Saturday, March 7, 2020

sewing saturday teal tumbling blocks

see the little sets I make clipped together?
welcome to sewing saturday round-up !
Those are hand pieced, EPP tumbling blocks made with 1 1/2" diamonds.
The color of the month at RSC is teal, so out came the teal scrap box

 While listening to TV, I sorted through and found sets of light, medium and dark turquoise to teal fabrics to trim into diamond shapes and made sets to work on (see top picture for a little set. Three diamond fabrics, three papers to baste around clipped together)

I don't baste through the paper, just along the back so it's easy to pull papers out later

These are about 3" and so cute!
speaking of teal/turquoise.... here's my favorite small tote bag, made years ago after I finished an ocean quilt full of sea creatures. Of course I saved random blocks and little pieces, and look how cute it turned out. I love the aqua striped binding! I use this a lot


17 comments:

Tails Around the Ranch said...

That's one adorable bag! Love the colors.

Kathy S. said...

I can't wait to see where all these land.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I love the 3D look of your tumbling blocks! Isn't it fun to sort through the scraps, finding just the right pieces for your project?!

The Joyful Quilter said...

That fish tote is sure to bring a smile to your face every time you use it. SEW cute!!

Joanne said...

Hi LeeAnna,
Always such a fun mix of fabrics in creative projects that you create!
hugs,
Joanne

Molly the Airedale said...

Love your fabric choices. The blocks are so cute!

Karrin Hurd said...

Beautiful fabrics in your blocks!

Kim said...

Your teal tumbling blocks are lovely. Love all the different fabrics. Teal is such a pretty colour.

Su-sieee! Mac said...

Cute, cute, cute! The bag and the tumbling blocks. I'm imagining blocks tumbling out of your bag. :-)

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Your boxes are so cute and tiny! Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

Love that adorable bag! Your blocks are so clever and the colors are wonderful! xx Karen

carol l mckenna said...

Gorgeous needlework and so creative ~ lovely colors too. ^_^

Happy Moments to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Pretty blocks!

Susie H said...

Beautiful tesl blocks and thry're gorgeous on that red background. Super cute bag too!!

Ann said...

That bag is a perfect way to use such lovely scraps. Fun!

Jennifer Fulton Inquiring Quilter said...

Oh my these are adorable and so is your little ocean bag. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.

Susan said...

Great way to use up scraps!