option meant I could print more patterns from EQ. But they were not the right size width strips.

 So, I think I'm back to the drawing board which seems to be the most accurate way for me to work although it isn't very streamlined.

8 down, 50+ to go!

Have a wonderful Monday.