It's a top!
Orphan Lester
42 x 54
The September and October theme in my sewing space has been "Orphans". From time to time I am lucky enough to get a package of scraps from a few folks and once in awhile I receive orphan blocks too. I usually try and process the scraps immediately but put the orphan blocks away for another day. Like hurricanes I've been giving the orphan block quilts names and I can't believe I am almost half way through the alphabet.
This top consists of a lot of six inch blocks. I made Quarter Square Triangles (QSTs) for the alternate block from some small chunks of different brown fabrics and a creamy neutral.
I like this setting because sometimes you can see Economy Blocks or...
...sometimes you can see Ohio Stars.
And sew on...
7 comments:
I like this arrangement of orphan blocks. It draws your attention to the different blocks really well.
Great job on getting all these orphans a good home. From the pictures, I can see that you are still in summer weather. Please enjoy it for those of us who are already stuck in November showers. Take care. ;^)
"Les" is definitely more with this great orphan quilt.
that is a sincerely great layout, and a great use of similarly sized orphans. Bookmarking this one for sure!
Who would have thought you are halfway through the alphabet with your orphan quilts. Bet you still have several more waiting in the wings.
I love that QST/hourglass setting too, for the same reasons! It does a super job of tying all these orphans together!
It looks very cohesive which is quite an accomplishment since you incorporated such a variety of blocks. That challenge would have had me tearing my hair out for sure!
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