Showing posts with label Block Race. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Block Race. Show all posts

Monday, August 4, 2025

I Got Distracted

 The string fling sew along is almost

to the last step. However, I got distracted and 

dug into my UFOs. The 8s and 10s were calling me,

and after I finished a twin size top,


I moved on to the blocks from the string block race.

Those were finished up,

and all the strip lengths were replenished. 




A few narrow strips might have snuck into

some of the sections, but they will still 

fit nicely together to make blocks.


The project will be easy to carry to

my weekly stitching group.

One visit to the stitching group produced more partial blocks,

so I went on to finish those up,

trim them and remove the papers from everything.


Now I have 51 string blocks.

After a visit to my daughter,

I realized they're using a queen size quilt on a king size bed.

So.... I took the rest of the 8s and 10s blocks,

and put them together to form nine rows of nine blocks.

This should make a nice 90" by 90",

which I'm advised will be perfect for their bed!

There is still some room on my quilt card 

so I can send it off to get  a nice overall pattern. 

One holiday gift sorted!

I have more leftovers!



Twenty one more of these will make a twin

so more stitching ahead!

Sorting out my big  Bernina,

 finalizing some guild program plans,

and getting ready for a family sleepover 

should still allow me to stitch in

some more sewing this week.

Maybe I could work on the sew along top!

Stay safe and sew on !

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Monday, July 14, 2025

Sew Along Stitching!

 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.

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