Hi Quilty Friends! I'm so excited today to share my newest quilting adventure. Three inch finished Bow-Tie blocks.
The plan is for a 90 x 90 quilt. That's 900 Bow-Tie blocks.
Assembling the blocks is a breeze. The challenge is digging through the scraps. It's going to be 100% scraps, even the background fabric. You see, I have this large tote of white scraps. Different shades of white fabric and a few white on white fabrics. If I had to guess I would say there's about 12 years worth of fabric in here.
For the white background fabric I will need (1,800) 2" x 2" squares. So, I just grab what's on top and start cutting. I don't care if they are the same shade of white.
Oh boy, this was quite the chore. Cutting 1,800 squares from odd shapes took all weekend.
Today plan is start cutting the (1,800) 2" x 2" and (1,800) 1.25" x 1.25" prints.
This is what it looks like after cutting all those white squares. It barely made a dent.
The plan is to work only from my scrap bins. Using every color except for black. I think some of the low volume fabrics will work too if they have enough color on them.
Are you wondering why I'm starting a new quilt? Well, I ordered a couple new tools to help me with the applique on the Bumpkin Basket quilt. So, until they get here I need a project. Another UFO would have been the smart choice. But a lunch break and scrolling Pinterest took me down a rabbit hole. This was the image on Pinterest that stole my heart. Those are 2" blocks! The picture is from a blogger I know well. Missy no longer blogs but is on Instagram. Clicking on the image will take you to her blogpost about this quilt.
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| https://missyscakesandaprons.blogspot.com/2013/04/bow-tie-blocks.html |
Then a couple hours passed as I searched for images of Bow-tie quilts and making my own Bow-Tie Pinterest board for the many different layouts and sizes. There was no plan at the time to make this quilt, I was just killing time. Something happened in those two hours and here we are making tiny little Bow-Tie blocks using Bonnie Hunters 2011 Leaders and Enders tutorial.
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