Heavy construction on Easy Street!!!

I am NOT up to date, but at least I am back sewing, not quilting!!!!   And for some reason, I feel compelled to sew this project as an ender and leader rather than just sit down and sew. Why????   No idea - it seemed like a good idea when I started and my anal behaviour won't allow me to change!!!!


But progress is being made - have a look................

Step One and Two - DONE

The background pieces we cut in Step 2 - DONE

Now many of you like my chicken wire fabric as the background, but when I got to Step 3 - I was presented with a challenge. The darn thing is directional!!!!!!!!!!!!!   But not hugely!!!

See - the little curly cue is going in TWO different directions in this shot

Here they are going in the same direction

I had completed about three of the triangles when I realized that this was going to be an issue, but for the life of me, I could NOT figure out how to make them all have the same orientation. Too busy of a mind I suppose.

Well - I was almost done sewing the wings to the square when I figured it out.

If I sew on the left side of the square - the squiggly lines are vertical and if I sew on the right side of the square, the squiggly lines are horizontal.

See - once they are sewn together it doesn't matter which side the triangles were sewn on. Oh well - I am NOT changing them and I doubt anyone will notice either.  But I did keep the orientation the same in each triangle. 

Step Three - the wings are all on the squares and a couple are sewn to the green triangle

Step Four - pieces are cut and a couple of flying geese are together

Step Five - cut out and that's as far as I got.

I have this HUGE mess on the work tables and I have no idea where I am going to put it all. I thought - why not JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!    It has to be done anyway!!!!!!   I grabbed these blocks which are pretty much cut out and half of the blocks are sewn and the blocks for the border are done.

These are the completed blocks - I didn't put up the border, but it is that Ohio Star on the right

I got FOUR blocks sewn yesterday. I believe six of the remaining blocks are completely cut out and I still have to cut the red for four blocks. Hmmmmm - I can get a LOT of enders and leaders in this project. I may even catch up?????   I doubt it since there is a new clue tomorrow.

On that note - have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Ciao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!