Work is continuing on the improv project made from leftover pieces of the Square Dance mystery. You can see the first block I made incorrectly here. And here are the correctly made blocks. There were enough scraps to make 9 chocolate windmill blocks, which wasn't quite enough to make a lap size quilt.
How about adding some sashing from the leftover 10" squares? I liked the idea, but not those butterscotch/caramel pieces which drew all the attention to themselves. I did not like the horizontal sashing at all and went with only vertical sashing.
I decided to use the dark chocolate fabrics and cut the sashing 3.25" wide (so I could get 3 pieces from each 10" layer cake square).
Then the border was made from the lighter fabrics cut to 5" (so I could get 2 pieces from each layer cake square).
This is how it looks on the design wall today. I'm thinking of adding another wide brown border to make it a slightly larger size to be a lap quilt. And wouldn't this be a great donation quilt for a fundraiser, with a big basket of chocolate... real chocolate, not fabric chocolate!
Hop over to Small Quilts to see more design wall postings.
Wonderful calorie free chocolate quilt! (Until you add the basket of chocolate, that is!)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun, a box of chocolates!! Love your improv quilt!
ReplyDeleteSweet quilt, pun intended. Love the Scrappy look. Perfect for a Chocolate lover who needs a Quilt hug!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt looks amazing, good job!
ReplyDeleteGreat little quilt! I love that fabric :)
ReplyDeleteSo, have you been eating a lot of chocolate while making this little quilt? I'm sure I would have been. I like the way the pinwheels are staggered a little, it add more visual interest. Fun quilt!
ReplyDeleteooo great use for those leftovers from square dance
ReplyDeleteNice idea for a charity quilt with real chocolate too....what's not to love?
ReplyDeleteVery nice use of the scraps. I love the new header with the oranges too.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea, using up all your leftovers!
ReplyDeleteGreat choices! Will make a great gift, or use it yourself when YOU need a hug! We all need those at times.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Love the design and that you used all those scraps up! xx
ReplyDeleteVery inventive use of the left over scraps from the first project. You would never guess these were the left overs. It's coming together beautifully.
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