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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Aqua, Teal, etc 3.5 Scrap Edition


Glitter Blocks
From Jen Kingwell's book Quilt Lovely
This are a bit fiddly to make so it's nice to just make a few each month in RSC colors.
The job is much easier if you make templates ala Gayle (Mangofeet) plus she's the one that advised me I could cut these easily from 3.5 inch scraps. 


Six inch Bow Ties
I didn't have many 3.5 aqua scraps left after I made Glitter blocks but I did find some more purple scraps hidden away in a baggie so added those in.  This time I remembered the corners are 2 inch pieces and NOT 1.5 inch pieces.  This quilt will end up with a few purple misfits I made last month.  These are scraps so I'm not ripping and remaking.  That rarely happens in this house although I have been known to be a little anal-retentive about a few blocks in my time.  But life is too short to sweat the small stuff. 


3 Inch Snowballs with white corners. These corners are 1.5 inches.  Again...just a few aquas but I did find that hidden baggie of purples.    These blocks may go with some 3 inch 9 patches into a quilt. Or not. 

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23 comments:

  1. ChantalFebruary 11, 2017 at 6:38 AM

    Love your glitter blocks. You did a lot of blocks already. Lovely! ;^)

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  2. Vicki in MNFebruary 11, 2017 at 6:49 AM

    Not all quilts need a solid plan to start them;) I had not seen the Glitter blocks before, nice!

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  3. Nell's QuiltsFebruary 11, 2017 at 6:58 AM

    Glitter blocks are new to me too but they are so cute. Love the purple/aqua combination in the fabrics. Lots of good work accomplished this week.

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  4. KarenFebruary 11, 2017 at 7:01 AM

    You have made lots of scrap happiness. Awesome blocks.

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  5. maggie fellowFebruary 11, 2017 at 7:13 AM

    your blocks are beautiful

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  6. MarlyFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:09 AM

    I love your glitter blocks. Are you hand piecing them? I've seen several people hand piecing "Glitter" projects recently. Although I have the book the thought of another hand-piecing project at the moment is too daunting.

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  7. ArianeFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:26 AM

    All your blocks look wonderful!! Thanks for the link to the glitter templates. I may just try making my own.

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  8. LIttle Penguin QuiltsFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:44 AM

    You have such a nice variety of teal scraps! I love the bowtie blocks and have been thinking of making some. 6 inch blocks seem a doable size.

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  9. CathyFebruary 11, 2017 at 9:25 AM

    The Glitter blocks are amazing! Talk about eye candy.... and I love your never-ending supply of great, basic blocks (and what you do with them!!).

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  10. Alycia~QuiltygirlFebruary 11, 2017 at 9:36 AM

    Those are all such great blocks - The glitter ones are very interesting

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  11. The Joyful QuilterFebruary 11, 2017 at 10:53 AM

    Nice work on using all those scraps. Amazing that out of the lot of them, there are only one or two that I have in my stash!! We are fortunate to have many, many options.

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  12. PaulaB quiltsFebruary 11, 2017 at 11:30 AM

    Love the color combos in the glitter blocks. It's,nice that we can learn from each other on these links. I sure do. Glad to see the larger bow ties. You can enjoy the fabrics more. And the top gets done faster. Have a fun week!

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  13. Pamela ArbourFebruary 11, 2017 at 12:44 PM

    Those teals and blue look gorgeous together. What great "eye candy" that is.

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  14. gayleFebruary 11, 2017 at 2:12 PM

    Loving all that glitter!

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  15. mangozzFebruary 11, 2017 at 7:17 PM

    Beautiful, beautiful colors! Your blocks look great! You seem to accomplish so much.

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  16. lvkwiltFebruary 11, 2017 at 7:20 PM

    I had to laugh when you said you tend to be "anal retentive." I am the same way but my husband always tells me I should say "detail oriented!" The older I get, the more I realize that most of the things I was so compulsive about (such as the "right" way to load the dishwasher!) really don't matter.

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  17. AngieFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:43 PM

    The Glitter blocks are amazing - they sparkle!

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  18. Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)February 11, 2017 at 9:43 PM

    I'm planning on making some Glitter blocks as soon as I finish my Adinkra quilt top. I am debating whether to turn add triangles to avoid the partial piecing. I figure I will make a small quilt (maybe 8 blocks or so) just to have the satisfaction of having made them.

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  19. Katie Z.February 11, 2017 at 9:44 PM

    Your blocks are fabulous!

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  20. RachelFebruary 11, 2017 at 10:55 PM

    Very nice! I've never seen anything like those glitter blocks. Very cool!

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  21. Sally TrudeFebruary 12, 2017 at 8:32 AM

    I usually don't like glitter, but for you I'll make an exception. I'm loving your turquoise and purple...they play so well together.

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  22. KateFebruary 12, 2017 at 9:45 AM

    Beautiful blocks! You'e got three fun and colorful RSC projects for this year.

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  23. Cherie in St LouisFebruary 12, 2017 at 5:27 PM

    You must have quite a few glitter blocks now. Will you be able to set them together is a crown soon?

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