I've worked diligently the past week or so to meet some short term goals that I've set, and I'm pleased at the progress on those goals. But I've also strayed a bit to play with some things totally unrelated to those goals. Those darn squirrels are fun to follow!
One of the things I've played with is a scrappy Dresden project I'm adding to this year's Rainbow Scrap Challenge repertoire of blocks. I saw this online where I think they called it something like Badminton Birdies because of the layout chosen. On point, they do look kind of like birdies.
There are 4 blocks in each colorway, with 5 blades each. Every colorful blade came from the scrap bins. Yay! Each Dresden unit will get a black corner piece and be appliqued onto a 10" square of grey background. I had enough of the grey background to use for several months' worth of RSC blocks. This could become a pretty good sized quilt, depending on how many blocks I make. I'm kind of excited about this one.
And the other distraction? These are 6.5" Drunkard's Path blocks using neutral strings for that pie slice section. And using scraps for the outer section. There is even a narrow bit of flange or piping tucked into that curved seam. This was an idea from an old magazine. I have a bin full of neutral scraps and this is a way to make use of at least some of them. The neutral strings are pieced on old phone book pages. I have no actual plan for these beyond the fact they are fun to make. And maybe I'll use the RSC colors each month when looking for colors to use on that outer section.
In the meantime, I've pulled out the next UFO I plan to work on next week, and one new project that I want to begin next week. The UFO is Pyramids, which was a set of RSC blocks from previous years of playing with a rainbow of scraps. One row of triangle shaped blocks is actually sewn together, but all the rest of the blocks were still in that project box - waiting.
The new project involves applique, and I'll have to share more on that another day.
3 comments:
ooh love those dresdens and the DP with the string piecing...they do look like fun to make
Pretty fun projects!
Those "badminton" blocks are such fun. You have some very colorful scraps. Enjoy your new projects and good luck with the UFO. You've got a good mix going now, a bit of new with finishing up the old.
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