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These are the bits and pieces that make up my life.
Saturday, March 16, 2024
ScrapHappy Saturday
Hen & Chicks Prairie Queen Block 12
Hen & Chicks Bears Paw Block 10
Each pair of claws gets sewn together first. Side by side for the top claws and top to bottom for the side claws. Notice the orientation of the diagonals. The direction of pressing doesn't matter much yet, but I pressed the seams toward the purple.
Hen & Chicks Jacob's Ladder Block 11
In addition to 4 HST units, you will also need a strip set with background and a contrasting purple.
Sew the strip set together and press toward the purple.
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Hen & Chicks Friendship Star Block 9
The trickiest part of this block is honestly getting all the star points arranged so that they rotate around the center square. I like to have a reference photo sitting nearby. to compare.
After the layout is confirmed, it is pretty quick to sew column 1 to 2 and then add the third column. I learned this method from Elenor Burn on Quilt in a day and use it to web all of my quilt tops.
Here is the finished block. Quick and easy!
Even super simple blocks look adorable in tiny sizes.
ScrapHappy Saturday - Plowing into Purple
Spring is always busy in schools. Lots of competitions and evening events. I had two nights at school this week and didn't get much done yet on purple. Before sewing though, I have some block patterns to post. Stay tuned!
Saturday, March 2, 2024
ScrapHappy Saturday Passionately Purple
And after leap day, we say farewell to red with its passion and fire.
Friday, March 1, 2024
Happy March
Our new color this month will be purple! I can't wait. Lavender, lilac, periwinkle, plum, violet. Let the scraps start flying.
Saturday, February 24, 2024
ScrapHappy Saturday Red Roundup
Saturday, February 17, 2024
ScrapHappy Saturday - Red Week 3
3 weeks into red and I have not sewn much yet. Sampler blocks were ready a while ago. I have plus blocks cut and ready for leaders and enders. I found a stack of orphan bullseye and HST blocks to use for something. I squared up a bunch of random red crumb fabric. Those will turn into sawtooth stars. Everything is ready to go though, so the sewing should start this afternoon.
It is still sunny and bright right now and the rain is supposed to roll in around noon. Low tide is 8:04, which means if I get out right now I can have beach with no rain. Then when it gets stormy, I can be safely inside making some stars and plus blocks. I hope that you have wonderful weekend plans. Please share with us all using the linky tool below.