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Easy Rotary Cut Quilt

Four Square (Puss in Corner)

Chinese Coin

Spent most of yesterday dealing with scraps. I usually take care of scraps right away, usually cutting them into 2 and 1/2 inch squares, with narrower pieces becoming 6 and 1/2 inch strips, but I had an entire pile that got away from me.

For the Chinese coin, I take the long strips of 6 and 1/2 inch pieces and cut them in half. For a crib quilt, I cut 36" long strips, and offset them with 3" sashing. I don't know why this one ended up with horizontal stripes-- I usually do them vertically, but this was another UFO that was in a box for several months. I hoped that the side pieces would make it look a little better.

This is a quilt that I produce frequently, since children seem enthralled with the variety of scraps in it.

Watermelon Quilt

This is the quilt that started this blog. I'd had the pieces in a box for about two years, and wanted to finish it up. I could not find the instructions anywhere, and I usually have a graph paper notebook where I keep everything. I never get pictures printed, though, so I often don't have a record of the finished quilt. Keeping pictures and information on a blog suddenly seemed a very useful thing!

During this summer, I am going to try to make a quilt a day for My Very Own Blanket, a local concern that donates quilts and blankets to foster children. I've done this before, but after quilting for 30 years, I am getting a bit tired of it and just want to use up my fabric. This is a good way to do it.

In the future, I'll try to include some pattern information. For this one, you're out of luck!