Things are heating up with the sew along and
the end is just around the corner.
Step 8 is finally finished, and wow,
there were a lot of pieces to do!
Brown half squares were added to each
corner of the 9 1/2" beige units.
The cutoffs were used to make small hourglass units.
This process didn't use up all the cutoffs!
There were still bunches of cutoffs to deal with.
I sewed them up into the half squares
before they were cut off of the parent piece.
There is about 1/2" distance between the seams.
This just seems a little easier to me
and keeps the pieces out of the scrap bag.
Now I have a goodly stacks of half squares
to do with as I will.
You'll notice there are two different sizes.
Sometimes my stitch width isn't as accurate as I would like.
"No scrap left behind",
so I cut 2 1/2" as well as 2"inch squares
out of the bonus half squares.
There's actually an unfinished top behind me,
that could really use some half squares
to finish up another block.
So that is Step 8 of
I'll get to work on steps 9 and 10 and keep you posted.
If anyone is wondering about that race I was in last week,
Look at this!
I won! 25 string blocks in two hours!
Stay safe and sew on.
Linking up with:
Congratulations. Who knew all that practice would win you such a lovely trophy. sueclive@aol.com
ReplyDeleteDefinitely ! It was a lot of fun. There were lots of great sewers.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be fun if there was always a trophy to be won for finishing a project? Good job on all of that scrappy sewing.
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun. Until then we have to be satisfied with Ohs and Ahs at show & tell and many appreciative recipients of our works. It was fun to win tho.
DeleteCongratulations! That trophy is so pretty. Love the colors you've chosen for your QAL project. That's a lot of pieces for sure but the result is going to be lovely! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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DeleteThe race was fun too. The sew along is a bit of work, lots of pieces , but should yield an interesting result!
Congrats on the win!
ReplyDeleteThank you , it was a great time!
DeleteWay to go on those string blocks!
ReplyDeleteThank you ! They are fun to stitch up when just some sewing is needed!
DeleteCongratulations on your win! Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I guess you had a lot of fun, plus the trophy is beautiful - and a great blocks display ;) What will you do with your 25 string blocks? Your hourglass and HST blocks are lovely. Thank you for sharing and linking up, enjoy your victory!
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I went on to win spool chicken over the weekend! I just posted a setting for the winning blocks. It should be fun to put together!
DeleteCongrats on your win. That's a lot of quick stitching! Thanks for linking up with Monday Musings!
ReplyDeleteIt was a lot of fun too!
DeleteThat trophy is too fun! Congrats on the win. Enjoy your quilt along, looks like you are keeping up.
ReplyDeleteIt is , quilters can upcycle anything!
Deletego you with your Conquering!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your win Deb. You are really dedicated to using your scraps by planning ahead and stitching them up to use. That's wonderful :-) Thanks for linking up to FM Mavericks!
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