New start...
Wonky Stars
10.5 inch finished
Made with nine 4 inch squares and two 3 inch squares cut on the diagonal.
The plan is to first use pieces in the 3 and 4 inch width scrap boxes and then move on to scrap chunks. I decided to use 4 inch squares for the background because that can be cut from a width of 4 inch fabric with only a little piece left over.
For now I am going to make them in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) colors of the month. At year end, until I'm tired of making them or when I have piles of them I will just see how many blocks I have and divide them up into comfort quilts.
Wonky Shoo Fly
4.5 inch finished.
The trimmings behind the Wonky Star points and the itty bit of the 4 inch width piece that was left over from the Wonky Star background was perfect for making Wonky Shoo fly blocks. All I needed to add to the mix was nine 2 inch solid squares.
The Wonky Shoo Fly is NOT a new start. I have a little baggie of them I made in the past. I have a lo of small pieces of solid fabrics so I am thinking I will process some of them and get ready some sets of nine 2 inch squares.
Rail Fence
8 inch finished
Made with 1.5 inch width scraps.
All will be made with pink plus one other color. I noticed I have accumulated quite a few pink 1.5 inch widths of fabric (WOF). Time to use them. 35 blocks will probably make a nice little comfort quilt.
And sew on...
5 comments:
I watched a new-to-me YouTube quilter recently -- she referred to having a "reservoir" of units/patches. (New term for "parts department.") Whatever you call it, your new blocks will become terrific quilts!
I love the title of this post: New Starts with an "S". Oh, that's a very wide open door to me, I had to take a few minutes and click on your post. Lol. Love what you are doing. Rail Fence in pink! Looking forward to seeing this one grow. Enjoy! ;^)
P.S. I planted some radishes this weekend and thought of you. The containers are in the house as we got more freezing and snow. :^(
Just caught up on the last 5 posts (and I haven't even been away). So much going on. First, I'm sorry John is struggling with new health issues (or rather extensions of old ones). Dealing with the medical community and pharmacies get harder and harder. Then to have your mailbox run down. I hope you've been able to replace it successfully.
So many great blocks underway. I did start for uneven 9 patches using floral corners, green sashings and yellow centers. I'll Heave to email you some photos of them. Interesting concept with the one big beautiful potato chip block (sorry, I couldn't resist). That could get challenging as the number of rectangles on a single color increases with each row. But, I bet you have endless choices. It is fun to see the spring flowers arriving. We were 75 degrees on Friday and 30 with snow flurries today. But the daffs are blooming somewhat merrily. Crocuses and iris reticulata were devoured by the critters. But the hellebores have been glorious.
Pat
I have a question about the wonky stars. They are delightful by the way. Your Shoo Fly blocks look like they are dancing.
When you cut the 3 inch squares, do you cut them wonky from the start or do you sew them wonky as you add them to the 4 inch squares?
Oh I Like all the wonkies going on at your studio!!!
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