Playing Quiltpro can hit your wallet

Now I want to buy these fabrics to give it more of that 40's feel.....
I've decided to put smaller feathered stars into the background triangles and squares, so that should keep me busy. It will be in this feather and those little triangles workout at less than 1/2" each. Wish me luck.
I'll do one and if I'm not pleased I shall redraft it with only two feathers off each kite shape.

Busy getting not a lot done

I found out the hard way when cutting very large pieces it pays to use templates. I cut them to the finished size in freezer paper, then use the ruler to trim my 1/4" seam outside. With very large pieces the grain line is even more important as there is a greater length to stretch. I can get quite anal about it (no surprise there then) and not only line up on the grain but line up on the grain parallel to the selvedges. This grain has the least stretch.
I takes time cutting like this and I was quite disappointed at how harsh this royal blue dot looked.

So I carefully cut this softer blue, but then was disappointed at how the contrast turned out between the blues. It looked fine next to the lighter blue on the cutting table. (I might still use this in the centre)

By this time my neck was hurting leaning over the cutting table so I sort of fussy cut this cream and roses. I like this best.