I don't know why, but I LOVE cutting. The process of sorting, pressing and cutting scraps is very calming!!!!! I could do it all day!!!!
However after a while one must get to work and sew up some of what has been cut!!! I used to cut pretty much all day Monday when we were still at the Hobby Horse. I have no idea what I cut! Well - I guess all those half sewn projects!
Anyway - got to Julia's and got set up and then READY, SET, SEW........................ (I went to Julia's house and ANOTHER Julia joined us!)
This is a quilt that (host) Julia made. It is beautiful!!!! |
I got busy sewing up my scraps. By the end of the day - this is what I had accomplished.
Pretty impressive. FORTY FOUR blocks!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought I had cut lots of fabric pieces and I had, but I was still short mostly of the dark. So it was time to come home. |
Of course, I had to run them down and put them on the wall to see what it looks like.
BEFORE (this is what I had already done before I went to Julia's) |
After - ALL the blocks that I have done now. Oh yes - I am making it big - you know me - go BIG or go HOME!!!! |
I had several choices - I could dig out those bags of 1 1/2" strips which is the easy solution OR I could dig through the existing scrap boxes to find stuff.
Who am I kidding??? I went for the easy option!!!! I dug out the 1 1/2" strip bags and cut. |
And here are my dark strips. |
Now when I finished cutting and put the stuff away, I realized that I need DOUBLE the dark strips because each block takes TWO dark strips.
OH CRAP - pulled out the 1 1/2" strips AGAIN!!!!!! At least there are getting used up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
When I got home - I had time on my hands. HA!!!!! But I wanted to get that cutting mat cleaned up. So I got out my cutter, plugged in the iron and started to sort, press and cut the remainder of those batiks bits. And when I was done - this is what I was left with.....................
A box with all the strips that are less than 2 1/2" wide. YES - I have a plan for this box. |
The bits that went into the garbage |
2 1/2" strips. YES - there were quite a few in the box and I decided to NOT cut up everything into squares. |
I decided to add these to my BOX of 2 1/2" batik strips that we had exchanged a number of years ago. I dug out the box and YIKES - IT IS FULL..............
Box of 2 1/2" batik strips |
I found this tool which should NOT be in the box. It is going back on the shelf!!!!!!!!!!!! |
And what did I finally end up with?????????????
I managed to cut 1,086 squares!!!!!!!!!!!! I have shoved them all into a bag and I will pick out the lighter ones for my class on Saturday and then decide what to do with the ones leftover. |
So I feel very happy that the multi colour scrap box is under control, the two batik boxes are under control. It now means that I have about 5 new quilts on the go. And how the heck did that happen??????? I'll just blame Jackie!!!!!!
However these are the kind of quilts that I like and might as well make what I like and have fun using up those scrap boxes at the same time. (Now there are only 36 more scrap boxes to deal with!!!!)
Well - it is time to get to work so I best go!!
Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ciao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!