I’ve been trying to find a way to get myself out of this non-sewing funk that I’ve been in. So the other day, I just decided to grab some fabric and start sewing. Since I recently organized all my scraps into bins sorted by colour, I grabbed one colour at a time, and dug out the strips that were in the bins. Then I just started sewing log cabins, cutting strips shorter if they were too long, and finding a different strip if it was too short.
This is what I ended up with. Once the blocks started to get large enough, I trimmed them down to 8.5″ I made red, orange, yellow, and green. I’m thinking I’ll do a rainbow log cabin quilt or something with them. I’ve seen those floating around blogland and I really like them. Or maybe I’ll make something else. At this point I am undecided.
I loved how quickly they went together. Not having to measure and cut strips and just using what I already had and making it work was very freeing. If the strips started to look a little skewed, I didn’t care and just kept on going. I didn’t have to worry about perfect seam allowances because I was trimming it up when I was done. And I feel a little rejuvenated about sewing, so maybe they accomplished what I was hoping they would and helped me out of my rut a little.
I’m linking this up to WIP Wednesday and the Needle and Thread Network. I haven’t done that in awhile, so I look forward to seeing what everyone else has been working on in the meantime.
I hear you on the non-sewing funk. Easy to fall into and difficult to get out of..sort of like going to an exercise class huh? LOL I sometimes find by sitting down and just starting into something, anything; I’m back into the swing of sewing and dont realize that hours have floated by.
These look wonderful, the bright colours are so great to see.
Love to see what you end-up with once done… and NOT and UFO! hahaa
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What a great idea! So you didn’t worry about the width of the strips? It looks like there are different sized strips.in the blocks. This will be very pretty, whatever you choose to do with the blocks.
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Beautiful rainbow fabrics! I think I might like to dig through your scraps!
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I love the spontaneous harmony of the pattern and brightness of the colours. I can imagine you feel rejuvenated.
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These are just lovely colorful blocks. Sorry you aren’t doing Easy Street…I have too many UFO’s but love the mystery 🙂
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Fantastic looking blocks…great color
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Você acaba de me ajudar,obrigada.Só trabalho com sucatas e este modo me ajudará a acabar com tiras que não jogo fora.Aliás nunca jogo fora.Abraços.
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It’s grey and cloudy here — and cold, with snow threatening — so those bright colours of your piecing brought some sunshine to the day.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, too. 🙂
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I think it is great and I think you need to keep making blocks! Love them!
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You are onto a good thing and cheerful also.
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Looking good! They blocks do go quickly!
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Hey apples, the free form piecing is looking good. You can take it a step more modern by making abstract or landscapes. Have a look at my wild flowers (WF) blog posts to see what I mean. That was my first experience with free form piecing and like you I loved how quickly it came together.
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Love your stunning log cabin!
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Love those blocks. And a great way to use up stash, and left over pieces which we all have too much of!
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Those blocks are great, I just love the rainbow colours and can’t wait to see what you’ll make with them.
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