zippers etc.

I used 2 zippers this week! I decided that my new purse needed some special pouches. The first one is a bit wimpy but still holds stuff. The zipper isn't quite the right green so I hid it. I didn't even realized that the zipper was put in with the pull on the wrong end until I used it so the button is to remind me where the pull is. (It also used every smidgen of my green rickrack.) The second bag is a little 'skiwampuse' but it will still hold some lipstick and mascara. I have not read any directions on the use of selvages; clearly I should have, pressing might have helped too. I think using a very flimsy gingham contributed to my crookedness.
Before I leave the subject of zippers; When my daughter came in February she used one in her skirt AND she took one for a future skirt so now I'll subtract 4 zippers from my zipper list. That leaves me with only 66 zippers left to use!

This is the basket quilt that I'm trying to get a border on. I cut some triangles and they are clearly too small. At least I only cut 8 and not the 96 I need. So I need to look some basic information up; like what size do you cut a triangle if you want it to be 2" when it's finished... I thought I knew. I'm quarter square triangling...