Decision Confirmed

I went ahead and sewed the second

economy block together.

I definitely like it!

And then I made a third one.

I also pulled fabrics to make the next five.

I want this to be a 

no-pressure a-little-along effort

so as I finish each of these blocks,

I'll pin them on the second design wall

near my cutting table so I can

keep track of which fabrics I've used.

The more variety the better!

Quiltdivajulie

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"Fun is good."
Dr. Seuss

Design Decision for Scrapbook Quilt

I've made up my mind.

This was my first test block

and I love the look of it

so

I'm going to use my 4.5" scrapbook squares

to make 8.5" scrappy economy blocks.

(8" finished block)

These are the pieces ready to sew up the second one.

* * *

In case anyone else wants to play along:

Center square is 4.5"

I cut one 5.5" square and quartered it diagonally 

to make the blue triangles.

After they were sewn and pressed in place,

I trimmed them so there was a quarter inch seam allowance

on all four sides.

I cut two 5.5" squares and cut each in half diagonally

to create the black triangles.

After these were sewn and pressed in place

I squared the block to 8.5"

(there are also lots of tutorials online

for economy blocks made with 

2.5" and 5" center squares) 

* * *

I have 24 4.5" squares for now.

If I make a 6 block wide x 8 block long layout,

I need 24 more 4.5" squares.

It might take a while to make those

(I need to finish a few more projects 

that give me leftover scraps to play with)

but there's lots of happy, scrappy fun ahead!

* * *

Linking up with Em's Scrapbag

and Moving It Forward.

CLICK HERE to see more.

Quiltdivajulie

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"Let's work hard, but take the pressure off ourselves 
and have some fun with the process. 
Otherwise, what is the point?"
Gaye Adams

The Scrapbook Quilt

Over the past few weeks I've been creating 4.5" squares

using leftover strata and orphan blocks

as well as special scraps of fabric.

As I finish piecing each top

or quilting each quilt,

I'm saving leftover bits to make more squares.

I'm also gathering scraps from the classes I teach

and special scraps shared by others.

Each one holds its own set of stories.

I especially like the squares from quilts

that were made and then gifted.

* * *

I have no idea how many squares I need

to make myself a lap quilt

nor do I know how I want to frame/set these.

For now I'm just happy creating them

and watching the stack grow taller

one square at a time.

* * *

Check out what the others are working on

at Julie and Linda's Sew Stitch Snap Share

weekly link up.

Quiltdivajulie

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"Great work comes from great joy. 
Leave the angst for the movies; do art that is fun."
Jack White