So today or rather last night and into the wee hours of this morning I focused on some quilt blocks. Rather than go out and buy more material,( an addictive sewer and quilter habit) I decided to utilize the huge fabric stash that I already owned. Now I'm so glad that I had previously taken the time to actually cut some of my fabric stash of scraps into 2 1/2 inch, 3 1/2 , and 5 inch squares. This was an idea that I got from the book Scrap Therapy Cut the Scraps: 7 Steps to Quilting Your Way through Your Stash by Joan Ford.
Now she recommends 2 inch squares but I love 2.5 so much I chose to go that route instead. I have to say that utilizing this method with your scraps or quilting fabric in general has been very efficient and really does allow you to just jump right into sewing. I put my squares into those clear plastic boxes. Now this first stash of squares I cut up a long while back so I saved a lot of time. I'm so glad I did. I can't begin to tell you just how much this handy method has saved. My only problem was what was I going to make because nothing really matched .
So rather than mull over it anymore, I opted to just jump right in and I'm glad that I did. It gave me an opportunity to practice my quarter-inch seams. Needless to say many of the blocks that I created were very simple. Just a plain 4 patch block. I came up with a few variations and color combinations of solids, prints, and batiks. I even did some upcyling of old jeans and mixed them with some flannel and cotton fabrics. I have to now figure out how to post my pictures so that you all can see my creations.
I can't quite decide what I'm going to make so I'm just going to go with the flow. I'm so glad I have a 1/4 in foot. It has worked wonders with keeping my seams straight. I love that foot. So I'm thinking what do with these blocks? Another day for another time......................
Sincerely,
The Sew Stormer
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