The other day I posted about digging into my 2 inch scrap bin with a plan to empty it by year end. I left off with four patches for Buckeye Beauty blocks. So, now I am continuing on into the 3.5 inch width scrap bin. I have pulled out the blues and used pieces long enough to cut and make HSTs to finish up Buckeye Beauty blocks. I have been making them from scraps since last year.
Then I dug into the blue 3.5 inch squares. Sets of four went into uneven 9 Patches with the center strips pulled out of the 1.5 inch width scrap bin. This is a new start. I will just make them all year and put them into comfort quilts at year end.
Sets of two squares went into Four Patches. This is a new start and I have no plan for them right now. At year end I will decide what to do with them. Quite possibly they may be used as an alternate block.
I made Hollow Nine Patches with novelty squares. This is another new start and will make a cute comfort quilt for a child.
Then I made Nine Patch Snowball blocks. I started making these back in 2023 According yo my UFO list; however, I did not get very far and only have nine blocks not counting these. I think I ran out of 3.5 inch width scraps and squares and have not worked on them since 2023. My goal is 48 blocks for a quilt like the one I made back in 2018. I think I will make goal this year!
Oh, and one other thing...I made a few more Streak of Lightning blocks from 2 inch width scraps. In my blog post the other day I mentioned I needed to make A and B blocks in order for my diagonal streak to appear. So I made B blocks...
...So now with A and B blocks I am streaking! 😉
I have a lot of longer blue 3.5 inch width scraps so will be working with those for awhile.
And sew on...
9 comments:
Obviously you have had a good creative time using your blue scraps! Great beginning to the new year.
You are definitely on a roll to using up your blue scraps, great blocks!
You're on a roll for sure!
You made great progress on the blue bin. I love those uneven nine patches. So many variations on such a simple block! I love the many ways they can all come together.
So fun to see the different blocks you're making, and the fun scraps in them, Cathy! I even saw something I have in my stash - the little green Christmas wreaths on white. Happy making in 2026!
You touched the ground running this year. Look at all those beautiful blocks already. Love the polar bear peeking in, lol. enjoy! ;^)
Lots of beautiful blue blocks, Cathy! You are definitely on a roll.
What a great start to the New Year. Looks like you will have quite a few projects to show off this year.
Lots of pretty blue blocks! I’m inspired to make a streak of lightning soon
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