churn dash top

Churn dash is nearly a top. I have the inside sashing done, but I ran out of sashing material. I need to dig in my stash for a suitable match for the inner border before I can add the border and call it done for now. Churn dash is an older ufo that I plan to finish this year as part of my 5 quilts project.

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churn dash sashing

Now that I have a plan for my churn dash quilt, I have started the sashing. I really don't like sewing sashing, so I will be slow going. I will have to bribe myself with happy rewards. Still, I am happy with how it looks and that might help.

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churn dash plans

Once all my churn dash quilt blocks were in sets of two, I decided on a 4 patch grid for my quilt. I had a chance to lay it out and move it around. I want all of the blocks like the top row. 

I plan on sashing it with a navy blue and adding a navy floral border. I found a set in my stash that I like. I had more 6 inch churn dashes and sewed them in sets of four to sprinkle in with the others. I wasn't sure what I was going to do until this point. Now, I have a plan. I am happy to be in the home stretch. This is part of my 5 quilts ufos project.

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cutting sweet pea

I had leftovers fabric from making this sweet pea quilt. I knew there was enough fabric for another quilt.

original quilt

I decided to do a jelly roll quilt I had seen online, somewhere. I thought I would sit and cut. But, first, I had to try it and decide the sizes. I am glad I did. I discovered that I would prefer to sew the strips together before I cut to size. I decided to add the picture and the fabric to the ufo closet instead of cutting it. Now, I have a better idea of what I want to do with it. Since this quilt will be leftover fabric and scraps from an older UFO, I will not consider it a new start for the year.

We are seeing signs of Spring here in Indiana. The rhubarb is peeking out, as well as other Spring bulbs. I am guessing that is why I am wanting to do off the book quilting. I have some 'comfort' sewing I have been doing. The new rainbow scrap color for March will be purple, and I will dig into those scraps, now.

clarissa, 9 patch point, snails trail

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still churning

After a day at open sew, I have more churn dash blocks in sets of 2. They are not as quick as they look. First I trim a bunch of mini churndashes, and then, I sew them into foursies. I sew the set of 4 to a 6 inch churn dash block.

I finished a postage stamp quilt and added the second ring to clarissa in between sewing other blocks.

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green review

When I decided I was going to cut my green 2 1/2 inch bin, I wasn't planning on starting all the "new" blocks. I was just reducing the amount of scraps. I thought I would just make kits. But, as the month progressed, I started sewing what I had cut. And, it was fun

I sewed 4 patches and used the green 4 1/2 inch squares for traffic jam

I made windmill blocks

I added to my 5 1/2 inch monkey wrench blocks

I made one sugar grove block and the second round of a clarissa block as a leader ender

I added 2 green strip weave blocks and one yellow that I had cut last year. I just need a couple of blocks to finish the set that I need. I made most of them last year for the rainbow scrap challenge.

Now, maybe, I can work on red for February for the rainbow scrap challenge.

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clarissa centers

you may remember I wrote this about my clarissa quilt.

I saw this quilt on sane,crazy, crumby blog and loved it. She loved it from Kathy quilts. And Kathy loved it from the Shelbourne museum. Quilting is a hobby that links us to the past and to the future, a gift that keeps on giving. Thank you to all the lovely quilters who ply their art. You have enriched my life. And my daughter is an amazing quilter, too.......

I am happy to say all 36 centers are done. And, I thought, I would put it away again for another time. But, I have decided to keep them close. I have the other rounds of cut pieces in baggies by number.

I have all the pieces I would need for 36 blocks rounds with 40 in one bag, and, another baggie for the round of 24. I think I will throw a baggie in with any project I take to open sews and sew a set while I am there.

It will take awhile, but, there is no hurry. I won't notice how tedious they are, if, I am talking and having fun. haha

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clarissa quilt progress

 I rediscovered this project while cleaning up messes. I had a stack of related fabric scraps that I really liked, and, I started a year or so ago to make an old hourglass block quilt. I thought before I put it away in the ufo closet, I would just cut to make sure I would have enough and make 36 centers. sounded easy. the centers only have 4 hourglass blocks.

I cut most of what I had, and, then, took count to see if I would need to add more fabrics. I definitely need more. It was not as easy as it sounded. The outer row needs 40 of each print for that ring of hourglasses. I needed to cut and count and save any that had enough matching QSTS for the outer border, and, then, 24 for the middle border, and, then, I could use what was left for the centers. I was afraid if I broke up the sets to start with the centers, I would not have any left with a large enough number to make the outer ring. sigh

my baggie of sets of 40

I don't know how many I have cut, but I know that there is enough of the original fabrics in each bag, and I can go scrappy from here.

I make a couple of centers each morning as I cut and count.

I took the bag of 40 with me to an open sew, and I could run some through as I worked on my other projects. They are so cute. Each hourglass is 2 1/2 inches and will finish at 2 inches in the quilt.

a few centers

and one gift bag of scraps all cut

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Cutting and sorting does keep a mess going.

 I saw this quilt on sane,crazy, crumby blog and loved it. She loved it from Kathy quilts. And Kathy loved it from the Shelbourne museum. Quilting is a hobby that links us to the past and to the future, a gift that keeps on giving. Thank you to all the lovely quilters who ply their art. You have enriched my life. And my daughter is an amazing quilter, too.......

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clarissa block

I knew I needed to cut more qsts for another Clarissa quilt block. I like making them, but, they take a bit of time. Each hourglass is 2 1/2 unfinished. There are 36 hourglasses = 144 pieces. I do a little a time.

I found these in a box of scraps. These blocks are older.    I decided to keep them for a bit and add them to the ufo pile.

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clarissa quilt block

I saw these blocks first on https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/search?q=clarissa who had seen them on Kathy's blog. who saw it as an antique quilt. Each hourglass is 2 inches. I didn't plan on doing anything that intricate, but, I couldn't forget them. And then, I had to try one. My first one was a little wobbly. So I wanted to try for better. And I am getting better with each one. I just really like this block. It isn't on any of my lists, yet. I don't know if I will make another.....

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a little here and there

I have made some progress on some of my projects.

I cut some more hsts for go fish leader/ender challenge from quiltville.

I made another block for the wedding ring or cross and crown blocks. I sorted through what I had cut and made sets. I should be able to grab a set and sew a block when time permits.

I realized I  hadn't looked at the shirt anvil blocks in a while. I sewed some hsts together in sets, so that, when I have the time, I can just sew the blocks.

And I found the one missing hourglass that had stopped the sewing on this clarissa block. It was buried in a pile. I just wanted to try one after seeing Cathy's blocks on sane, crazy, crumby quilting.While I was making it and had all but the last row done, I was convinced it was beyond my scope and ability. But, after finding the last hourglass, and finishing the block, I am curious to see if I could do another....

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