The first project was to piece block 6 of the Designer Mystery quilt from Fat Quarter Shop. I was able to fussy cut the center fabric to display a flower.
Next I pieced chain blocks for Garden Party.
I think I have all the chain blocks I need for my quilt. The next step is to make the partial chain blocks. I'm attending another retreat in January, I'll piece them there. Once all the blocks are completed, I can start sewing the components together.
Next was to sew triangles for a project I've named 'Waste Not'. Leftover triangles keep accumulating, I have to do something with them. I sew the triangles (which are various sizes) onto 2.5" squares which were cut from leftover backing fabrics. I also trimmed part of them.
The squares will be sewn together like this in 8" blocks.
There is still a bag of triangles to be sewn onto the squares. This project will be going along to more retreats. Some of the triangles are cut off from when I miter strips for binding. I had a person tell me they just throw those away, I paid money for those triangles and fabric is expensive!
Stonefields was taken along to retreat, blocks 60 and 61 were appliqued at retreat. They made their appearance in last Sunday's post.
Some stash enhancement happened from the resale tables.
Several charm packs jumped into my hands, how can I resist at $5 apiece?
I also bought a jellyroll. I had one like this years ago, it made a lovely children's quilt which is probably what will happen to this roll.
Linking to To Do Tuesday, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot Down, Free Motion Mavericks, TGIFF!, Finished or Not Friday, Off the Wall Friday, Beauty Pageant, Patchwork & Quilts
15 comments:
Your designer mystery block is pretty! Waste Not looks like a great scrappy project. Looks like you had great luck at the the resale tables!
You got a lot done - and made some great purchases. xx
So many pretty projects. Im like you, with multiple things on the go. It makes it more interesting for sure.
Sorry, I didnt mean to be anonymous!
So much prettiness waiting to be turned into something beautiful!
Resale tables are the best, and so are the give away ones. I love that you have so many fun retreats. And so many lovely blocks made with all kinds of colorations.
I love your use for leftover triangles! (I must confess, I've been throwing mine away.) How do you figure out how to line them up on the 2.5" square to sew them? I LOVE Me and My Sister fabrics for kids quilts--your jellyroll is a wonderful find!
What a pretty mystery block! I like your fussy cut center. I'd say you scored big on the resale table. As expensive as fabric is, getting it from this source saved you a lot of money! I agree with about the cut off corners, I save them too!
Wow!! you are moving ahead fast!! I like all your garden party blocks - that will be a fun quilt.
Did that quilt kit give you at least the finished blocks so you could guesstimate?? That is frustrating!
What a fun retreat! You certainly proved you can get a lot done if your projects are organized. I love the variety of what you brought to retreat. And the fabrics you snatched up are lovely! What a great time it must have been. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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When I line them up on the square, I just eye it. Sometimes I kind of fold it over to make sure I have the angle okay. I do admit that sometimes I'm way off and have to have a redo.
You had a very productive retreat. Such a great opportunity to get lots of sewing done. Wonderful finds on the resale table too. The mystery block is beautiful. Gail at the cozy quilter
I love your idea for using triangles. I have hundreds of them and have been noodling over starting a leader/ender project with them….this might be just the ticket!
You will stay busy during the next retreats! Pretty blocks, I love the no waste project. I don't throw those triangles either ;) Lovely new fabrics, these are fabulous projects to come!
Thank you for sharing and linking up.
Hi Gretchen, I don't always keep my small triangle scraps because I dislike sewing them together, however adding them to a white strip is a great idea. It ends up being more like attaching a corner in a snowball block - something that I really don't mind doing! Thanks for the idea and for linking up to FM Mavericks :-)
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