I started making HRTs from 4.5 inch scraps late last year as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project. This is my second batch of green ones since I made green ones last year.
I also started making Fractured Rails last last year. I've been making them using a unit that Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession uses in a few of her quilts in a few of her books. I call them Fractured Units. I've been adding a complementary color to make the blocks. I made a couple of red and green ones when red was the color of the month in January. Here's four more.
I have some blue and orange blocks too and a yellow and blue one made last month which is incorrect since it should have been yellow and purple.
These are big blocks that finish at 16 inches.
Now that I see the red and green together and have several blocks I'm thinking I'll make two twin sized quilts - one in red and green and the other in blue and orange and I'll just take this out of the RSC projects for 4.5 inch scraps and use scrap chunks to finish up blocks since the 4.5 inch scrap bin is starting to run low of scraps.
I can't decide if I should put the blocks on point or...
...just sew them together in rows and columns.
9 comments:
very nice scrap projects...my reds and greens are overflowing as well...thanks for the inspiration!
Great projects. The Fractured Units remind me of lightning streaks. Pretty much how you work, Cathy - like lightning
It seems to me that with the fractured lightening blocks (taking liberties there), you get the same effect on point as you do in a straight set. Lazy me always goes for the straight set if I can!
Do you use a certain ruler for your half-rectangle blocks? I can see so many uses for them!
Your Fractured Rails look like SEW much fun!!
I love your 'Fractured Rails' and the HRTs have many possibilities.
Inspiration everywhere!
Nice work Cathy.
I vote for rows and columns. And I love HRTs ...
Fractured Rails is a cool pattern!
Kathy Doughty is so very inspirational. I checked out that book from my local library and spend hours just looking through it. Seems I may need to check it out again. Love your Fractured Unit blocks!
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