Yet another quilt top July 31

Good day!
Once upon a time I had a great number of cut 2 inch strips of 30's reproduction fabric, as shown in this post.  I set myself a challenge - how many quilt tops can I make from these strips, not adding too much in the way of background fabric?
Well, I am up to quilt top #3, another one in the pattern of Crayon Box by Bonnie Hunter:

This looks very much like the first crayon box top, only there is more green fabric in the strips, and a green border.  The first Crayon box quilt had more yellow, and a yellow border.
And you know, there were still strips of fabric left over.

So I am in the midst of piecing quilt #4, a Chinese coins style quilt, not ready to be pictures.  Oh yes, and a doll quilt, made from 2 inch squares, all leftovers:

Layered and ready for quilting.
This is what's left:

Will it never be used up?!

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

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Quilt top July 20

Good morning and welcome to my blog!
Oh boy do I have a lot of 2 inch cut strips!  All in 30's reproduction prints.  I pictured them in this post earlier this week.
Time to switch it up and try another pattern using 2 inch strips.  I printed out the instructions to Bonnie Hunter's Weed Whacker pattern, and started in.  At first I didn't like the blocks, but now that they are together I like the look:

Since taking this photo I have added a white border, but I am keeping it simple.

And guess what?   I still have plenty of strips left.  I think I can get two more quilt tops out of these.

Linking up with Can I get a Whoop Whoop.  Possibly also Oh Scrap on Sunday (if I remember to link!).

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Quilt top July 17

Hello and welcome, on these warm days in the American Midwest!

I am back after a week away on vacation to visit family.  Before I left I attacked two boxes of 2 inch fabric strips, of 30's reproduction prints.  I had cut them earlier for a planned Trip Around the World quilt project.  The mojo for that project fizzled.  What to do with all those strips, about 18 inches long, cut mostly from fat quarters, and some yardage?

And how many quilt tops can I make from these strips?

First up:  I resized and recalculated Bonnie Hunter's pattern for Crayon Box from a 12 inch block, sewn with 2.5 inch strips, to a 9 inch block, sewn with 2 inch strips.  A little drawing with graph paper and I had it.  On to sewing, with a wide variety of those 30's prints.

White fabric centers are from leftovers from quilt backs.  8 blocks by 10 blocks leads to a 72 by 90 inch quilt top.  Still undecided on borders - maybe none.
  I like the way this turned out - bright and colorful.  And those boxes of fabric strips above?  Look barely touched.  I have more sewing to do!

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

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Quilt top July 3

Happy holidays this week, to those who celebrate.
I took a break from my slow on going Dear Jane project.  In putting my sewing room back together, I found a stash of 2.5 inch fabric strips, 30's reproductions, cut and stashed.  (also a big set of 2 inch strips, but that is another story.)  What to do?
Well, I went to Bonnie Hunter's website, Quiltville.com, and looked up her free patterns. I settled on Crayon box:
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/crayon-box.html
And started sewing like the wind:

The white fabric in the middle of the blocks is from leftovers from a quilt backing.  All from stash and leftovers! Fun!  Now to layer and quilt this.
Next up: attacking the large amount of 2 inch strips in 30's fabrics.

Linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Let's Bee Social, Silly Mama quilts.

I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl

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