Not the Point

These blocks are not my finest hour in piecing, but I keep reminding myself they are for a good cause for someone who isn't expecting anything to begin with, so who cares if they're not perfect?

January's block for do. Good Stitches is the Half-Square Triangle.  She wanted the colors to be the same as the tutorial, but in whatever order we wanted them: Mustard yellow, olive green, navy blue, and turquoise with a white background.  I like the look of the blocks, but they were time intensive, because I had to cut all of my triangles down to the right size.  For some reason using the alternative method given in the tutorial my blocks were all about a 1/2 inch bigger than they should have been.  Even with the cutting down, my points didn't all line up the way I wanted them to, so I was a bit frustrated.  They not bad enough that I feel like I need to redo them, but I'm not exactly waving my banner in pride over them either. 

On a happier note,  I'm feeling rather proud of myself that they're done this early in the month!