I have been snagging an hour or so every now and then to work on some blocks I started a few months back. I am trimming off my triangles, but not tossing them. Oh no, this time I am being frugal and turning them into half square triangles. I used to scoff at friends who would save all their triangle trimmings to use in some other project. It just seemed like too much bother to me. But these are pretty big triangles, and I thought it would be a shame to waste them.
I am chain stitching the hsts and trimming them down to 2" squares.
Eventually I will sew them into some sort of quilt.
I have about a gazillion of them.
Otherwise, I am spending most of my time with this gooney bird.
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I have a huge container filled with these HST from quilting. Some are only an inch. I wonder if I’ll ever use them?
Love to the gooney bird. Best way to spend summer!
Oh my goodness! That is very ambitious IMHO. makes me feel a little guilty about my tossing!
Mary
How sweet it is!
Hugs!
Who says you can’t have it all?? You get time with an adorable grandgirl along with some time to do a little sewing! Enjoy your time together! 😎😎
I did this with my last project too … now I just need to trim my HSTs and put them into a project.
Good idea to work and save towards a “free” project. I sew/save/trim too. And occasionally I even use those HSTs for something. A table runner. A block for a comfort quilt. Some day they will speak to you, and you will be so happy to have them!
Waste not, want not. Happy 4th, Nicole, to you and yours.
I love getting bonus HSTs! I sew them on both sides of the marked line before I cut them to avoid the bias.