Saturday, July 22, 2023

Square in Square Transformations

 One of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) projects to make from scraps and black and white fabrics started in January 2021 was 3 inch Square in Square (SIS) blocks.  After more than a year of making them I ended up with over 300 SIS blocks. This year I divided them up into piles for 3 different comfort quilts.   I finished top #1 that alternated SIS blocks with squares in May. 

Quilt #2 will consist of 6 inch stars with SIS centers.  Since this month's RSC color is red I transformed some SIS blocks into stars with red backgrounds. 

After all of this pile of SIS blocks gets transformed into 6 inch Stars I think there will be enough for a twin sized quilt. 

These are kind of fiddly with 21 pieces in a little six inch Star but they are nice and scrappy - just the way I love a quilt.

For quilt #3 I pulled out most of the I Spy type SIS blocks and have been using them as the centers for six inch Happy Blocks that will make a fun comfort quilt for a little one. 


 

12 comments:

maggie fellow said...

red and black is very striking - especially if it is scrappy

Linda said...

Three great ideas for using those S/S blocks. Love the stars!

Sara said...

Wow - 3 fun ways to use those great little SIS blocks! What awesome ideas!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I love your black and white prints with the reds! They make beautiful stars!

Nann said...

One unit three ways -- you are a design genius!

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a lovely collection of RED blocks, Cathy!

Julie in GA said...

I love all of your variations on ways to use those SIS units! They will make wonderful comfort quilts.

Linda Swanekamp said...

All that beauty from such a humble little block. Great stars.

Jenny said...

Those stars look magnificent, glowing with rich reds. And the Happy Blocks variation looks great too. You are such a whizz with your little blocks.

grammajudyb said...

Those economy blocks are becoming magical! Can’t wait to see the next 2 quilts!

mangozz said...

Love the red, black and white combination! Always loved those colors and they would make a wonderful quilt too. Plus it's fun working with red too. I am always worried about the color running though so I tend to stay away from it. Just recently, I had to soak a partially red quilt many times over a period of days to remove the excess dye. That is not a fun job.

Susie H said...

2021 was a good year for SIS blocks! So good, in fact, that you managed 3 quilts from all your previous hard work. Fantastic!