We've all heard the question: "What are friends for?" I found a new reason to enjoy Christie's friendship today.
Christie's been cleaning house (i.e. de-cluttering her sewing room) for the past few weeks and has asked me on several occasions if I wanted some object or the other. I've respectfully declined - until yesterday when she asked if I wanted some of her 'orphan' quilt blocks. WELL, of course, I do, thinking she would deliver 3 or 4. To my amazement, when she arrived at my doorstep, it was with a bag full. I could do nothing but gasp! There were well over 100 blocks in different manners of unfinished.
I was dancing with joy. And am still dancing as I sort and come to a reckoning on how to use some in my usual improvisational style. There were many half-square triangles that I sorted through and digested to get a few pinwheels. I think this is a good plan.....now I'll be off to add background in white to get this made into a quilt top.
There were only 5 of theses snail's trail quilt blocks, but I'm not complaining. They are fabulous and will be a wonderful start to something or other.
Christie's been cleaning house (i.e. de-cluttering her sewing room) for the past few weeks and has asked me on several occasions if I wanted some object or the other. I've respectfully declined - until yesterday when she asked if I wanted some of her 'orphan' quilt blocks. WELL, of course, I do, thinking she would deliver 3 or 4. To my amazement, when she arrived at my doorstep, it was with a bag full. I could do nothing but gasp! There were well over 100 blocks in different manners of unfinished.
I was dancing with joy. And am still dancing as I sort and come to a reckoning on how to use some in my usual improvisational style. There were many half-square triangles that I sorted through and digested to get a few pinwheels. I think this is a good plan.....now I'll be off to add background in white to get this made into a quilt top.
There were only 5 of theses snail's trail quilt blocks, but I'm not complaining. They are fabulous and will be a wonderful start to something or other.
There are so many ways to showcase 'orphan' quilt blocks.....I like to make bookmarks, notebook covers, potholders, mug rugs......just to name a few projects that can be made with diverse groups of fabrics and blocks.
Oh, My!
Friends ~ Aren't they the greatest?
I've been collecting orphan blocks to make a quilt with - love them.
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