I was supposed to spend most of the day working on the next steps for dressing the big loom for a new project. I started on these Duckworth blocks in the am, and just kept going with them.
I now have 64 6-1/2 inch blocks, or 36 quatros. I think that's about half way to the official size of a Duckworth quilt.
You make 4 blocks at a time. I don't have to think too much about the next blue to add as you go around the blocks. All the blues go together.
The throw-away Bin: Bits too small to keep.
It's definitely a scrap buster quilt. Many of the bits that get cut off after trimming to the 6-1/2 inch finished size are too small to keep. They may be longer, but are often too narrow to really do anything with. I'm not doing the composed fabric these days, so I'm not keeping these bits anymore. After sewing it to another bit, you may only have 1/4 inch of fabric showing. Not worth it!
So YES -- Seeing the throw-away scrap pile grow is also kind of addicting! It makes me feel like I really am working through some of this fabric stash. This one truly is scraps from other projects. And Yes, I have a lot of blue. ;-)
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