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| when first started (June15) |
It's smaller. I'll keep working on it as I have other ideas floating around my head. Always ideas. Lol.
BTW, Sara, you have a lovely sense of humour. I might have steer you into thinking this was my only bag of bits, but I assure you I have more, lol. Not only are there other bags but the containers in this photo are also holding some bits; those that are properly cut like 1.5" squares, 1.5 X 2.5" rectangles, and 2" triangles. Do not worry for me, please, I have plenty of scraps to play with. Thanks.😁
I goofed on one block. Of course, it was the last block in the making. 😒 The blue fabric is cut in a 9.5 X 8.5 inches "square". Then I cut once at an angle, any angle, don't measure from the left or the right side, just go at an angle and slash! After the rectangle of bits is added, it gets trimmed to a proper 9.5 square. I cut the last blue "square" on the 8.5"! Sigh!
BTW, Sara, you have a lovely sense of humour. I might have steer you into thinking this was my only bag of bits, but I assure you I have more, lol. Not only are there other bags but the containers in this photo are also holding some bits; those that are properly cut like 1.5" squares, 1.5 X 2.5" rectangles, and 2" triangles. Do not worry for me, please, I have plenty of scraps to play with. Thanks.😁
I goofed on one block. Of course, it was the last block in the making. 😒 The blue fabric is cut in a 9.5 X 8.5 inches "square". Then I cut once at an angle, any angle, don't measure from the left or the right side, just go at an angle and slash! After the rectangle of bits is added, it gets trimmed to a proper 9.5 square. I cut the last blue "square" on the 8.5"! Sigh!
See what I mean?
Yes, the block was completely sewn and ironed before I realized my mistake. Just leave it, girl. At this point, I went to bed. Too tired to stir some sh*t.
Next sewing session started with the hunt for more of that print. Thank goodness my stash is STILL extensive. Ha!
I'm losing the cow print but what can I do? I'm not unstitching that log with all those seams! No! Just sew up another one. Much simpler and more fun too. 😃
I looked at this one for a while and thought: why not make another quilt with 8.5 squares instead of 9.5"? Here we go again! Straight into another project, lol.
EVENTUally, the bits turned into a top. This is the fastest quilt I've ever made. It stands at 37 X 46.
I really like it. It will be added to be the baby quilt drive. Do I have enough red chunks to make a second one? LOL !! (please, stop me someone. Anyone!!)
I managed to piece 3 backings from flannelette scraps for the baby quilt drive. The fourth is almost big enough; just one more long strip to add. Only 16 more to go. 😶
Now back to the bag: I continued working on the bits and bobs. Sorry but some HSTs didn't want to behave this morning. They kept curling up.
Some blocks are monochrome-ish while others are whatever-comes-out-of-the-bag. (yes that is a blue trimming from the top.)
The first goal is to use up the bits in the bag: the second "goal" is to make Crumb Stars. (Wait. What? Who decided that?) 😆
The idea isn't very far along here but I'm sure you'll get my drift. The pink point will stay in this one but the other points will all be red. If I keep all the star points in one colour I think it will unify it a little bit. What do you think?
Well, that's all I have for now. Next Wednesday is Canada Day, meaning, finally, a day off work. Hopefully, more sewing will happened.
One more picture because why not?
As always, I'll try to catch these talented ladies' link-party. See you there.
Angela at So Scrappy
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