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This One Time at Quilt Camp…

This one time at quilt camp, I assembles 256 blocks into a quilt. When I finished the block set, I posted about them here.

During a weekend quilt retreat at Camp Frame in Hedgesville, WV, I assemble the complete quilt top. It is 96” x 96”. My friends tell me that it is in the bright colors that I always gravitate towards.

Over the winter, I will assemble the quilt and bind it. I think I am going to gift it to our wonderful West Virginia neighbors…and then borrow it back to show it off at quilt camp in May. I will add another post when it completed…until then don’t hold your breath!

What project are you getting close to completing?

Later,

Lorrie

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Continuing a Sampler Spree Quilt

While waiting for a new toilet to be installed and the septic tank to be pumped, I had to do something to keep my mind off wanting to use the bathroom! Being a teacher for many years was good training for this sadly.

I started with this pile of red and white scraps from a baggie of yard sale goodies.

These are from the Splendid Sampler book:

I made fifteen blocks.

Fourteen from the book and one from bonus half squares…

Here are the leftover red and white scraps…quite a reduction to the original pile!

Here are some other scraps. I think I will use them to make a placemat for Meals on Wheels.

My tracking sheet is looking more colorful!

What have you been doing to keep yourself busy?

Later,

Lorrie

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Beginning a Sampler Spree Quilt

This week I am challenging myself to make something different. I have made sampler quilts before but not one that had so many blocks. This quilt has 100 six inch blocks.

from Martingale Press

I have used this book before now. I constructed 256 Coxey’s Camp blocks that are waiting to be assembled into a rather large one block quilt.

This book features directions for 106 blocks. I don’t want duplicates. I want an assortment of background fabrics and dark scraps. I made myself a lovely grid to keep track of my progress. I decided to start with the two color blocks. I circled all of those on my chart.

Handwritten tracking chart

Time to pull a background fabric to begin…a strawberry covered light peachy pink fat quarter. How many blocks can I make from one FQ? The answer is nine!

Here are my blocks. Can you tell which one I had to “fix”?

These are all pinkish fabrics. The dark is a plum color.
The strawberries are easier to see in this picture.
A frame is a great fix!

Here are the left over small scraps and 4 bonus half square triangles. Yes, those little bonus pieces are only 1 1/2 inches. I will admit that I pieced some of the backgrounds in the blocks. My grandma would have done that.

teeny tiny pieces…all that is left

What new challenge are you tackling today?

Later,

Lorrie

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The Last Dresden

Over the past two years, I have made 11 lovely dresden blocks from scraps…lots of scraps! Here is the last block, before it is trimmed out on my accu-quilt cutter:

This one looks a little more distinctive than the others. I was going for a high contrast compass rose look.

Here it based onto its background square, just waiting to be appliquéd on:

To finish it, I am thinking about using a lattice setting with organic shapes…vines, flowers, etc. as a contrast to the sharp points on the dresden blocks.

What have you been making with scraps recently?

Later,

Lorrie