December Day Six

At the start of the year I started a new scrappy, leader-ender project. Bonnie Hunter (of Quiltville) offers a scrap friendly block pattern and challenge each year and I decided to hop on board with the 2022-2023 one called Triple Treat.

(This challenge has expired and she's on to another scrappy block but that's ok!)

The blocks sewed together quickly and well. I liked that as well as using a bunch of smaller squares, it also used larger pieces, so it was a good scrap buster.

These were my first blocks —

(Bonnie wrote the pattern using 1½" squares, I used 2".)

On and off, I sewed and sewed. It was a good project to spend an afternoon sorting and cutting scraps, and then prep for sewing. The blocks didn't take very long to put together and so they were very more-ish and at times deviated from being a leader-ender project!!

Enough was enough though and I finally decided to stop sewing them.

This was my first attempt —

I loved the effect but I wasn't entirely happy with it - too long and skinny. I decided to add one more strip which balanced it a bit better.

Ready to Roll —

I raided a pile of fat quarters for the backing — 

Ready to baste —

And now it's ready for quilting. I'm not sure when that will happen but I'm ready to go the moment I find the time!

I quickly took this photo of the basted top tonight so please excuse the shadowy-ness. It sits on top of our king bed nicely, which means it will be perfect for the queen bed in the spare room. Or a quilt with lots of overhang on one of the single sized beds!

'til next time,

happy stitches,

Raewyn