Friday, July 14, 2017

Scattered blue skies little blue pinwheels!

The color of the month at the RSC is blue. I started sewing my Sapphire Star, (post here) mystery blocks, all in blues, and instead of cutting off the wee triangles I sewed another seam and made tiny half square blocks.

I didn't mark, or take much care of size, they all came out about the same. After I cut them off, pressed them open, I played around with them and finally decided to do little pinwheels.Really, I didn't spend much energy trying to be exact and the blocks looked ragged but I knew they met in the center. A quick trim took care of the uneven edges, and I got to have fun instead of worrying.

Four of the little HST blocks make one pinwheel block, that I trimmed to 2"

Crazy?
ha ha!
So I didn't fuss the sewing, instead just placed them together with the angles meeting and sewed about an 8th inch seam, making sure they met in the centers. Then I trimmed all four sides down to the 2" block.

Now what... hmmm.... well I could do a border of them. What in the center???
I have a drawer of misfits, so I peered inside to find the little stamp Deb Gabel gave me once. She and I were in an art quilt group together for a few years and she was throwing this away. Well, you know me!
"could I have it?"   Laughing, she said, sure.

It's almost the right size. I'll have to trim the sides, and add a bit to the top and bottom and it will be cute!

I grew up in Tampa, and love flamingos, and love to use scraps! This should finish about 9" X 12" and hang in a little space that needs some color!
cute right?

No piece left behind...

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28 comments:

The Inside Stori said...

Charming!!!

Libby in TN said...

That is SO sweet! I think I threw my corners away since I was working with scraps.

Maria said...

Strikingly beautiful! Love the flamingo.

Mary in Peoria Handmade said...

your color choices are outstanding! This mini is so cute.

Michele McLaughlin said...

i adore this piece! Well done!

Joanne said...

Fun! That's what creating is all about!
Follow your heart! Use it! Summer is off to a great start with this flamigo !

Deb Thuman said...

I LOVE pink flamingos! Where did you find such wonderful fabric?

Unknown said...

Very cute! But I must confess I keep seeing that poodle fabric in the background of your photos and am eager to know what your plans are for it!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Oh, I love that, LeeAnna! The perfect border for the little flamingo. No piece left behind - the perfect motto for a scrappy quilter!

Tails Around the Ranch said...

So cute, so summery!

Shannon said...

The little pinwheels make a great border!

Jayne said...

Those little blocks...so cute! I love hearing about how much FUN you are having! Instead of worrying about perfection...you are having fun!

JanineMarie said...

This is so sweet, especially when you consider how tiny those pieces are. What a perfect frame for that little panel.

Sara said...

Just the cutest project I've seen lately!! Love those pinwheels with the flamingo.

MissPat said...

I have some tiny bonus HST that I was thinking about using for pinwheels. Just have to remember where I put them.
Pat

Kaja said...

Fantastic, LeeAnna. I'm drawn to all the simple HST-based blocks at the moment so your pinwheels fit the bill nicely, and flamingos too - perfect!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Your BLUE scraps. A friend's scraps. Use ALL the scraps!! :o))
HINT: I double-stitched my HSTs from Kevin's mystery, too. LOL!!

Gwyned Trefethen said...

This quilt lives up to your Blog's name. Clearly you are confident using color. The piece makes me smile. Actually, grin is more accurate.

Deb A said...

How cute it that! So fun to just sew and not worry. Maybe I can get in on the Thursday post this week. We will see how the week goes.

Ann said...

What a delight this will be. You inspire me to make some small quilt for places that need something around our house. Love your flamingos; I think these blues are the perfect complement. Congratulations.

Quiltdivajulie said...

I think this little piece is wonderful - and I did a whole quilt border once with those twice-sewn HST triangles. Wonky and erratic but oh, so colorful.

Monica said...

Those little pinwheels really sparkle! Great idea. :D

Cathy Tomm said...

so cute, love the pin wheels

Linda said...

Great idea to make those tiny pinwheels. . Love the flamingo centre.

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

I love pinwheels and blue ones are so pretty. As usual you have a flair for the creative and interesting!

AlidaP said...

No piece left behind indeed!! What a wonderful way to implement this motto. Love the project! Thanks for sharing!

PaintedThread said...

Somehow this skipped my feeds. Oh, I love how this looks! What a great use of scraps!

Susan said...

The pinwheels are perfect on this! Great use from the stash - thanks for sharing today!