Today I will play with the 16-patches made from the light and limey greens pulled from the 1.5" barrel. I didn't have enough of the red chicken wire fabric, but found a close red in my homespuns. So half the blocks will be set wire and half in plaid.
I like to make geese blocks with the flip-and-clip method so I have the bonus triangles. Since these are small, I'm setting them as hour-glass blocks and they might just go into the border for this OR maybe a pillow top to go with the quilt.
I'll use the Shoe Fly blocks as leader/enders while working on those stars. I have 70 blocks so far and not sure how many I will set the limit to yet. They are cute!! AND they are using up some of the smallest scraps. Because someone will ask, I'm using a 2.5" center and 1.5" HST with 1.5" x 2.5" braces - making them 4.5" unfinished.
Linking up with Beth
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
Your shoo flies are tiny!
ReplyDeleteThe red stars really pop around the green scraps.
I am IN LOVE with those little star blocks! Toooo stinkin' cute!
ReplyDeleteOh...I love those 16-patch stars! What a great way to use up some small scraps.
ReplyDeletePretty little stars.
ReplyDeleteMy shoofly blocks are not growing as fast as I would like. Your blocks are fun
ReplyDeleteI am in awe!! So many little pieces being used up into beautiful blocks.
ReplyDeleteLove your blocks. The red and green are pretty and the shoe fly blocks are adorable
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE both of these projects!! SEW classic. And...SEW scrappy!
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong using up all those scraps - at least not in my book. Sweet blocks!
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