I left for Florida (see Monday's post) with 18 9-1/2" crumb blocks on the design wall.
By the time I got home on Friday I had a good idea what I'd do with the crumbs. (Surely I am not the only quilter who mentally designs quilts as a way to fall asleep.)
I've made several crumb quilts over the years and I challenge myself to come up with different ways to set the blocks. I made 7 more blocks (total 25) and cut them in half. It took less than five minutes to choose the setting fabric. And voila!54" x 63". 6 yards including the back and binding. Serpentine-stitch quilting.
The leftover units are now three placemats. They await binding. While I was at it I made some others.
One of my souvenirs of the trip was a cold (not Covid, not flu) that has kept me close to home and a box of Kleenex. Sewing is a good remedy! (I feel MUCH better this morning.)
Linking up at Wednesday Wait Loss
Come back on Friday for the Annual Reckoning.
That's one hazard of traveling during cold and flu season. So glad you are feeling better. Very fun crumb block quilt, that dark green really show off the scraps. Have a very Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely not alone! Thinking about and planning my quilts is one of my favorite things while waiting for sleep. : ) Love your crumb blocks and how you set them.
ReplyDeleteYes, my math brain kicks in some nights as I'm trying to calm down to sleep. Usually some future quilt or the one I'm working on need some figuring.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you came home with an unwanted souvenir! Your crumb quilt is a beauty - I like the rectangles. And, yes, I do think about quilt projects when awake at night - it's much more pleasant than thinking about misbehaving students like I used to do!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately my going to sleep brain is not very quantitative so I sometimes wake up with firmly fixed WRONG ideas about how many squares/what size, etc. I need to remember to focus on colors and so on vs math. It's nice to see the placemat project continuing.
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So sorry you succumbed to a plague whilst you were away - one of the hazards of being out in public. And yes, I'm often kept awake puzzling about something pertaining to the current landscape I'm working on, or thinking about which one I want to make next.
ReplyDeleteGlad you have recuperated well from you cold. Love the blocks and the setting you choose - and working on it seemed to be a good way of resting but doing something!
ReplyDeleteI really like the rectangular crumb blocks as a change from the usual square blocks - great idea!
ReplyDeleteSo lucky not to get the flu or COVID. So glad you are feeling better. Love your newest crumb quilt. Very clever of you to use the leftovers for placemats. Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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