When cutting quarter square triangles on my die cutter it leaves a triangle at each end large enough to cut a 3" finished half square triangle. I was able to cut 149 triangles yesterday as I cleaned up the table. The little metal bin has all of the tiny scraps for the whole quilt plus these triangles.
I sorted the triangles into stacks of like fabrics. I have some long strips wide enough to cut more triangles so I may do that today. I'm thinking about making a zig zag baby quilt with these triangles. I need to cut more white background fabrics too.
Yesterday was a glorious 76 degrees with low humidity and a little breeze. I finished mowing the lawn in the morning and then watered the tomato plants. After the sun moved away from my front garden I spread a bag of leaf mulch around the plants closest to the sidewalk. I really need to put a bigger plant in the center of one of the beds but we have an extremely hot and dry week coming up so I might have to wait on that. The humidity is supposed to stay lower for a few more days so that should keep it from becoming oppressive outside.
6 comments:
today will be much cooler than it has been thank goodness but it will be very short lived. Here you really can't plant in new plants once you get past the end of April they usually just can't take root strong enough before the heat comes so now if I feel like I need a new plant I know I need to wait until October to plant. The yellow is pretty and will make a great baby quilt
A yellow zig-zag baby quilt would be lovely I think. No sewing here today as my daughter and her doggy, Libby, are coming for a Father's Day visit...so looking forward to seeing her...hugs, Julierose
149 triangles cut with your Die Cutter is a lot. And tending your gardens and lawn besides. . . You had quite a day. And weather wise too. I don’t think we’re ever going to get any summer weather this year. I feel like we live in Seattle, which is 12 hours west of us.
JJM
This may sound strange but I do love seeing a bin of scraps left from cutting, I hate throwing them away but can't think of what to do with them!
Looks like you made use out of every piece of that fabric! Such sunny colors, warm and buttery.
Lovin your yellow scrap ideas
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