x and +
7.5 inch finished blocks
I now have made my goal of 99 scrappy blocks in all colors of the rainbow and chocolates and then some. Layout will be 9 x 11 for quilt 67.5 x 82.5.
I started these blocks back in 2021 (or 2020) as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) project to use scraps. That year I chose to start a series of blocks that all used 3.5 and 2 inch pieces. I cut off a 3.5 and 2 inch width piece off of a scrap chunk if possible and then distributed those pieces into as many different blocks as I could.
A couple of months ago I dug into my Parts Department and dug out sets of four 3.5 inch squares for the number of blocks remaining to be made. Then I just needed to find three different 2 inch scraps to use in each block - 8 squares for "flippy corners"; 2 x 5 and 2 squares for center and 4 squares for plus ends.
I mentioned in a previous blog post that I received a large box of small scraps and found a lot of what I needed to complete most of these blocks in those scraps.
Now that I have a complete block set the blocks will go into my SAR (Some Assembly Required) box to be assembled at a later date.
I have 2 big SAR boxes now but I did empty a big UFO box so I am moving forward.
And sew on...
Your x and + blocks are superb and will make a lovely quilt. Sew? What’s next?
ReplyDeleteX and + is another quilt that's been lurking on my to-do list for a very long time. I hope mine will come out as pretty as yours!
ReplyDeleteYes, the x and + quilt is a good one for using up all those precious pieces, and has been on my "to do" list for a while now too! Looking forward to seeing all your rainbow blocks together!
ReplyDeleteI have always liked that block and wanted to make some of them, but never get around to assembling the pieces. You certainly have done an inspiring job with them.
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