hourglass QAL

Judy at small quilts and doll quilts was showing a vintage hourglass quilt made with 2 1/2 inch hourglasses that inspired her to make one, too. I remembered I have hourglasses tucked away in the ufo closet. I wasn't sure just what I had, but, I do remember there was some swapping involved.

My original inspiration was found in a book sew scrappy volume 2, and, I started making blocks. I invited 2 others to swap. The other swappers wanted to make a 4 1/2 inch unfinished size. That is why I have 2 sizes. We used mostly scrappy fabrics. It was added to the ufo closet in 2018

Recalculating for my 3 1/2 inch size, I would need 672 - I have 250 - I will definitely need to make more.

or I could make it 15 x 18 and I would need 270. and it would be a small donation quilt.

I don't want to add to the larger size. I have 132- 4 1/2 inch. I could make 11 across and 12 rows = 132 would be 44 x 45 quilt for donation before borders. That could work for me.

Looking at my picture and Judy's picture, I wish I had used reproduction fabrics. That would motivate me to start a new one. Sometimes, when I want to make a quilt, I have to figure out, what about it, is the reason. Is it the color, the block, the challenge, or the availability of fabric ( use up scraps)

The question is how could I join the qal and stick it in with my plans. I have more deciding to do.

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My quilt infatuation

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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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to do: try something new

I found this great tutorial here, and, I just had to try it. I used 8 charm squares that were just hanging around, and using a 4 patch method, I made 8 hour glass blocks. Now, I want to drop everything and make more.

We packed pbjs, and, after zoom church, went to seven pillars recreational area about 40 minutes north of us Sunday. It was someplace I had never been, and, I sure enjoyed the views and putting my feet in the water.

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chameleon color linky _
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