{"id":20424,"date":"2013-10-06T06:07:04","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T13:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=20424"},"modified":"2016-11-17T12:27:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T19:27:42","slug":"scrapitude-112-4-patches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/scrapitude-112-4-patches\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrapitude: 112 4 Patches"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent the day Saturday doing laundry and working on four patches. I had really looked forward to a day in my workroom and, while I got that, I felt out of sorts. I am not sure why, but it just wasn’t the relaxing sew day I thought it would be. I sewed, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as normal.<\/p>\n

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112 Four Patches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Still, I made progress. I finished the 112 four patches that were part of the first sewing step in Charlotte’s Mystery quilt. I had started them last week or the week before, so about half of the halves were sewn. I needed to do the rest and I had to cut enough pieces to make them.I alternated cutting and sewing. It works better for me.<\/p>\n

I have to figure out how and where to store these. I don’t have a good sense of when the next step will happen.<\/p>\n

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Example Four Patches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you can see, my background fabric is dots. I figured I would use some of the dots I have been collecting sinc they are just sitting there waiting for a project. As I mentioned, I had to cut much of the background from yardage. I rummaged through my scrap bins as much as possible. Now, I am pretty much left with weird shapes and smaller than 2.5″ squares in many of the colors.<\/p>\n

I have to say that part way through making the 4 patches, I was ready to make some larger blocks and see where I was going. I got a little sick of 4 patches, which is sad, because I really adore the simplicity of four patches. There is a lot one can make with a four patch as a base. I think part of what is going on is that I am not organized in my sewing room right now. I don’t have a good handle on the projects I have going. I know what they are, but I don’t have the steps in my head.<\/p>\n

I blame Super G<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t been following along, I went down to SoCal for a week and that trip, along with problems with my machine<\/a>, kind of ruined my flow. I’ll get back into it; it is tough, though. Learn from me: sew or pet fabric every day.<\/p>\n

Since I finished the 25 4 patches already<\/a> as well, I think I am ready for the next step. I don’t see it posted on Sandy’s blog, so I guess I’ll get back to some cutting, of which there is plenty left to do.<\/p>\n

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