Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Midweek Update

It's not even Halloween yet, but I need to start working on a Christmas project that will be a gift for a friend.   I decided to make a small wall-hanging that I saw on Pinterest that will measure about 10.5 x 32.5 finished.  It's made completely from 2.5 inch squares, so the first step is quite a bit of cutting!

I decided to use some scraps for this project, but also did a little stash enhancing to get some more Christmas colors to choose from.


And now I'm cutting squares!  54 background squares and 26 in reds and greens.  A few of the reds and greens need stitch and flip corners, so there's a few more background squares needed in a 2 inch size.


And here's an idea of how this goes - 

Once I have all the squares cut and can spend some time on the layout, the sewing will be pretty simple.  Lots of straight seams!  The Pinterest link has you iron the squares to a grid on fusible interfacing and then sew the seams, if you know that technique.  But I'm just going to sew the squares into rows and rows to each other in the traditional way.

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13 comments:

  1. You picked some fun scraps for this project. That will be a lot of rows to assemble, but it looks really fun.

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  2. Great project! Looks wonderful so far Diann!

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  3. I'm with you. I think using the fusible interfacing is more trouble than it's worth.

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  4. That is a cute pattern, and I like your scraps even better than the pattern. In fact I spy a skiing penguin. ;) I'd sew those squares together exactly like you're doing.

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  5. I have heard of the technique and have read you either love it or hate it. I have not tried it myself. Let us know how you like it

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  6. I think I see where this is going! And I love it! I’ve used the interfacing technique and it’s more work for sure.

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  7. Can't wait to see your "joy"! And love all your recent makes, your sand scene is spectacular!!!

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  8. Great start to what looks like a fun quilt. I suspect there will be an "O" and a "Y" in your future? Maybe?

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  9. This is going to be so cute and I'm sure loved by your friend!

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  10. What a sweet idea. Someone was working on a similar project at my last retreat.

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  11. Those are pretty fabrics, Diann. Could this be the same little wall hanging I made a couple of years ago? If so, it was a fun and quick project. I'll try to drop a link to my post about it.

    https://slamminthescreendoor.blogspot.com/2021/11/fnsi-november.html

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  12. Oooh such pretty fabrics that you have pulled to work with. I am looking forward to seeing this little quilt come together. I sat down last night and started cutting 2 1/2" strips out of Christmas fabrics. I had no plan for them yet, but I am getting in the Christmas quilting mood. Enjoy your day, Diann. Hugs

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  13. Looks simple enough. I'm eager to see how this progresses.

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