I'm really not unhappy that it is raining. I transplanted some lilies last night and they need moisture. It is just that the house is so dark this morning and it is cold, 39 degrees.
My friend J-MT asked about the Thangles. They are papers that you sew through to make the half square triangle squares.
They are similar to the little plastic Easy Angle. The advantage is that you can cut one size strip for both the pieced squares and plain squares for a block. Usually you add 1/2" for the quarter inch seam allowances for a regular seam, but for a diagonal seam you need to add 7/8". Because these triangles are lined up with an offset, forming a blunt edge on one end and pointed on the other you only need the 1/2". The ones I am using are for 2" finished squares so the strip is cut 2.5". You can tear the paper off these easily if you use 1.5 for your stitch length and place your thumbnail of your left hand right on the seamline at the center, the tear quickly from the top point toward your thumbnail. This rips the main part off and then you pick off the seam allowance section.
Here is the block I completed last night.
And here are the 9 completed blocks. I need a lot more variety before it becomes a quilt. I need to make some blue/purple/red blocks and some yellow/green/blue blocks for sure.
Today is my mother's evaluation after 2 weeks of the whirlpool treatments for her legs. I hope they are healed enough for the next type of treatment, which they said they will come to her apartment to do.
My friend J-MT asked about the Thangles. They are papers that you sew through to make the half square triangle squares.
They are similar to the little plastic Easy Angle. The advantage is that you can cut one size strip for both the pieced squares and plain squares for a block. Usually you add 1/2" for the quarter inch seam allowances for a regular seam, but for a diagonal seam you need to add 7/8". Because these triangles are lined up with an offset, forming a blunt edge on one end and pointed on the other you only need the 1/2". The ones I am using are for 2" finished squares so the strip is cut 2.5". You can tear the paper off these easily if you use 1.5 for your stitch length and place your thumbnail of your left hand right on the seamline at the center, the tear quickly from the top point toward your thumbnail. This rips the main part off and then you pick off the seam allowance section. Here is the block I completed last night. And here are the 9 completed blocks. I need a lot more variety before it becomes a quilt. I need to make some blue/purple/red blocks and some yellow/green/blue blocks for sure. Today is my mother's evaluation after 2 weeks of the whirlpool treatments for her legs. I hope they are healed enough for the next type of treatment, which they said they will come to her apartment to do.