Sew I See!

The Halloween quilt is still coming together, a few blocks at a time.   I've been selecting the fabric for three blocks, then cutting out the pieces (stacking them as I go). This is how I've been "storing" the fabric for this project.  😁 It's worked out well.  Makes it easy to see what I have available without getting the fabric wrinkled or having to dig through a pile.   I mark the squares destined to become hourglass units with one of these handy little rulers.  You do have to draw two lines per square, this way, instead of drawing just one down the middle and sewing a quarter-inch from each side of it.  Personally, I prefer this method.   Then I sit down and sew all three blocks-- put them on the wall-- and start the process over again.  As it now stands, the final three star blocks are ready to put together.  Even the hourglass units are prepared and trimmed down!   I don't think I've ever made hourglass units be...

Well, I wasn't happy with how the quilting machine was behaving (skipping some stitches), so I've left it for now.  Soon I'll need to get back to it, but for now, I've allowed myself to start another quilt, instead.  I had a set of Halloween-themed fat quarters bought on clearance a while back, and this seemed like a good time to finally use them.  Looking for pattern inspiration months ago, I found a starry quilt that seemed like a good match.  I selected a slightly larger block size, to make it come together a bit more quickly-- and also because I thought larger blocks might better suit the fabrics.   There are two types of star blocks in this quilt.  The pattern book I'm using calls them sawtooth stars and variable stars, but maybe they're known by other names, too.  So far I've only made some of the sawtooth stars.   Progress photos taken along the way: That's where I am, at this point.  I may not finish this quilt top by Hallow...