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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Remnant blocks

Today I rummaged through the remnant basket. My local quilt guild is collecting small doll quilts for the fire department. These are given to children along with a stuffed animal. Remnant blocks should give me a bit of a head start on a finished small quilt.

Some are single blocks that were the end of the line for a pattern, while others are extras that didn't make it into a quilt top. I gave up on this dog because he was too much of a blockhead, and the mouth was too fussy.

This was my start on the Gwennie-inspired Medallion challenge. I only completed the center. I used two kittens and I built a basket around them.

These are extra blocks left over from a quilt top.

I think this block was one of Angela's sampler blocks for the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge. It's a card trick block surrounded by a star.
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7 comments:

  1. AmyOctober 19, 2017 at 3:19 AM

    Our guild does this too. At the meeting this Friday, we're having our doll quilt show. Then the quilts and toys are given to a local organization that helps families transition from homelessness to self sufficiency for their holiday "sibling store." I'm looking forward to the show. You've got a great start on your quilts!

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  2. gayleOctober 19, 2017 at 7:10 AM

    I think your kittens-in-a-basket block is adorable!
    (And Molly didn't even have to make me say that!)

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  3. JacquelineOctober 19, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    Would love to see how you incorporate your blocks into small quilts.

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  4. Linda in Arkansas October 19, 2017 at 3:06 PM

    Oh I like each one better and better. Love that card trick star. Have fun sewing for the kids.

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  5. ShirleyOctober 19, 2017 at 4:56 PM

    Great potentialmthere. Love the cats (of course) and the card trick block. Please share how these end up.

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  6. CathyOctober 19, 2017 at 8:03 PM

    A great use for blocks from the parts department!

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  7. Alycia~QuiltygirlOctober 24, 2017 at 6:16 AM

    That dog is ADORABLE!!!!!

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