RSC26 -- Still working on Blues

Working on a few projects that need some "blue" blocks.  I made four of the boats for a quilt called Andrew & Patrick Sail Away.  

I found this pattern in The Simple Joys of Quilting ~ 30 Timeless Quilt Projects by Joan Hanson.  I borrowed the book from our local library.  Finished block size is 6".  This will be a small quilt.  There are only 12 sailboat blocks.  I cut all the pieces for it at school one day in November, 2026.  I'm super cautious about taking a rotary cutter to school.

We had snow days all week except for Friday (actually the coldest day...) I had plenty of time to work on blues.  I sewed what seemed like miles and miles of strips for the True Blue sew along.  These pieces will be cut and become the corners of the blocks to set them on point.  Obviously they need pressed open and then cut.  But I'm happy with the navy blue scraps that I have put a dent into!  I tried to pick navy & cornflower blues/creams and whites ONLY.  I didn't pick any fabrics with other colors in them unless there is a fleck of silver.

This bag of fun scraps resulted in the itty bitty blues that I have from these projects.  On Tuesday a Kathleen Tracy squirrel ran out in front of me and I made this little topper using the scraps left over from working on my True Blue quilt along.  I just couldn't help it.  She has mini quilt alongs in her facebook group here.

I put it together, quilted it and added the binding.  It's ready to go to school with me for some slow stitching on the binding.  It measures a little over 22" square. I wasn't really that concerned that this would add another number to my WIP list.  Stitching a binding at school is my favorite form of slow stitching at school. I don't have to count or remember where I am.  

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, for the RSC26 here.