With all my March blocks done, I looked at red in the studio. I found these leftover block parts from Cherry Crunch & found that if I made a few more white string blocks & then snowballed the others, I could have a baby donation with some borders. So this is ready for my quilting partner to do her magic & then get it donated to Joyful Welcome.
These MSQC pinwheels were begun as an L&E project a couple of years ago. I pulled out the box & found that I had sewed some of the layer cake sections ready to cut into 8-at-a-time HSTs & finished 3 blocks. Many 5″ squares were cut to add to the HSTs, although as I’m working, I see that I will need to dig into my RWB drawer & cut more. But I spent quite a while this week churning out pinwheels & throwing them on the wall. The process makes mirror wheels so each row will spin in opposite directions, which is why I have 2 columns to keep things separate. I may keep working on these or jump into the new color. Who knows?
I couldn’t understand your comment about making more strings for the first quilt. With the picture zoomed in, I see that the whites are strings. Oh! My! Bubbling gravy! What a great idea this is. I have to use your design. First; it’s so cool and second; who doesn’t have a bazillion strings?
Looking at the second photo, I thought you were making 2 quilts. It could be an option depending on how fed up you are of making the same block. Enjoy! ;^)
Oooh – love those pinwheels!!
It’s a Bonnie Hunter pattern!
Those Cherry Crunch blocks are so fun, and what a great way to use them up! Love the pinwheels, too. You’re finishing up March on a high note!
That’s a great idea, using the string blocks like that. I’m sure many of us will be thinking of doing something similar, I have heaps of white/cream strings in a bag, looking at me as I pass by!
Pretty in red. Love them both.