This week I finished a batch of 4" Sawtooth Stars. These will get added to last year's blocks, which will eventually become a very scrappy rainbow star quilt.
The sailboat blocks were a souvenir from a quilt show in 1993. They were all stitched by different hands and were not all the same size I decided to use the wonky setting technique Bonnie Hunter used on her Happy Scrappy Houses to get the blocks to a uniform size. The sashing and cornerstone fabrics are all from the scrap stash. I think I'd like to add another outer border, but it depends on what I can find in my stash. I'm really happy to have finally put these blocks to use!
Since my stash of blue scraps is endless, I'm sure I'll be returning to scrappy blue piecing throughout the year. For now though, I'm looking forward to focusing on another color and seeing what inspiration strikes.
So great stars with beautiful fabrics.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great finish to the blue month for you. Adorable sailboat blocks. Always nice to get aged blocks put to good use.
ReplyDeleteLots of nice blocks. I set some Santa blocks, from an exchange, with the wonky setting, several years ago.
ReplyDeleteYou have had a very blue month. Such wonderful blocks!
ReplyDeleteI love those little boats. They look like they are sailing rough seas, up and down the waves. LOL Perfect setting for them.
ReplyDeleteThose sailboats could be rockin' and rollin' in Lake Pontchatrain!! Perfect setting for them!
ReplyDeleteSawtooth stars are so lovely, I particularly like the cabbage/rose one. Love how you set the ships wonky, they look like they are riding the waves.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that just the thing with 'group' quilts. Everyone's interpretation of a quarter inch seam is different, or as one quilter called it PPM - Personal Private Measurement. The wonky setting is really the right 'life saver' for those sailing ships. Quilt on Sailor.
ReplyDeleteThe sailboats appear to be riding the waves. Very pretty little star blocks.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the perfect ship setting consensus! I love your stars, too. 8)
ReplyDeleteThose sailboats are too darn cute!!! Love the way you decided to set them. And 4" sawtooth blocks? That's just crazy LOL!!!!
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favorite color, so it's been fun to see everyone's scrappy blue blocks. I love how you set your boats--good idea to handle different sized blocks and they look like they are riding the waves--cute!
ReplyDeleteThose sailboats are adorable! Love the way you used the wonky setting!
ReplyDeleteThe wonky technique you used to ser your non-uniformed block was a great way to use those sailboat blocks. The blue scrappy sawtooth blocks are sweet and make a good beginning to the scrappy new project.
ReplyDeleteBlue scraps truly are endless! I was looking through my 1.5" scraps in the hopes of starting a new spools quilt, but with over half the box being blue, there simply isn't enough variety. I shall have to remedy that... Next year!
ReplyDeleteLove the fun scraps you used on the stars, insects, fish, cows, etc. The ships are sailing merrily now, even the giant fish looks right at home. Good solution to go wonky.
ReplyDeleteLovely blocks Angie !
ReplyDeleteWhat are you going to make with all of them ? One big quilt or two little ?
Love the cow in the star! Very fun. That wonky setting for the sail boats makes them look like they are bobbing up and down on the waves. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteThere is something so crisp and pretty about blue and white blocks that please the eye. Yours are gorgeous. Happy Stitching from Ottawa, Canada!
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