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Monday, February 22, 2021

Wishing Rings

Wishing Rings 

It's a flimsy! (Or a top, if you prefer)
84 x 91

The block is also called Church Window Hexagon (variation) according to some information about a vintage quilt (c. 1825-1875) in The Quilters Guild collection. 

I started making these from scraps back in January 2019. I made it a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project and made blocks each month from scraps in the color of the month. 


The blocks finish at 3.5 inches. The center is a 2 inch square and the sides and corners are 1.5 inch pieces. 

It took me a couple of years of scraps to accumulate enough blocks (620 of them) for a nice big quilt in a 24 x 26 layout. I alternated light corner blocks and dark corner blocks but other than that I sewed them together randomly. Gosh, what a lot of seams and nesting corners! I thought I would never get it all sewn together and pressed. 

I just love big quilts made with small blocks and lots of scraps. 


 My February OMG (One Monthly Goal) was to finish at least one quilt top. Here is finish #1. 

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30 comments:

  1. BonnieFebruary 22, 2021 at 7:06 AM

    WOWZER! That is gorgeous. And 3.5" blocks -- you do that size really well. (As compared to me who "might" make one and then say "no way!" I love how you have little surprise pictures in the center of some of the blocks -- especially the spider. It's going to be a wonderful finished quilt. Great job. And great job of completing your OMG.

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  2. Frog QuilterFebruary 22, 2021 at 7:11 AM

    What a beautiful top. I see lots of enjoyable sleep under it. Scrap quilts are the best!

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  3. VivianFebruary 22, 2021 at 7:56 AM

    I always love your deep dives into the scrap bins! This is so great and so simple. Definitely a fabric memory quilt. I think I might take this on as a long term scrap project.

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  4. JCHFebruary 22, 2021 at 8:22 AM

    Wonderful! I think you should change your name to "Patience". Lots of work but so pretty. :)

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  5. grammajudybFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:03 AM

    Fabulous as always! Three and a half inches is tiny! But spectacular!

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  6. Susie HFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:05 AM

    That is one amazing quilt!! Thank you for the close-ups. Love seeing all the different fabrics that you miss in the whole-quilt-picture. So fun and way to sew on to a finish. Three cheers!!!

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  7. DebbieFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:11 AM

    I love your wishing rings. The up close photos make it even more fun to look at the fabrics. Great job!

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  8. Quilting BabciaFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:15 AM

    A testament to your patience, what a glorious top. 620 blocks equals a LOT of pieces!

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  9. NannFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:43 AM

    Glorious, Cathy. The thought that "all God's children have a place in the choir" has a quilting equivalent -- "every print has a place in the quilt."

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  10. chrisknitsFebruary 22, 2021 at 10:13 AM

    Wow! What a big endeavor that was.

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  11. LindaFebruary 22, 2021 at 11:40 AM

    Just gorgeous❤️ All those different fabric scraps are fascinating to look at. Someone will have hours/weeks/months of pleasure looking at all the things hidden in this quilt top.

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  12. Kathy S.February 22, 2021 at 1:26 PM

    I love this little block. It makes for a gorgeous scrappy quilt. Woohoo. Way to crush that February OMG goal!

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  13. karenbbsnowFebruary 22, 2021 at 3:57 PM

    Beautiful....patience and persistence pay off!!!

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  14. The Joyful QuilterFebruary 22, 2021 at 7:10 PM

    SEW cute, Cathy!

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  15. Karin - BluePip DesignsFebruary 22, 2021 at 7:57 PM

    Wow, these are so tiny and amazing! Congratulations on an awesome finish!

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  16. LauraFebruary 22, 2021 at 8:32 PM

    Another winner, Cathy! Love, love, love! 🙂

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  17. mangozzFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:17 PM

    Wow! This is incredible! Did you press all of those seams as you went along?
    I'll assume you are keeping this one?

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  18. MissPatFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:26 PM

    That's a lot of scraps, a lot of seams and a lot of sewing. Well done.
    Pat

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  19. Anorina @SameliasMumFebruary 22, 2021 at 10:47 PM

    It's a beautiful quilt with lots of lovely scraps. I'll bet you enjoyed a little trip down memory lane, remembering where you'd used the fabrics, while making this beauty.

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  20. CathyFebruary 22, 2021 at 10:54 PM

    So beautiful!! It looks like millefiori to me. 😍😍

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  21. Julie in GAFebruary 23, 2021 at 5:43 AM

    I love it! So many wonderful little scraps combined to make a fantastic quilt!

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  22. Vicki in MNFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:45 AM

    You are a rock star just whipping out tops left and right!

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  23. Pamela ArbourFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:45 AM

    I admire your vision and patience for long term projects

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  24. Libby in TNFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:38 PM

    It absolutely sparkles!

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  25. DebFebruary 24, 2021 at 9:17 AM

    Congratulations on the creation of an heirloom! Love all the little blocks. They are so interesting!! Woot woot!
    Stay safe and sew on !

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  26. gayleFebruary 25, 2021 at 5:10 PM

    That's a lotta wishing! (And may all of yours come true!)
    Stunning quilt!

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  27. Deb AFebruary 26, 2021 at 3:55 PM

    Beautiful finish and I love the bits of fun fabrics framed as an iSpy search to find.

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  28. Patty February 28, 2021 at 7:05 PM

    This looks awesome! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish.

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  29. LynetteMarch 1, 2021 at 12:34 PM

    This is such a cool scrappy quilt, and I love the name "Wishing Rings". :)

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  30. MaryOctober 12, 2021 at 12:05 PM

    Wow - this is great!

    I wish there was an Accuquilt die pattern :-)

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