Thursday, August 20, 2015

sawtooth stars

Sawtooth Star block is my absolute favorite quilting star block ever. Ever!!! Strangely though, I've never made a quilt using this block. I had plans to do so a few times already, but the thought of all the flying geese and points that need to match up put me off every time. Until now, that is.


See, I already managed nine stars (inspired by this beauty) in the last few days and I absolutely, positively adore where this is going . They look quite traditional, don't they? I'm sticking with only red, white, and some black for the blocks and I'm hoping the finished quilt will have that vintage-y kind of vibe. Fingers crossed :).


I'm using a Quilt in a Day Small Flying Geese ruler  to make my geese and I must say, this ruler (and the method that comes with it) is absolutely amazing. I had to read the instructions on how to use it at least two or three times as it's quite different from what I was used to, but once I understood the steps the geese were a breeze to make.


And such precise points. Oh, my!!! My flying geese blocks finish at 3.5" x 6.5" and are perfect building blocks for the 12.5" stars.

Happy looking geese, aren't they?

Svetlana

16 comments:

  1. They are most certainly point-perfect! I really like that tool! Jxo

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  2. So crisp and clean! It's not a ruler I have heard of or ever seen!

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  3. I am checking out that ruler! It is new to me also and your geese are perfect!! :)

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  4. Oh wow, this is going to be so awesome!!

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  5. I'm always inspired by your posts! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. So fun! It makes me want to jump in.

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  7. Nadherne, Svetlanko! Hvezdy mam take moc rada, ale tenhle blok jsem jeste nezkousela. Moc pekna i kombinace barev :) pa a krasne dny! Jola

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  8. looking great interesting the ruler you are using so many on the market it can get quite confusing

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  9. I have that ruler and am so into flying geese now. This is fabulous

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  10. I'm loving your color and fabric choices! Texty fabrics are just lovely and fun in those stars. :)

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  11. I didn't know that's your favorite block! At first from the little pic on my phone I thought they were signature blocks but I see it's fabric! I'm curious about the ruler. Is there minimal waste and they come out perfect every time? I have a couple quilt in a day rulers and none of them disappoint.

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  12. Such precise piecing and wonderful fabric choices!

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