The last couple of years I've been making Bow Ties and Snowballs from the scraps in the 3.5 inch bin. Now that the Bow Tie quilt is finished and the Snowballs quilt is at flimsy stage it's time to decide what to do with the few scraps that are still left in the 3.5 inch bin. How about Broken Dishes blocks in complementary colors? Green is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month and red is the complement.
I've also been making little three inch (finished) rails for a couple of years from the 1.5 inch scraps but decided to use 3.5 inch scraps now to make them since the 1.5 inch scraps are running low.
And the strip on the right side is what I make when the scrap ends up less than a 3.5 inch square.
7 comments:
Cute Santa and snowmen fabrics!
You’re always such a great example of using the size of the scraps to determine which little, classic block to sew. I loved that with the bow ties (that you influenced) and now have to pick one or two new blocks for next year.
Oooo! I like those broken dishes!
Broken Dishes blocks are a great idea! They'll be useful in many ways!
It's always fun to see you make a new start and I love your choice. And I never thought I would say this: That snowman stripe is wonderful and makes a lively block.
Love the versatile way you swap one idea for another. Here comes a Broken Dishes flimsy, perhaps not just yet!
Such scrappy goodness coming out of your sewing room!!
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