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:
red and black is very striking - especially if it is scrappy
Three great ideas for using those S/S blocks. Love the stars!
Wow - 3 fun ways to use those great little SIS blocks! What awesome ideas!
I love your black and white prints with the reds! They make beautiful stars!
One unit three ways -- you are a design genius!
What a lovely collection of RED blocks, Cathy!
I love all of your variations on ways to use those SIS units! They will make wonderful comfort quilts.
All that beauty from such a humble little block. Great stars.
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.
Those economy blocks are becoming magical! Can’t wait to see the next 2 quilts!
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.
2021 was a good year for SIS blocks! So good, in fact, that you managed 3 quilts from all your previous hard work. Fantastic!
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