Well, the WIP I showed you on Wednesday did get done this week after all! This small, very colorful quilt was made from orphan blocks from several abandoned UFOs. I'm donating it as part of the "100 Quilts for Kids" drive at Swim.Bike.Quilt.
It was fun to transform these abandoned blocks into something useful. To put it together I selected blocks that seemed to play well together and arranged them on the design wall. Some of my very first paper pieced blocks, some wonky hot-and-cold log cabins, and some leftovers from my "Seismic" Stash Bee quilt. I chose 12.5" as my block size and used strips from my strings scrap bin to bring the smaller blocks up to size.
I took the opportunity with a scrap quilt to practice my FMQ with large stipples in the blocks and squiggles in the sashing. (Sorry for the crumby pictures. It's been raining but this was my only chance at pictures before packing up the quilt.)
This quilt will be hitching a ride along with the "Springtime Riot" do. Good Stitches quilt to My Very Own Blanket, a charity that gives quilts in children in foster care.
Linking up to Finish it Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.
Wow, that looks so nice especially considering it's all orphan blocks! I like the red/orange stripe across the middle
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love the layout. What a great way to use up orphan blocks.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cool quilt. Neat how the darker stripe divides it.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a wonderful use of orphan blocks! Amazing how well they work together!
ReplyDeleteI think UFO/fmq practice quilts are my favorites for charity! It's usually my MO, too. Thanks for linking up to 100 Quilts, and happy sewing.
ReplyDeleteLove the way you balanced the symmetry with different blocks.
ReplyDeleteThey look so fun together! Thanks for linking up!!!
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