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big and little patch scrap quilt

The big & little patch quilt

Posted on September 8, 2019June 11, 2020

I needed to make 44 – 16 patch blocks to make a border on a quilt.  I’d made more than half of them when I pulled the quilt out and realised I’d been making the blocks with 2″ squares when quilt was based on 2.5″ squares. That was a fun moment – NOT.  Out came the 2.5″ square bin and I had the opportunity to start back at square one. Some swearing may have occurred. The right blocks have now all finally been made and are waiting for me to finish off that quilt 

However, rather than focus on that quilt I’ve been fixated on the 6 inch – 16 patch blocks that I made by accident. What to do with them?  

I searched different settings for the blocks and my friend Bonnie suggested this one after I suggested a much more elaborate one what would have taken much more effort and time.  So, I cut out sashing and made some four patches and came up with setting that looked like this.16 patches, 4 patches and sashing. Quilt layout audition. scrappy quilt

I liked it!

So I started sewing and eventually this is quilt top that I ended up with:

I’m really pleased with how this turned out! I see some wavy quilting to soften the straight lines but other than that I haven’t thought to much yet about how to finish it off. 

18 thoughts on “The big & little patch quilt”

  1. Preeti Harris says:
    September 9, 2019 at 10:00 am

    We sweat over every little detail, every seam and every corner. Occasionally we cut and nick ourselves and bleed too. And we also cry when things go horribly wrong. Where there are blood, sweat and tears there will be swearing. It is only natural. On the other hand, looks like your quilt blocks are having a party with all those bright colors. iam sure it will be a fabulous finish.

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  2. Rebecca Grace says:
    September 9, 2019 at 4:41 pm

    That’s wonderful! I think we’ve all made similar mistakes when we’re so excited to dive into a new project without making 100% sure we’ve read all the directions accurately. Now I just factor in an additional 20% of extra fabric because I always, ALWAYS make mistakes when I start cutting out a new quilt!

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  3. Andrée G Faubert says:
    September 9, 2019 at 8:39 pm

    Hi! That’s going to make a really cute quilt!

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  4. Diann Bottrell says:
    September 10, 2019 at 9:07 am

    I love how you took your “lemons” and made lemonade with them! That is a fun design, and I love the turquoise background fabric with the bright blocks, too!

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  5. Roseanne says:
    September 10, 2019 at 9:08 am

    Hi Yvonne! I can almost hear your verbal thoughts when you discovered the pieces should be 2.5″ instead of 2″. This is the cutest mistake ever! You owned it and came up with a really cute layout. I don’t know what the other 16-patch block is for, but I sure do like this version. Thanks for linking up today! I’m going to PIN this ‘mistake’ for the future. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  6. laura bruno lilly says:
    September 10, 2019 at 9:52 am

    I always like seeing different ways to use/arrange basic 9-patch types of blocks…your use of the 4-patches in the corners and as part of the sashing is a great idea!

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  7. Denise says:
    September 10, 2019 at 9:58 am

    Don’t you just love those oops moments? We’ve all had them unfortunately mine don’t always turn out so well. Lovely top.

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  8. Andrea @ MouseInMyPocket.com says:
    September 10, 2019 at 10:57 am

    That’s a lovely use for your accidental blocks. I really like the teal sashing that you went with.

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  9. Michelle says:
    September 10, 2019 at 3:54 pm

    I love it! Talk about a happy accident! Such a cheerful quilt with all that scrappy goodness.

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  10. Gretchen Weaver says:
    September 11, 2019 at 7:16 am

    This quilt turned out lovely, what a great mistake! Happy Stitching!

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  11. Marsha Cooper says:
    September 11, 2019 at 2:38 pm

    hhmmm……this looks like a great idea for something I can do with the tons of 2 inch squares that I have.

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  12. Em says:
    September 11, 2019 at 3:31 pm

    So much scrappy goodness! Thanks for sharing with Moving it Forward

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  13. Judy Blauer says:
    September 12, 2019 at 9:42 am

    I love it! Good for you to put it together and not add to the scrap bin!

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  14. Susan says:
    September 12, 2019 at 12:13 pm

    Wonderful little scrap quilt!

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  15. Becca // Pretty Piney Quilts says:
    September 13, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    What a happy quilt! It looks like confetti to me. Thanks for linking up to What I Made Monday.

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  16. Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter says:
    September 16, 2019 at 1:26 pm

    Isn’t wonderful when an accident turns into something lovely? Congratulation on solving the problem. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.

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  17. Dione Gardner-Stephen says:
    September 16, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    This is the most fabulous “mistake” I’ve seen in a while. Love your serendipitous flimsy, it looks so happy. Thanks for linking up to the Chameleon’s Colour & Inspiration party

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  18. Susan says:
    September 29, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    That is a wonderful quilt-by-accident. It’s cheerful and bright enough for any lap on any gray winter day, or rainy spring or fall day.

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