I totally avoided the Baby Blocks quilt this week and it was a glorious feeling to just handle fabric and sew wherever the whim took me. I am a "make it up as I go along" person and it turns out that's a real thing. Having to be so careful and precise on fitting in each round of the baby blocks is just not me. I will get it done, but after a break.
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| All Caught Up! |
The next closest project at hand was the random Christmas blocks that were made at least 20 years ago in Guatemala. The original pattern was for a twin/full size quilt that was all various Christmas themed blocks. Our sewing group learned several of the blocks and then moved on to another project, so it got set aside.
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| Rediscovered Christmas Blocks |
I don't have any desire to finish this as originally intended, nor do I have the pattern. The candy cane blocks are pot holder size, and for as long as they have been up on the design wall I have been thinking pot holders for my daughters as a remembrance of Guatemala. I emptied my little drawer of Christmas scraps to see about backings and that led to sorting, pressing, and trimming to usable sizes. That was a good task for several zoom meetings this week.
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| Glorious Mess |
That led me to be more creative with my potholders. Some of these scraps worked perfectly to add a bit of size and make them more interesting. I even unsewed the red angel block and used it to frame up a pair of candy canes. With two blocks done-ish and one ready to sew, I am liking this change of plans. We'll see where it ends.
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| Making Changes. Where will it end? |
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