New Years Eve was a quiet night as
the funk of the year hit me a bit.
I did manage to solitary sew and
made up for missing my evening buddies
by sewing with a large group the next day.
That group sew saw me bringing out
the block library and sorting
lots of orphans into sizes.
the blocks were compiled into a few groups for tops.
Funny story there, what I thought were orphans
from a past rainbow scrap challenge,
turned out to have a bunch of fellows in a box labeled "weave"!
Now it appears I have enough to make two twin size quilts.
The first is well underway cream/white joining triangles.
The second will have a different colour,
possibly grey, if I can find it.
By "find it" I mean going into my stash.
You can see above, there is one empty spot.
I made addtional blocks from strip sets
that were mixed in with the spare block stash.
Then a walk to the project boxes to check for more
pieces lead me to this box.
What treasures inside!
Very fun RSC projects in the works. Enjoy your stitching time this week.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I need to choose a few projects/blocks for this year.
DeleteWhat color are we starting with
That quilt is so cool! I want to make more string quilts this year, so this is very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! All the white backgrounds are sewn on for the first one , and the grey backgrounds are on 40 of the blocks for the second. Just need pressing and trimming!
DeleteThe Weave block and Your organized shelves are inspiring. What size are the blocks you are working with?
ReplyDeleteThank you . The blocks are 8" cut . Usually I do 10 1/2" since it make the math easier but those quilts can become large fast . Also , sometimes a smaller block is more attractive than big chunky blocks.
DeleteThis is exciting! What a great way to start off the year, by finding all those pretty strip blocks. They do make lovely quilts. Blessings for the new year. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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You are very welcome, Happy New Year!
DeleteYou have a great start to the new year despite missing your evening buddies. I really like those blocks you are making. Such a neat twist to a signature block! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteGuild week , lots of quilters to network with, new ideas everywhere!
DeleteThose are such great blocks - scrappy and colorful! I've made a few of them in the past, and did have the problem of some not turning out the right size. Do you have a solution for that problem?
ReplyDeleteI pick and stick on another row to extend. It happens if I use an old template that was for a smaller baby quilt. I also had some sized for a 7 1/2" cut block. All the found ones were for a smaller block 7" finished. I modified a few that were untrimmed and had extra width for the 8" cut blocks and the rest are trimming out to 7 1/2" cut with pale grey backgrounds. They look great!
DeleteWhat a great start to 2026. Love those Weave blocks, and how fun to find you had so many.
ReplyDeleteI know! I am using them and then that will make an empty spot! Woot Woot!
DeleteWhat a fun and successful treasure hunt you found! I'm visiting from Off the Wall Friday, but would love to have you join the weekly Sew & Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, too. Blessings! <3
ReplyDeleteI do! I join in on Monday or Tuesday when I post. I do love to have a good read of your posts. They do warm the soul. Thank you for being a great blogger!
DeleteHappy New Year Deb. It was a holiday season with a few blah moments for me as well. So good to see your lovely fabrics and your very inspiring stacks of orphan blocks. Fun that you had enough (or could fudge) enough Weave blocks for two quilts! I think the RSC colour is blue 😉. Thank you for sharing on To Do Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteAnd a new year to you too! I am way behind( haven't started( my RSC but I'll get there. I think I show change my name to " Just Make It Work" quilter! Tim Gunn might have an issue with that! ( Project Runway) The weave blocks really worked out. I have a few extra grey triangles and 2 extra blocks but they will be incorporated into other projects! No block left behind!
DeleteWhat a great way to begin the year. A different form of cleaning out the old and welcoming the new. The current block arrangement on the design wall looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It is awaiting joining right now. I am tunneling thru the Discovery table!
DeleteFound another basket of pieces to join in the mix! Always exciting!
Adorable string blocks.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I've a string one laid out with 4 grey calming blocks. Can't wait to join it up ! Happy stitching!
DeleteHow beautiful, it's going to be gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! It is a favorite block of mine. It stitches up fast to. Scrap on!
DeleteAwww the orphans found their friends!!!
ReplyDeleteYes they did, and are playing nicely. ! Have a great week!
DeleteHi Deb, I really love that quilt - it's really cool :-) It's fun when you find some useful things in your stash. Thanks for linking up to I Quilted This!
ReplyDeleteI love my stash too! I make a huge mess when I am looking tho. Then a nice evening of folding and stacking is in order! Year of stash reduction! I just have to learn to say no to scrap gifts!
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