Finishing it Friday ~

leftover strips from Modern Workshop quilt

9 patch square

cutting

assembled

layout and ideas sketch
inspiration from Pleasant Home

strips cut for 4-square

piles to stitch

I feel like a clever little bunny. Rubbing two brain cells together I figured out a way I could use my never-ending scraps from my Tea with the Queen fat quarter set I purchased from Alewives so long ago. Yes, I am officially done with this set of fabric, after I complete this top or back, I am giving the rest away! But I thought I would share how I figured it out with the inspiration coming from Pleasant Home's blog. I looked to see if it was a pattern to be purchased and haven't found anything in my search. I do not want to step on any toes. The Modern Workshop Quilt was a free pattern. The strips that were leftover were 2.5 wide and the square attached to the white strip is 2.5 square.

So in brief ~

 For the 9 patch ~ using 5 of the strips, I cut down 4 strips so that the white strip now measures 2.5. I used a seam ripper to remove one print square from the 5th white strip and stitched it to one of the 4 print/white strips. Save the white...maybe it can be used. Then arrange 3 of the print/white strips so that you have a print that will wind up in the center. Then stitch the print/white/print to the 3 stitched print/white rectangle...so confusing. Please lay out before beginning and it will all make sense. For my purposes I set aside 60 strips for the 12- 9 patch squares.

Using the remaining strips for the 4 patch squares ~ This also required some mental math. I kept looking at my graph to figure out the best way to arrange and cut the remaining strips. So what I came up with is that half of the remaining strips I cut so that the white was 2.5 and the other were cut down to 4.5. The only fabric I am missing will the be 8-2.5 by 6.5 white pieces for the sides and 8- 4.5 by 6.5 for connecting the 9 patch squares. I am looking for my stash of white. I know it is here somewhere. 

So my finished Friday is that I finished figuring it all out. If this is a pattern for purchase please let me know.

I will be taking this project to the San Diego Modern Quilt sewing day...so Maybe Monday

Have a great cool weekend

It will be rather hot here in So Cal. It is the never-ending summer