What fun to find these blocks and coordinated fabrics among all of the leftovers from other quilters that I collected this summer.
There were 14 of the strip-pieced blocks which measured approximately 6" x 6". I challenged myself to use these blocks and coordinated fabrics to make a lap quilt that was at least 36" square.
The blocks were not all exactly the same width, but were 6" long. Because of this, I cut the blocks in half across the strips. White rectangles, measuring 4" x 6" were pieced to each of the half blocks. The resulting blocks were trimmed so that there was 2 1/2" of strip piecing remaining--I now had 6" blocks.
Four of these, set together, created a Windmill block. This design seemed to camouflage the irregularity of the "leftover" blocks.
Once I had my design figured out for these leftovers, I was excited to keep going. I needed to make more blocks for a 9-block lap quilt. The strips in the original blocks measured ~ 1 5/8" wide. So strips were cut from the coordinating fabric, then pieced in the same order as the original blocks. The new strip-pieced sections were cut in half and pieced to white rectangles, then trimmed into the units necessary for the Windmill blocks.
Sashings and cornerstones were cut from the remaining coordinating fabric (2 1/2" wide). The quilt top went together very quickly!
When layered, tied and bound, this little quilt will be the first one in our church's new prayer quilt ministry.
