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<\/a><\/p>\nI need 56 of the Maple Leaves, and there are ten extra in this picture.\u00a0 I’ll have to pare it down a bit.\u00a0 Based on what I can see here, I’ll probably delete ten of the darker blocks.\u00a0 I have all the strips cut to add the log cabin pieces to the blocks, so in January I’ll sit down and pop a DVD into the player and sew like crazy!\u00a0 The finished quilt is roughly twin sized.<\/p>\n
This second project was the result of wanting to pack up part of the studio that doesn’t get used frequently.\u00a0 I was sorting through some of the boxes, to see if the unfinished projects and unused materials could be packed, and found 29 blocks that had been made from the scraps of several previous quilts.\u00a0 Some of the strips have been pieced to make them long enough for these blocks.\u00a0 It’s truly a scrap quilt.<\/p>\n
What looks tan in this picture is actually an old gold, and the pieced strips are all darker than they look here.\u00a0 The fabric to the right is being auditioned for borders\u00a0 for the quilt.\u00a0 Trust me, it all looks much richer in person than it does here.\u00a0 This quilt will most likely be square and slightly smaller than a twin size bed quilt.<\/p>\n I love it when a scrap project comes together.\u00a0 Having TWO on the board at the same time makes me itch to sew!\u00a0 Hopefully, I’ll have pictures for you when these are done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s time to see if I can upload pictures in Word Press!\u00a0 I’ve been working on two projects and I’d like to share them with you. The first project started out as a charity quilt for Scraps on a Mission, … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n