august mini!

while rummaging thru the stash, pulled out this prussian blue column print...one of my pretties.  it looked lonely so decided to use it for this month's mini.  it was just a FQ so none left over, but do have this cute little wall or table piece to enjoy.  

block pattern is flyfoot....colors i don't use often but they work. 

since i'm away from the village, i've brought some long overdue UFO applique blocks with me that i would love to finish...a 2022 flimsy would be awesome!

 

 

and this was my design wall when i left town....more of these strippy blocks...they do sew up fast and lickety split, you have a top....

 

good news is all the scrap pieces i had got used up and had to visit the stash, pulling some very small pieces.  with another birthday just passed, mindful of using up as much as possible....i didn't buy it to donate to the thrift!

 

my kind of math

 most math is fuzzy to me but i can at least do this much....take one pile of batik strip scraps...

add two hours of afternoon time....

and that makes three scrappy blocks, waiting for more!

this pattern is by amanda nyberg and it is one of my very faves...why you ask?  because not much background is required but lots of scraps are!  i've got a medium tote jam packed with 1.5" strips just perfect for this pattern.  i've made a couple and there will be more.  this one uses a swirly background fabric--i bought only 1.5 yards--and some batik scraps cut into strips, left over from the batik splash quilt.  not sure how many blocks i'll get out of the background (that's too much math for me) but plenty of batik strips and more FQs on the shelf...probably finish this off with a dynamic piano key border.  *** what else is going on?   mr. boo #2 is all finished waiting for his trip north...

have dabbled a bit in some cross stitch....tidied the apartment....packed the duffle, ate my way thru freezer (mostly) and made a couple of last-minute lists...my workouts are keeping the excitement at a tolerable level....i might even dust!