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Somehow I ended up down a rabbit hole of blog reading, and came across the Quiltmakers Magazine Bitty Block QAL. I'm not sure why, but I got sucked in immediately. Usually I need to ruminate on new ideas for at least a week. This one I jumped into so fast that after waking the dog I sat down and made the first set of blocks.
These guys finish at just 3" (so they're 3.5" right now). I don't even really like bow tie blocks. But, I do love little blocks, and quilts made up of little blocks.
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The first Monday of the month they will post what you need to make. Each block will become a row, and the rows will eventually become a throw-sized quilt.
My plan is to use all scraps. From the scrap bin. No going into my stash. I'm not even really trying to match things up, I'm just looking at contrasts (light/dark, bright/soft, warm/cool). Hopefully this way I'll shrink that scrap bin. Plus, I think that it'll result in a nice and scrappy quilt. Usually I have too much control to allow things to truly become scrappy. It turns out most of the fabrics I use go together anyway (I hope!), so the overall quilt should be busy but somewhat cohesive. Hoping this new project doesn't distract too much from all the projects I'm trying to finish up right now!
Linked up with WiP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and Scraptastic Tuesday with She Can Quilt
I love teeny tiny piecing too! Trying very hard to resist!!
ReplyDeleteYay for super scrappy projects! I also have a hard time making something that is truly scrappy.
ReplyDeleteGreat scrap buster idea! I really like quilt alongs that give you a month to get a series of blocks done; it seems like a really reasonable time frame.
ReplyDeleteohhh wow those are so cute!!! I don't normally go for tiny blocks, but yours makes me want to do a bunch myself.
ReplyDeleteI really like the raccoons peeking out. I think you'll have fun with this. A month is a good time frame.
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These are really cute, great that you ended up on a page that inspired you - funny sometimes where you end up!
ReplyDeleteHaven't gotten caught up yet, but I saw this and was tempted.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! What a great project to work on and I hope you share your future rows with us at #scraptastictuesday - might need to look into this myself!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I like these a lot! Very fun!
ReplyDeleteI agree. I've made a bow-tie quilt even though I don't like the block that much but your teeny-tinys are delightful! Looking forward to more rows soon.
ReplyDeleteWow, they look great!
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