This clue calls to start using the background fabric. I was originally going to use this tan fabric I have.
Today is the first Saturday of March of the color YELLOW/GOLD.
First up: I made two crumb hearts and their bottom cut-offs. I actually went to the closet and found the baggie of yellow crumb blocks and had enough to make these two hearts! Yay for parts ready to go!
pattern: scrappy improve hearts
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I have a finish to share today!
Easy Peasy was right on!
One session at Baby Brother yielded all the blocks made.
My next time sewing at Baby, yielded a flimsy! It really sped up the whole process by having the 16 patches already made, they have been a leaders/enders project and the 6.5 inch squares already cut!
pattern: Naptime by Debby Brown
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I decided to pull one more set of rwb fabrics for a quilt. This time I am going to make Debby Brown's January 2022 Color Block quilt Naptime. I already had the 16 patch blocks made as leaders/enders and the 6.5 inch (cut) patches are a selection of patriotic...you guessed, from the cupboard. The only thing I need to do is cut the framing strips, sew the blocks and assemble the top. I'm going with a 5 x 7 set so the quilt should roughly measure 60 x 84 before quilting. Easy peazy...famous last words, right?! LOL
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Alycia released Step 2 of her Stop Tossing Mystery last Wednesday!
As I hoped, she instructed us to cut up the 9 patches from Step 1...
pattern: Stop Tossing Step 2
L👀K!
I changed out the panto to square spiral!
Here is the quilt from the front. It's a Casual Quilter's Guild QOV. You can *sorta* see the panto in the red sashing.
Here is the whole quilt.
Today is the fourth Saturday of February of the color teal/aqua!
I decided to re-visit the teal/aqua leftovers and make some crumb blocks. I made little mini quilts using the decorative stitches on Baby. Somehow, I forgot to take pictures of this step...sorry. I then cut out a few shapes... a bunny, two flowers and a butterfly! I just need to add the hangers and buttons for my seasonal tree!
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Welcome to Finish or NOT Friday!
I'll take 'Finish' today!
Finish #1 is the QOV Block Drive Floating Churn Dash block quilt. I decided to set it on point as I hardly ever choose to do this setting!
I decided on simple borders for the red truck panel. I needed some simple sewing days!!
Here is the first border, 4.5 inch cut. I did trim the panel right to the printing so no white from the selvages would show if, and when, my sewing was a little wonky.
For the smaller borders, I decided to use up some more 2.5 inch strips. They are various patterns with a mostly light background. Another wider blue border, but it needed more length so I added another light-ish border with red this time. Both the red and blue are cut at 4.5 inches.
I'm still liking it as this point and pretty happy about using the already cut light fabrics.
BUT...this is where it got a little derailed... I did another border all the way around with the light-ish fabrics. It is very busy then used a darker blue as the final and outer border. The top/bottom blue is cut at 5.5 inches and the sides were cut at 4.5 inches.
My thoughts on this design:
1. To sew as is again, I think the last 2.5 inch border should have been a calming (or resting) border. I think my eye rests on the clouds in the panel. LOL
2. If I were to change it up a bit, I would sew the panel borders horizontally to 60 inches. I would then build the top and bottom to 80 inches. I have 2 or 3 more horizontal oriented panels - different motifs - that I just might try that design...if I remember!
That's what I've been doing in me sewing space! What have YOU been sewing?
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