Circles of Squares Finish

I decided last month that I'm ready to start finishing some of the projects I've been piecing for RSC. The first finish to show you is a circle of squares finish.

There are 24 blocks in this flimsy which finishes at 59" by 86.5". I wasn't sure what fabric to use for sashing since the backgrounds of the blocks were so varied. I checked my solids box and I had 3 difference fabrics of turquoise that were similar, so that is what I used. I did have to do some piecing of smaller pieces to have enough sashing but it worked!

I used orange cornerstones since I hadn't made any orange circle of square blocks.

This flimsy will be used as a comforter top. It will be knotted and donated to charity.

Every month I had written on my list exactly how many blocks I had made until I reached the 24 block quota. I must have missed one month because when I displayed the blocks on the floor, I had 4 blocks too many. 

I pulled 4 blocks that had the same background fabric and set them aside until the larger flimsy was finished. Then I took those 4 blocks and used them in a crib quilt. 

I'll machine quilt the crib quilt with my sewing machine later this winter. Right now it measures 40.5" square but I'm sure it will shrink after quilting.

Click here for the circle of squares pattern.

Linking to Scrap Happy Saturday, Oh Scrap.