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Friday, December 20, 2019

The Cats, The Orphans and The Strings

Three smaller quilt tops are finished and in the quilting queue. All are at least 40 x 56.  
Clowder Puff

I started these blocks in December 2018 and used a free pattern I see is no longer available. 
I made a few cats each month from scrap chunks as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project this year. I used gray scraps for the backgrounds.
This will either be a donation quilt or a quilt for one of my grand nieces or grand nephews who will arrive next year. 
Second Fiddle

I don't usually name donation quilts but that name popped into my head for this quilt just now because it is in secondary colors and used string scraps.   Or you could say I was fiddling around in the strings in secondary colors. 
A quilty friend sent me that light green floral print I used for the 2 inch center strings and 5 inch squares. I didn't have quite enough of it so made do with some other light green squares I cut from the scrap chunks. 
The purple and orange used in the HSTs were all scrap chunks and the strings came right out of the big box of strings.  I probably have enough strings in the secondary colors for another just plain string quilt.  This will be a donation quilt. 

Blue and White Orphans II

This came from the box of orphan blocks and is the second one I made from blue and white scraps. There were still a few blocks leftover so they will be used in an orphan block quilt in a different color way. 






15 comments:

  1. wow....3 very colorful and cheerful quilts...3 someones will love them

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  2. Do you know, I KNEW as you hadn’t posted for a few days you would come up with a few finishes. And I was RIGHT! Three great flimsies, Cathy.

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  3. Those are just great, Cathy! I love the cats and the way you put the orphan blocks together, but my favorite is Second Fiddle. The green floral goes perfectly with the other colors you used!

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  4. There you go again with the bright happy quilts! Love that clowder!

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  5. I really like the two bow ties and spool in the bottom of the blue and white quilt. Nice little bit of reflective symmetry, there. And the string quilt looks great in these colors, too! That's such a versatile pattern. I think I saved that same cat block pattern; glad I did that before it disappeared :)

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  6. I especially the blue quilt. Just makes me smile. What a hoot how you came up with the name....Second Fiddle. I’m still chuckling over it. You have such a gigantic heart making so many beautiful donation quilts. Blessings and Merry Christmas.

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  7. You sure have some wonderful orphan blocks. I am a bit green with envy!

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  8. I love all three of these quilts! They all possess a wonderful sense of whimsy. Whoever ultimately receives them will be thrilled.

    Michelle
    http://mybijoulifeonline.com

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  9. Love all your colorful scrappy tops. Enjoy the holiday season.

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  10. Oh so great!! that orphan one really speaks to me, I need to figure out how to do that with mine!! Great job!! Merry Christmas!

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  11. All three of these are going to be SEW awesome!!!

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  12. You are always prolific. These will be much appreciated.

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  13. Wow! Three beautiful finishes. Way to clear the project bins!

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  14. They are all three wonderful quilts. I absolutely love it when scraps are turned in to beautiful warm treasures of love. You're an inspiration to all of us with scrap bins. Great post!

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  15. Second Fiddle is a great name -- and the pattern turned out well in this colorway. I've used that cat block in several projects and when I was guild BOM chair (about 10 yrs ago) that was one of the selections. It was on another guild's website for ages and ages. But I think it's in this book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/094357479X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i8

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