Race Leftovers

In my last post (scroll down) I mentioned that I had calculated that my race quilt would come out at 96" long and 60" wide, and I wanted it wider than that. I wanted it to be 96" by 72" for a twin size bed. So I used enough strips - I thought - to get extra length at the two-seams stage so I could cut lengths for side borders. At that stage it was 6" wide.

 I cut off two 96" lengths. And still when it was finished it came out wider than anticipated, 80". (Shown here sideways because it's so big.)

Since it was already wider than necessary, I cut an 8" strip off one of the long sides. Now I had leftovers, two 96 by 6" strips and one 96 x 8" strip. What to do with them? Not dog bed filler, they're too pretty for that. 

So I trimmed, cut, and unpicked seams to end up with 6" blocks. I'll frame them up in black or white, and end up with 8" blocks for a throw size quilt. 

There's not quite enough block parts here. I need 48 blocks and I'll have 42 or 43, I think, using these leftovers. My plan is to cut plain squares of coordinating pink, orange, and purple fabrics, frame them up, and scatter them among the pieced blocks. 

That'll keep me busy at social sewing this week; we'll see how far along I get. 

Link ups: Small Quilts and Doll Quilts,  https://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com/Love Laugh Quilt