Plenty of Plaids

I pulled these fabrics in December 2018.

I don't remember if I had a particular project in mind 

or whether I was just playing with plaids and solids.

I didn't do anything with them right away

other than admire how well they played together.

In April 2019, Cathy posted this quilt top.

Her layout delighted me no end.

(see link below for her post)

And I thought of my box of plaids and solids.

I pulled out the yardage 

as well as scraps and other bits

from the resource boxes.

Using the same size HSTs as Cathy used

I drafted out a plan for a 48" x 60" ish top.

In September 2019 Cathy shared the finished quilt.

Over the next months

I cut my fabrics into squares,

sorted them into pairs,

marked the center diagonal lines,

and tucked them back into the project box

because other things were more time sensitive.

Last month when the cold stole my creative mo-jo,

I pulled out the pairs and stitched the double sets of seams.

(that yardage will likely be the backing)

However, I managed to do "it" again.

For some reason HST math confounds me and

I ended up with twice as many HSTs as needed.

My original plan called for the blocks 

(once cut apart and pressed open)

to be squared at 4.5" 

But that meant I would have enough to make 

TWO 48" x 60" quilt tops

or one enormous top.

NO! NO! NO!

So I revised the plan and will square the blocks at 3.5"

for a 54" x 63" top with just two HSTs left over.

Seems like a much better plan to me.

* * *

My cold/sinus infection is mostly gone,

but my mo-jo is still intermittent.

I need to get March's kitchen table quilt quilted

and then focus on piecing the scrappy back

for the 70s quilt so I can quilt and finish it

before the late March due date.

One stitch at a time . . . 

Quiltdivajulie

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