Two Tops

Two new tops.

Both are 64 x 80 and are inspired by a quilt called Strips and Squares found at Cluck Cluck Sew. 

I was lucky to get these done. Normally this time of year I go out to work in the garden most of the morning and if I'm not too tired then after lunch I go into the sewing room for awhile. We had a lot of hot days so I never made it into the sewing room but instead enjoyed a book and glass of iced tea on the deck.  (I just finished reading and enjoyed a nonfiction --The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan in case you are interested).  Anway, we have had a few unseasonably cool days recently so I was not too worn out after gardening to spend the whole afternoon in the sewing room to finish these tops. 

This is the first and came mostly from a clean up of stuff on my cutting mat and table that I blogged about in May.  As I previously mentioned I found the inspiration at Cluck Cluck Sew but I didn't use fat quarters or quarter yards. I just used scraps. In addition I did not use the 8.5 inch squares because I didn't have any handy to use. Instead I added in a four patch block made from 4.5 inch squares. 

I kind of had my own recipe to follow when I made the blocks. I made the Sixteen Patch and Rail Fences of primary colors and an equal number were made of secondary colors. The Four Patch and Happy Blocks were made of a color and its complement or itself. 

Of the two tops I think this is the one I like the best. 

The second top was made from scraps left over from making Whirlwind plus scraps from the 4.5 and 2.5 inch scrap bins in purple, yellow, aqua and gray. 

For this one I did have some 8.5 inch square scraps to use so I made fewer of the Sixteen Patches and Four Patches. 

Both will probably be donated locally when finished someday. 

I have a lot of orphan Happy Blocks in a variety of themes so I may adapt this idea to use up those Happy Blocks. I see maybe some crumb blocks or string blocks added in  or different sized blocks or...

For now it is back to warmer weather.