From 16 to 42

Although that sounds like my waistline history (lol), it's actually how many Framed 9-Patch blocks I now have compared to what I started with at the beginning of June. 

I couldn't just leave the Framed 9-Patch alone. Isn't this a great print? Found at the bottom of a gifted bag, I had to work with it. 

There were so few blocks missing that I continued sewing them and got them all done. 

Number 7 is the print I love. Number 6 is a very thin fabric. Not sure I will use it but that's a decision for next year. 

Number 8 is 

Orange! Aren't you surprised!! Haha. 

It will be a 6 X 7 layout, whenever I decide to put the top together, which could be next year's challenge. I enlisted the help of a little mug rug as that thin blue fabric kept flying off. Yes, it's that thin. Starting to regret my choice. It's too bad because it looks great. Anywho! It has all gone back into the drawer and out came my personal RSC for July. 

This month's challenge is to make more Stars in Blue blocks, as written on my list of UFOs RSC back in January. It's a variant of Ohio Star. 

A few rules must be followed to make this star. It has to be Blue. (Duh!) It has to have red or orange, and the middle square needs to be orange, red, or a print with those colours. 

I don't remember why I started making these blocks back in 2016 and even less why the rules. I remember there was no pattern, I just measured it in my mind and did a test block. One or two were assembled whenever I found fabric that would work in this block. There are now 9 blocks. Am I continuing this? Do I still love it? Honestly, I'm not excited about it as I was before. 

Maybe three more blocks and sashing will bring it up to a good size. What do you think? (sorry for the dark photo.)

During Zoom meetings at work, I finished sewing the binding on last week's tiny projects. 

A tool review: I spotted this eraser in the craft section in a dollar store. It's rubber but not like erasers' rubber. It's hard, stiff, not pliable. I remember a pair of boots had soles made with this stuff. I thought it might work on my cutting board to "erase" lint. Why are you looking at me that way? No, I am not crazy, only my ideas are crazy, lol. 

I usually use a scrap of batting to remove the lint from my cutting board. I have to rub a lot and in little circles. 

It doesn't clean well and doesn't get every lint out of the board but it picks up after itself. Please notice the black threads at the bottom left of the picture. 

Now the new product.  

Of course, I had to cut some more fabric in order to get the board "dirty" again. Same little black thread. Same scrap of fabric peeking at the top of the picture. 

It doesn't pick up after itself but it sure knows how to clean. I swept the mat as I would a broom across the floor, to accomplish this. For a mere dollar, I am very happy with my purchase. Just saying!

Meanwhile, Shoreline is growing.  

While cutting fabric for the tool review, this gorgeous print came to view and I couldn't help myself. I just had to make another Framed 9-Patch. 

Isn't it great? I could have cut the fabric differently in order to get the wave in a constant flow but ... whatever. Now we all know what's going to happen to the thin blue block. Haha. 

What? Are you asking about the little block on top? Oh, I blame Pat (Life in a Scrapatch) for that one. See what she did here. It finishes at 6 inches with lots of little bits of scraps all over, how could I not try one? But I am not getting on that wagon. 🤨🙄🤣

I believe this is all I have for now. 

Take care all. 

;^)

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