I think most of us would agree that quilt-making equals Fabric Therapy and Fabric Therapy helps us deal with the stresses of life. 💖 Since the beginning of April, I have been using Fabric Therapy as an antidote (or celebration?!) to the observation of another trip around the sun.
I managed to finish up my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects using this month's soothing color of aqua.
I made two Sugar Bowl blocks to add to the collection.
It was easy to pull together six Ring of Stars blocks using chunks of fabric left over from previous projects.
An aqua fleur de lis Burgoyne Surrounded block
And an aqua and pink Burgoyne Surrounded
Only seven blocks still needed to complete the requirements for the Burgoyne quilt!
I also pulled out a long-term UFO and decided it needed finishing - now!
The pattern is Merry-Go-Round by Sandy Klop (American Jane Patterns - be careful if you go here - it's a rabbit hole of great pattens!). It's a fun take on hexagons using fabric strips and an equilateral triangle ruler. The triangles are assembled in half-hexagons, then sewn into strips, matching hexagon tops and bottoms.
I was inspired to try the pattern using a fat quarter collection of tropical brights I purchased at a quilt show many moons ago. I started the blocks at least ten years ago, but put them away when I needed the design wall for another project. I "found" the bag of blocks and and scrappy strips a few weeks ago and decided it was time to finish things up. Since I made my blocks using fat quarters instead of jelly rolls, I had a more limited amount of fabric to make hexagons. There were enough hexies for a wall-hanging, and that was good enough! I've gotten all the hexie parts sewn into strips and now need to sew the strips together. Another UFO will be crossed off the list!
And now that it's Saturday, it's time for the Rainbow Scrap link-up AND more Fabric Therapy!
