A Back for B.O.B.

Because the leftovers I pulled to make B.O.B.'s scrappy back were scattered all over my sewing area, I went ahead and trimmed them into even width strips.  Left to right:  4.5", 5.5", and 6.5".

These strips, left to right, measure 2.5" from one set of placemats, 2.5" from the backing of Mischief Maker and Feisty, scrappy 2.5", and scrappy 3.5".

I sewed each width end to end, then cut them to 82" lengths.  Some of the leftovers were re-trimmed and added to others to make a few more full length strips.

In the end, I have six at 6.5", one at 5.5",  two at 4.5", two at 3.5", and two at 2.5".

By adding four 2.5" lengths of the noisy parrots leftover backing, there will be enough to piece a back 67" wide.

I will rearrange these so wider ones are to the outside edges and the various widths are mixed up for more visual interest before sewing the long strips together.

And as I worked on the scrappy back, I made up my mind how I want to piece the scrappy front.

These are my notes to myself for when I return to this project after the first of the new year.

It is going to feel so good to turn all of these leftovers into a gloriously scrappy brights on black (hence the B.O.B. name) two-sided quilt!

Quiltdivajulie

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Seth Godin