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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.

Saturday, February 1, 2020

TEMPUS FUGIT (RSC for orange feb)

                                                    "Time does fly" = hourglass blocks
                                                                big and teeney little ones...
                                                                    I guess =maybe...
                                                                     Hours and Minutes ;)))

                   [The "minute" ones I  free cut diagonally twice from 2 1/2" squares ......]

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I am using this years' RSC to try out blocks that are new to me and
to try to get a handle on better techniques for myself....I know most
of you have been sewing these for ages, but I haven't--being triangle
challenged..;000

In January I made a few of these hour glasses (bigger sized) 
and kept on turning them so that I ended up sewing them 
the wrong way round!!! 
Frustrating....

So, for February I decided that I would work on a system so that I would
be able to orient them correctly...and it works for me...YAY I feel
confident now making them from all this practicing...;)))

        And here are some of my crumb blocks using tiny 
cut offs :
                                              ↡↡↡

Below I added petite 1/2 sq triangles..
                                           
                                 Come and Visit with Angela at Super Scrappy to see what all we
                                                         scrappy quilters are up to.............

                                          I got a [little] head start this month ;)))
  Hope you are having a fun time sewing this Saturday...
Linking on Sunday to Cynthia at (click) Quilting is More fun than housework blog.


hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse ( squeezing-oranges-euse)




24 comments:

  1. Looks good Julie. Love all your orange play

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  2. Holy cow, Julierose. Those are teeny!!! You are so brave. LOL I love hourglass blocks.

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  3. Those are great!! and I like all the playing!

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  4. Oh my... those are teeny tiny! Great start on the orange.

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  5. Happy Happy oranges - good for you for feeling more comfortable with the triangles and hourglasses.

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  6. I love your hourglass blocks! So tiny! My machine chews up small bits like that, I have to make larger ones and cut them down. I love orange and your selection is gorgeous.

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    1. Good on you trying new designs. I've never made hour glass blocks and certainly wouldn't tackle those teeny ting ones!

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  8. I am with Barb - I LOVED them all - use them!

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  9. Happy Orange and February 1st! I love what you're doing here and now I must give those tiny hourglass blocks a try.

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  10. Look at those tiny hourglass blocks! Love them! Your blocks are all so warm and pretty with the orange scraps, Julierose!

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  11. Great job of the hour glass blocks and I don't think I'd tackle those tiny blocks...

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  12. orange is such a happy color ! have fun

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  13. I see hourglass blocks in my dreams. I've got to do something about it. You are sure getting a lot done with you scraps. Very motivating.

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  14. Those blocks look little to me! I think it's a good exercise to use up what you've got. That way you can go buy more!

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  15. Love those little hourglasses! Enjoy all your lovely orange blocks!

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  16. Great orange blocks. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  17. What a clever idea having different sizes represent different intervals.

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  18. Glad you worked out a technique and system that works for you. You sure have wonderful results to show for it.Kudos to you.

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  19. 2 1/2" squares - made into triangles? Boggles my mind! Pretty obvious I'm not a sane quilter. Good for you!

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  20. I love that you have using different sizes in this way - and lovely, lovely oranges too.

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