I got them all sewn together. With the sides trimmed, the area in the photo above measures 40" square. No, I did not save all the little triangle off-cuts from squaring up and trimming the sides. I have lots of blue and neutral four patches left over, but not enough to finish out the borders like Kevin's design, and I don't want to cut more pieces and make more.
I could leave it at this size for a baby quilt, but I don't like all those bias edges so I decided to add borders. I'm calling this a finished flimsy.
As shown, it measures 48". I'll quilt it, bind it in blue, and donate it, maybe to Project Linus. It's a good lap size for a kid. This keeps me on track toward my goal of piecing and/or quilting one donation quilt each month.
I put the leftover four patches in my "parts" drawer; maybe I'll find a use for them someday. Or maybe I'll give them to a friend who's a scrap quilter.
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Oh I LIKE it!! I think that is a perfect place to stop this one - It will be just perfect for a kid!!!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out really well - I bet you can find a scrappy friend who would love to adopt your blue and neutral four patches.
ReplyDeleteOh! I really like you blue version of Kevin's Mystery!! Nice work. You are SEW generous to donate it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! Some little person will love it!
ReplyDeleteI think you captured the essence of Kevin's design by stopping at this point. Such pretty blues!
ReplyDeleteLove your blue and white color palette. It's a very fun and bright little quilt. It's good to stop before you get completely sick of it so it doesn't end up on the UFO pile.
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