This
has been another week of piecing on several smaller projects. It is always a struggle to control my scraps
and UFOs. I pulled one big box of scraps and spent a couple of days ironing,
sorting and trimming. This photo shows some
of my progress. I enjoy working with
scraps to create “made-fabric”, and it is goes much faster when the scraps are
prepared ahead of time.
I found a handful of Clemson scraps and
made 2 mug rugs for a friend who is a fan.
Wednesday was quilt day at church. We talked about finding a quick pattern so we
could quickly increase our stash of quilts. I pulled Leah Day’s free pattern
for “Twin Rainbow Stars”
and
made a few changes. I increased the size
of the blocks ( so it is no longer fat quarter friendly), added a top and
bottom row of background fabric to make the quilt a rectangle and added a simple
pieced border of rectangles for a lap quilt that finishes at 46” by 56”.
It took me less than 6 hours to cut and piece
one top plus the blocks are already pieced for the second top.
That
was a fast and easy lap quilt top. On my tutorial page I will share my directions.
I have 3 larger quilt tops waiting with
their backing to be sandwiched. I hope
to get a couple done today so I can get some quilting done this Labor Day
weekend.
Hope
you enjoy time sewing or quilting.
Love the rainbow star!
ReplyDeleteYour big block quilt looks wonderful—and a perfect lap quilt size. When you cut your scraps for made fabric, do you cut rectangles? And is your made fabric usually one color or scrappy? Just wondering as I am trying to tame my scraps and need new ideas.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt top!! I love star quilts AND rainbow quilts. Combine the two and you've got a sure fire winner in my book!
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