Growing Up Odd continues

Hello and welcome to my continuing parade of UFO's (unfinished objects).

This weekend it was the turn for my Growing Up Odd project to advance.  I completed 4 blocks and laid them on the floor with sashing material in between, to see how they look.  The little dark area in the center is the carpet, showing through where my sashing  strips don't quite meet.

The 4 blocks are not sewn together yet.  I am not sure I like this layout.

The pattern is from the Wedding Dress Blue blog.  She rotated her blocks, and I may do so too.  Her top was 90 by 90 inches (25 blocks)  but I have 12 blocks for a much smaller quilt - a throw size.  This week's plans are to finish the other 8 blocks, and lay them out to try to find a pleasing arrangement.

I of course have many 2 inch squares of fabric left over - I cut too much!

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Treasures of Alexandria done and bound

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I have a finish to report.  I bought fabric and charm squares over Christmas 2019, and pieced the top for this quilt in February 2020, as described in this post.  How long ago this seems, and how many Covid related restrictions we have seen.  It went off to the long arm quilter I use some time ago, and has sat in my sewing room for some time.  Time to finish it up.

The fabric line is called Treasures of Alexandria, and that is what I am calling this quilt.  It is about 65 by 80 inches (a guess) as I didn't measure it.  It has a very close quilting pattern on thin cotton batting, making for a thinner, flat quilt.

A simple pattern for busy fabrics with lots of gold highlights.  Below, a close up view:

Bound with the same fabric as the outer border.  I like to do this frequently.

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Nearly Insane top is done

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I am happy to report that my Nearly Insane project is now a top.

I had just enough pink fabric for sashing and outer border with just a little leftover.  I am sorry to say the borders really are a little wavy - my quilt tops usually lie very flat, but not this one.

This is 59 blocks plus half blocks to fill in - smaller than the original project of 90 + total blocks and half-blocks.  Each block is 6 inches square, finished.

A closer look:

And even closer, showing my original black fabric for the cornerstones, now gone.  I bought new black fabric for the rest of the cornerstones and border.  There is enough for black binding too.  The two fabrics are very similar!

Linking up with Midweek Makers, Put your foot down at For the love of geese, Needle and Thread Thursday,  Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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