Making A Lather: 2 1/2 inch strips

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

last windmill blocks

I decided to make the last 10 blocks I needed to finish my windmill blocks for the year. I had counted them earlier and realized I was 10 short. I added grays, black, and a surprise orange found on the sewing table. That gives me 63 blocks for a 7 x 9 layout. I have tentatively added the windmill block to next year's rainbow scrap challenge list. It was easy, quick, and a good use for scrappy 2 1/2 inch strips. It would take 32 strips from a jelly roll to make it this size. The blocks are 8 1/2 inches. The quilt would be 56 x 72 more or less.

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Monday, October 14, 2024

rainbow windmill blocks

I decided to make scrappy windmill blocks as part of my rainbow scrap challenge this year. It was my meager attempt to use 2 1/2 inch strips from my scrap saver system. SO, far, Nothing actually depletes the 2 1/2 inch strip bins. But I try. It was time to assess what I have done, and, what I need to do to finish for the year. My goal was 7 x 9 blocks. My count was short by 10.

I could make 10 more or I could do a 6 x 8 layout and have a few leftover. Right now, I think I will make the extra 10. I have 2 more months to go before the end of the year. I did enjoy making them and could make them again next year.

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Friday, May 17, 2024

strip weave top finish

The top for my strip weave quilt is ready for quilting. I have added it to the cue for the long arm. This was part of my rainbow scrap challenge projects for last year. I made the blocks from scraps using the color of the month and 2 1/2 inch strips. I didn't have a pattern just a picture on my bulletin board. I had to redo some of them as I had edge strips going the wrong way.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

strip weave progress

I was making strip weave blocks per color for the rainbow scrap challenge last year. I don't know why but, toward the end of the year, I forgot to finish the colors with this block. I took an inventory this year and decided to finish the 5 or so that I missed. I have all the blocks done and laid them out at an open sew. I have one more row to go and then, borders.

I cut the 2 1/2 inch strips x 10 1/2 inches.

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

green monkey wrench

Last month, as part of the green rainbow scrap challenge, I cut monkey wrench pieces. I spent the month using them as leaders and enders. I added several to my collection. I use 2 1/2 inch hsts and 1 1/2 inch squares. They are 5 1/2 inches unfinished. I am using the small pieces in the 2 1/2 inch strip drawer, as long as it is long enough to cut 4 matching hsts. This month, I am cleaning out the red strip bin.

Every time I make one it is a happy surprise.

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Friday, April 7, 2023

scrappy pinwheels finished

My Friday finish this week is scrappy pinwheels. I really enjoyed making this pattern and quilt. I started it in 2018 in an effort to use 2 1/2 inch scraps. It would be great for a jelly roll. One jelly roll would make it bigger than this one. I liked it so much, I recently cut another one in upcycled shirt fabrics.

60 x 68 = 14 yards

I quilted an overall paisley and used the backing for binding

My version of the pattern here

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

pinwheels progress

I have been sewing rows for my scrappy pinwheels quilt. The center is done and waiting for borders. I think I will keep it simple.

I have enjoyed making this pattern, so much so, that, I cut another, larger, quilt in shirt fabric. I guess I plan to live forever.

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Friday, March 3, 2023

pinwheels progress

I had a chance to make more scrappy pinwheel blocks, and, check how they will work as a row. I am really liking how easy this pattern is for scraps. When I cut my 2 1/2 inch strips for any other project, I can cut either the 4 1/2 inch or 6 1/2 inch rectangle from the leftover, depending on what is left. If, I can get a 2 1/2 inch square from any leftovers, I can use that, too. The background is a 4 1/2 inch square and 2 1/2 inch squares. I cut for 20 blocks with this older Ufo, which is 80 pieces of each. I don't have a pattern for this. I just saw a picture somewhere, and did the math.

And, now, I have a record of scraps from 2018- haha

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Monday, February 27, 2023

scrappy pinwheels start

I opened another Ufo box for my 5 quilts projects, and, found a fun older project. So, I am sewing scrappy pinwheels at Friday sews. It is easy and portable. It is fun to revisit some oldie but goodie fabrics as I piece the blocks. I found 3 different block pieces cut, and, made, when I opened the box. I needed to sew into block quarters below. This could easily be a jelly roll pattern.

Evidently, I can't count. I needed to cut and add a few more. My goal was 80 blocks.

So, that, I could make 20 pinwheel blocks for the quilt.

1st block- 19 to go

This close to the end of the month, I can check the boxes for my ongoing PHD at quilting gail. I have finished 4 so far this year, and, my goal is 12.

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Saturday, February 11, 2023

rsc strip weave

I made 2 pink strip weave blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. Most of my scraps are smaller than I would need to get matching strips.

I cut some of the pieces for garlic knots. It's a jedi mind trick to make that older UFO ready for finishing.

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

strip weave

I have more blue 2 1/2 inch strips than just about any other kind of scraps. It is always a good idea to try and whittle these down a bit. I made these blue weave type block for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. This little bit won't help much. I found a whole plastic box of blue scraps that I am sorting this month. There are larger than fat quarters that will go to my stash. There are, oddly enough, 2 1/2 inch strips. Yea more! and lots of surprises.

I thought I would sneak this in as blue, but, I may need to save it for yellow. haha

My rsc plans for 2023

1. hollow nine with applique 3 1/2 inch done for blue

2. strip weave 2 1/2 inch done for blue

3. diffusion 2 inch/ fish school(kismet) done for blue

4. cut sashing for garlic knots 1 1/2 inch

5. bright star 4 1/2 inch

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Monday, July 19, 2021

fish school

Bonnie Hunter has a new leader/ender project for the next year called fish school. I have officially declared easy breezy blocks done, so, I can take the challenge and start working on this project. Bonnie is using 2 inch strips and HSTS, but, I have too many 2 1/2 inch strips, so, I am going to use those. I have a hsts die that I can use to cut 6 at a time. I started cutting strips to 9 1/2 inches to fit that die. I went through a drawer and cut 115. By calculations I will need a gazillion hsts over the next year to keep these going, but 115 is a start. I think I will cut strips for this and another easy breezy block with the rainbow scrap challenge colors next year. I am not sure how this can be used as a leader/ender. - sewing the hsts? - making the block?

a little at a time goes a long way.

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Monday, August 31, 2020

windmill finish

The last of my August one monthly goals for this year, is squeaking in just under the deadline. It was a mad dash to finish this quilt by the end of the month. I couldn't decide if I wanted to add borders or not. I added the borders. Then, I couldn't decide how I was going to do the binding. I haven't been as happy with machine stitching the bindings of late, so I was contemplating hand stitching again.

My Friday quilt group was meeting again, and I took it with me. I had the binding cut, but not sewn together. While at the group, I stitched and ironed the binding, machine stitched the binding to the top, and hand stitched the binding to the back for a finish.

This is a ufo from 2014 and a trip to Florida. It is about 58 x 60 inches. I quilted it with bubbles, and used a sheet for the back.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

wedding ring block

Awhile ago, I mentioned that I had a bag of squares that were cut a little off. And, that, I would have to trim, and, cut for something new here. I made sets of the pieces I would need, and, then put them in a drawer. I forgot about them, until, I was checking for something and found them again. I was able to piece one lonely block. I am going to like them.

I couldn't fit another piece of 2 1/2 inch fabric into my temporary drawer. It wouldn't close. It was time to sort the pieces by color and put them, with their friends, in the permanent drawer. I keep the temporary drawer near my cutting table. I throw any 2 1/2 inch strips in as I cut them.