I had to add another scrap quilt to the list for 2025. It is called Dots & Dashes. I already have all the little 1.5" squares cut. Here they are after coming out of the dryer -- read on to see why. The pattern calls for 2" squares, but if you followed my blog long enough, you mostly know I don't always follow the pattern--they are merely a suggestion and inspiration to me.
I am always in awe over Gretchen's talent over at Gretchen's Little Corner. Her piecing, color choices, and hand quilting always catch my eye. This is where I got the inspiration to add Dots & Dashes to my big 2025 list.
Today I went to the bin of 1.5" scraps and realized that a piece of cotton batting was pushed over and the lid of the fish tank on the quilting shelf was knocked off! YIKES! The batting absorbed about 2.5" of fish tank water and carried it over to a pile of blues for my basket quilt backgrounds and a bin of already cut squares! They were all evenly damp. I threw them in the dryer. (They didn't smell funny...)
I'm glad I read Gretchen's blog today or I would have never had the Dots & Dashes squirel run out in front of me, and the damp bin of squares would have gone unnoticed for a while. I know it happened in the past two days because I just cleaned that shelf. And why do I have a fish tank on my quilting shelf? I really don't know. They are just a bunch of guppies. They seem to be happy there. They have all been living there since September.
You can find the Dots & Dashes quilt pattern here.
Most of the reds have been pulled out for another project. I'm not sure which backround fabric I will use. Gretchen's looks stunning in the neutral. We shall see. I have plenty of time by using these as leader/enders to decide that part.
My current leader/ender of the red/white 4-patches for the Bonnie Hunter mystery Old Town has been upped to chain piecing today. It's time to finish that clue. It's going to be time to put all our little pieces of fun together on that mystery soon and I want to get caught up to task.
3 comments:
I'm shocked that your little squares survived the dryer! I'll admit it made me smile to see them in there...so colorful!
I am glad I could inspire you! I used a variety of whites/creams for my backgrounds, a good way to use up small pieces! I look forward to seeing your progress, who knows, perhaps you'll inspire me to make another one!
I have Dots and Dashes on my to do list too after seeing Gretchen's. I am so glad you were able to dry those little squares. I can not wait to see your version of Dots and Dashes. Hugs
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