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WITB = what's in the box? Though technically this project was in a drawer.
WITB = what's in the box? Though technically this project was in a drawer.
A long time ago I began to deal with a ziploc bag of 1.5" HSTs by making cat's cradle units. (I looked that up and I think that's a widely-used term for them.) I put units together, added a large triangle, and made a dozen blocks before I put them away.
It turned out I had enough of the pink print to make a total of 44 blocks (12 already made + 12 made this week = 20 to go). I had enough of the pink print to make 10 more blocks for a total of 34. I learned this AFTER I made 132 cat's cradle units. I only need 60.
Blocks are 6.5" unfinished. I anticipate a 6 x 7 5 x 6 setting with two four blocks to piece into the back.
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Well done on using what you discovered!
ReplyDeleteHuh. Another possibility for all those teeny HTSs I make from my scraps. Having used up all the pinwheels I'd created from them, I can see this as a great next project!
ReplyDeleteI really like how this top is interesting, yet mellow.
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you are tempting me again nann!!! that is gorgeous....sorry about the dishwasher...
ReplyDeleteOh, that is too bad about the dishwasher. Monday probably seems like a long ways away! I love your new blocks - had to look in close at how the smaller squares with the HSTs went together. They're going to make a neat quilt design!
ReplyDeleteThe new appliances don't seem to be lasting very long and they are expensive. My dishwasher is 18 years old and I had it repaired for a leak recently and now it is working well. I hope it holds up for a few more years.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the dishwasher. At least you can call a repair person, we don't have the option here. No one works on appliances anymore. You've gotten a good start on your WITB this week. Looking good!
ReplyDeleteFantastic use of those little fiddly cat's cradle units. I no longer use my dishwasher. Since it is just me eating these days it would take too many days to fill it up with dirty dishes.
ReplyDeleteWhy do things break just as they go out of warranty? Something similar happened to our dishwasher but when the technician came, he said there was a recall… not that’d we’d been told. Still a free repair. I don’t think we’ll be as fortunate with the dryer. Lovely quilt. It sounds like a baby quilt size. If you want it larger you could make another round with a color that contrasts the pink. It might look like a border… sort of. Ann at FretNot Yourself
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty little blocks! Love the rose colored background you chose. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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My dishwasher went on the fritz last week. Error code said the drain was clogged. I did what was required and no go. So I used an old towel to remove all the standing water and tried pouring in some boiling water. The weather had been very cold, with several days below 5 degrees and two night below zero. Still nothing. I called my local repair guy who installed it. He asked me to try running the machine again to see what would happen. I had by that time tried four times with no success. But it was warmer out so I gave it a go, and damned if it didn’t work just fine. Go figure.
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