The Rhombus & Other Breaking News
Is there anything easier and happier than bunting?
![Voila! a fall banner](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5084661719_49a30cfc71.jpg)
That little fabric stack got lucky Wednesday night when a few friends came over to sew along with me. A no-brain-required bunting was just right
![I heart Pinking Shears](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5084661529_74cf49108e.jpg)
So, I know these pictures are awful. I stubbornly insist on photographing the bunting in the place it actually hangs - over the curtains in our dining/sewing room. But, the lighting is all wrong. Next time I'll do better...
![Fall Banner](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5084661341_90fcd4d305.jpg)
Of course they'll be a next time! I'm thinking this is a great excuse to cut into stashed fabrics every season. I finally got to use that chocolate brown and orange octopus print from Mendocino. That's a line that really should be reprinted - don't you think?
I'm cutting with a pinking blade in my rotary cutter - LOVE! I cut a 9" strip of fabric and placed it horizontally at the very bottom of my cutting board. I was able to cut 2 triangles at once with my 6" wide quilting ruler. I aligned one side of the ruler with the 1 inch vertical line and the other side of the ruler with the 10 inch vertical line (so my ruler was slanted) and cut a rhombus. Dividing that rhombus in two yielded two adorable triangles. I'm sure there are other ways - but this was quick!
Ooooh, and I can't forget to tell you that I made spray starch! I used this recipe from Crazy Mom Quilts and it seems to work well. If my bunting is a bit droopy that's cause I barely used any. I was afraid of getting it on my ironing board because I wasn't sure if I should avoid that? You should see the froofroo fabric label I made for the spray starch bottle. I am in so deep ladies, so deep.
![First Tooth Lost!](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5084661141_b7de3a1823.jpg)
In other terribly exciting news (I mean how often do you get to ponder the rhombus?), Aria lost her first tooth today! She is beyond excited that I took this picture to share that tidbit with you. This girl is gonna have a blog of her own someday. Oh, yes!
![Voila! a fall banner](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5084661719_49a30cfc71.jpg)
That little fabric stack got lucky Wednesday night when a few friends came over to sew along with me. A no-brain-required bunting was just right
![I heart Pinking Shears](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5084661529_74cf49108e.jpg)
So, I know these pictures are awful. I stubbornly insist on photographing the bunting in the place it actually hangs - over the curtains in our dining/sewing room. But, the lighting is all wrong. Next time I'll do better...
![Fall Banner](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5084661341_90fcd4d305.jpg)
Of course they'll be a next time! I'm thinking this is a great excuse to cut into stashed fabrics every season. I finally got to use that chocolate brown and orange octopus print from Mendocino. That's a line that really should be reprinted - don't you think?
I'm cutting with a pinking blade in my rotary cutter - LOVE! I cut a 9" strip of fabric and placed it horizontally at the very bottom of my cutting board. I was able to cut 2 triangles at once with my 6" wide quilting ruler. I aligned one side of the ruler with the 1 inch vertical line and the other side of the ruler with the 10 inch vertical line (so my ruler was slanted) and cut a rhombus. Dividing that rhombus in two yielded two adorable triangles. I'm sure there are other ways - but this was quick!
Ooooh, and I can't forget to tell you that I made spray starch! I used this recipe from Crazy Mom Quilts and it seems to work well. If my bunting is a bit droopy that's cause I barely used any. I was afraid of getting it on my ironing board because I wasn't sure if I should avoid that? You should see the froofroo fabric label I made for the spray starch bottle. I am in so deep ladies, so deep.
![First Tooth Lost!](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5084661141_b7de3a1823.jpg)
In other terribly exciting news (I mean how often do you get to ponder the rhombus?), Aria lost her first tooth today! She is beyond excited that I took this picture to share that tidbit with you. This girl is gonna have a blog of her own someday. Oh, yes!