About 2 weeks ago I pulled 2.5" strips for another 16 patch quilt. I have 5 drawers full of strips I have cut over the last 13 or so years.
In the last 10 days when I have had spare minutes and nothing in mind to sew I have been sewing pairs together. I'm ready to sew the next seam to hold pairs together and then I can slice them into segments to make the blocks. Link to my tutorial for the 16 patch blocks is on yesterday's post.
I'm back to my 6 masks a day and this is the batch from yesterday. I gave away 12 on Saturday and 18 yesterday. Today is my childhood friend's 80th birthday. She is 6 months older than me and we are a couple young farm girls.
Wow! You have a lot of scraps! Thanks for the tutorial. I made two blocks last night. But I had to cut my strips first because I didn't have any in my stash.
What gorgeous batik fabric strips! I got my machine light changed! Here is the secret - I put on a Playtex rubber glove, yes like the one I wear doing dishes, and I could get a grip on the bulb. It came right out and the new one went right in. All done in less than a minute! Crazy hun?
Wow you do have a ton of strips--great way to use them...loving the 16 patch quilts ~ ~ ~ waving from afar Julierose
ReplyDeleteMy strips are all organized, so I need to see if I have enough to attempt one. Your colors are just phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteHappy 80th Birthday to your friend! Everybody knows farm girls are ageless.
ReplyDeleteYou are farm tough!! Or I should say. Farm strong !!!
ReplyDeleteLove all these strips. I have also sorted and sewed fabric everyday!!!
Wow! You have a lot of scraps! Thanks for the tutorial. I made two blocks last night. But I had to cut my strips first because I didn't have any in my stash.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous batik fabric strips! I got my machine light changed! Here is the secret - I put on a Playtex rubber glove, yes like the one I wear doing dishes, and I could get a grip on the bulb. It came right out and the new one went right in. All done in less than a minute! Crazy hun?
ReplyDeleteYou two will have a fun celebration. It seems like all I do these days is make masks, but those strips look much more fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new reader, over from Karen's place at Quilts...etc. I am intrigued by your 16 patch quilts and the colors are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour strips and masks are SEW beautiful, Wanda!
ReplyDelete"16 Patch round up" is spectacular to say the least ! Enjoyed seeing them all together.
ReplyDeleteJJM
What a glorious group of strips for a sixteen patch quilt - wow. It's going to be beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Wanda, I just checked out your 16-patch tutorial but you didn't mention in it how long the strips need to be. Can you add that bit of info? :)
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