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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8s & 10s Together!

 This adorable stashbuster was started a few weeks ago,

after a sample shown by a friend and 

a visit down the rabbit hole of Pinterest.

Here is the beginning of the project.

Strings of assorted sizes have collected over last a little while

and many have come in the door from other quilters.

I had a some enjoyable days stitching up 

lots and lots of strip sets. 

Sometimes, it feels good to just get the machine humming!

The strip sets were trimmed to roughly 11" in in length,

and exactly 8 1/4" in wide.

Then one and a half inch wide strips of the unifying colour, 

in this case black, were added to each side.

A final trim  to 10" X 10 " and the blocks are ready to assemble.

I made 57 blocks for each of the twin quilts I'm assembling,

Each quilt will be seven blocks wide by eight blocks long .

The twin a nice size and will make great gifts or donations.

Fortunately, or unfortunately I still have lots of strings left.

I ended up with enough strip sets and blocks to make

three twin size quilts! My gift closet will be a restocked!

Here we go! 

I'm at the joining phase. This stack is alternated in 

direction and should sew up quickly!

Stayed up late and here is the first top!

It finished at 67" x 77".

It is quite dramatic and gave me a few challenges

A few of the blocks were 10 1/4".

It sounds like a very small variance but it did add up.

I ended up fixing a few issues by getting out the ripper

and trimming off that extra quarter inch.

The next set of blocks will be verified before I start stitching.

Only two more tops to go!

Have a great week!