Leo’s Mane Sew Along

Saturday 17 January 2015

Scrappy Saturday

I decided today that it was time to finish a rainbow scrappy project from last year. It doesn't have all the rainbow colours in it, since I wasn't really consistent on working on this each month. And then, I only had eight blocks, which wasn't enough to do anything with. I figured if I laid it out 3 blocks wide, by 3 blocks high, it would be a good quilt to donate to the Children's Aid Society, that our guild supports, but for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what to do as a centre block. When I posted this several weeks ago, someone suggested that I put a big pinwheel in the centre. What a perfect idea. so that's what I did. During my figuring for it, doing a 12 inch pinwheel for the centre required four blocks. Well, the four it needed translated into my mind into four sets of six inch finished pinwheels blocks. I was halfway through sewing them all when I had one of those hit the side of the head "duh" moments. I only need four triangles, not sixteen!! So, now I have 3 twelve inch pinwheel blocks left over that are going to be pieced into the back. However, after all that, this classifies as a finished top, measuring 42x42. I'm linking up to Scrappy Saturday. Then maybe I'll do the backing.

8 comments:

  1. We all have those "duh" moments. Glad you can make use of the extra blocks.

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  2. scrappy brilliance! LeeAnna at not afraid of color

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  3. I am forever having "duh" moments. That's why I am still trying to finish a 97x97 Christmas quilt. ;)
    This is really nice!!

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  4. So colorful! You should post it at Michelle's Romantic Tangle post for Let's Make Baby Quilt. It's sure to be loved by a little one. Bless you for your giving nature.

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  5. I am loving all of those pinwheels! Your quilt will make some little one happy :)

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  6. What a great way to use your blocks... I'm working on putting mine from RSC13 together too and can relate!

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