Pretty in Pink
When Angela announced the color for July -- watermelon pink -- I couldn't find many scraps. Which seemed odd because that has been a favorite color of mine to work with in the past.
I had too many things on my agenda early in the month, including 9 days on the road, to dig too deep. But once I returned home I looked in my scrap organization system (I use that term loosely) and found a pile of 1-1/2" strips and a few 2-1/2" strips.
With just a week left in the month, I thought I should move some of those scraps out. My first thought was to make some string blocks. But since the scraps were cut to a uniform size, it seemed foolish to use them as strings. So I set about stitching two strips together, then foursies. Subcut those stripsets into 1-1/2" chunks and before I knew it I had about 20 of these cute 16-patches made.
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| Watermelon Pink 16-Patches |
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Those are so scrappy and fun! They sound perfect for some star centers.
ReplyDeleteNice use of those pink scraps. I love pink too...Probably why I don't have too many scraps. They are the ones I grab first.
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Wow!! You made quick work of those HOT PINK 16-Patch Blocks!! Setting them into larger star blocks sounds like a great plan. Looking forward to seeing the next step!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! That's a lot of very tiny piecing and a lot of seams to match. I like your idea to use them as the centers of star blocks.
ReplyDeleteWonderful hot pink blocks! (Take a look at what Wanda at Exuberant Color is doing with pink 16-patches this week.)
ReplyDeleteThat was some speedy stitching! I'm going to watch your stars with great interest - I like the idea of using 16-patches for star centers, and am thinking of playing with that idea, too!
ReplyDeleteThose will make great star centers! That center is such a big piece that I usually piece it somehow unless I have a great print to show off.
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