Progress on Several Fronts

When I shared photos of the segments for CAIM, I mentioned cutting too many rectangles.

I did indeed - enough to make a second bricks and squares quilt top!

Here are all 360 rectangles clipped in sets of ten.

This time, instead of warm neutral squares, I plan to cut squares from three lengths of aqua yardage (lower group).  

I'll use the five yards of aqua yardage (upper group) for a pieced back and one of the two stripes as binding.  Of course, as usual, some of that will probably change once the project is actually under construction.

On another note, I had at some point pulled these four pieces of leftover yardage to make a scrappy backing for an undetermined project.

Rather than squirrel them away in the stash again, I decided to use the Hannah design from Kitchen Table Quilting to make yet another comfort quilt (this brings the list to nine - no time table, only as time and energy allow) to use up a even more of the leftover 2.5" strips.

These cut segments ALL came from those leftover strips and/or pieces in the resource boxes, which makes me VERY happy.

I used almost all of the Tula Pink "Macaw ya Later" yardage for the background rectangles (right).  That felt pretty good as well because I've had a hard time finding a good use for that fabric.

And the stack of leftover brights on black strips (left) are most likely going to become the quilt's binding.

WIN - WIN - WIN 

Since this will be another 60" x 72" top, I added a few more pieces of leftover backing to the collection. 

The 120 segments were sorted into thirty groups of four . . . 

. . . then gently folded into their groups and put into their labeled project box.  

I've named this KOSELIG, a Norwegian adjective that means "a feeling of deep contentment, provided by a person, place, or atmosphere; experiencing happiness and personal well-being through a combination of nature, companionship, and coziness."

And, for the record, I did get all five of the utility mats made from pieces of previous quilt tops/projects free motion quilted.  (these will all go to my sister in Michigan)

Next step will be to check the drawer of leftover bindings to see if any of them are suitable.  Fingers crossed!

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Here's to the concept of “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without”

Quiltdivajulie

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