Easy binding

Most Thursdays, when I can, I join the Stitchers group at the Glen Allen Church of Christ and help with the sewing for Charity. We mainly make quilts for many different causes.
There is an abundance of fabric which was donated and you can do whatever pattern you want. Nobody minds. We all try new things with what there is. Sometimes your idea doesn't work out but most of the time it does. This is my latest effort.

I had cut out many more flowers. Actually enough to make 5 rows so there would have been nothing but flowers. When I put the first two rows next to each other it screamed "to much" to me. So I added random length of greens in-between. I like it. But since I have more flowers cut out, the next will be different. Stay tuned!

The flower pattern is one I found online HERE!
Since I did need a different size I had to figure that out and wrote it down for me.
Happy to share my Flowers in a Row!

Normally you piece the top, find/cut backing and prepare binding. Somebody else does the quilting and then others do nothing but bindings. I had asked for the quilt to be returned to me so I could do the binding. For my own quilts I have never done the second side of the binding by machine but that's whats done here. Time to get a go at it.

And while I was at it I also wanted to try out something I had seen. Helen had given me the Fons & Porter tool to get the beginning and end part of the binding right. I am always a little nervous to not get it twisted.
This method was really great! There is another one where you don't even pin but I think I like this one.

NQC Block # 9

Yeah, all 9 blocks are done! Pinned to a design board.
I am quite happy with them but ... what now? Thanks to many other participating I do have an idea though.

The # 9 block took some thinking. I did some serious coloring ...

... and ended up choosing what my husband called "the egg timer" design. But when I had done all units and laid them out another question.

Which way should the HST go?

And then another question. The above really looked a little plain. So I folded and pinned some corner triangles. 

Finished! And I stick with it!

I do like how the little star pops out. That was my biggest concern. In so many posted blocks it disappeared into the block.

The whole challenge was a great learning experience. And of course it is not over yet.

6 Heads / 12 Blocks (ROM) - May (and April update)

Yes, the update first. GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all who have given their opinion to my April question ... as comment to my blog and on my FaceBook post. I think Christiane hit the nail on the head with her inside that I probably wouldn't have asked if I was totally comfortable with my work. So, I did change it !!! All the windmills are twirling in the same direction. I did have to use a different blue fabric though (because I had no more of the other) and made another red one. Just to add a little more interest. I like it.

And my May blocks are ALMOST done too. I just have to trim the blocks. Too late tonight. Tired people make mistakes. And of course then sewing the row together.

The rows are still separated though. Have to see all 12 rows to decide on that. Right now they are laying by months. Pretty cool. Wondering what will be next ???

Thank you, Katharina. The tutorial was excellent and it is a cute block. You find it HERE.

Oh yes, I also run out of the green fabric. Ha-ha, happens when you make scrappy quilts, my preferred.