Friday, November 11, 2011

speaking of scrappy trips......

Those block lotto blocks on my last post reminded me of this UFO I started a while back with this tutorial.......  I found honey buns on clearance at my LQS for less than $10...... I got 3 (I think they are Mill House Inn?  Fig Tree anyhow....).  Honey Buns for a whole quilt?...... what was I thinking?  I'll still get back to it someday, but WOW, those blocks are TINY.  The measure in at 6 1/2'' where the same block made with jelly roll strips measures in at 12 1/2'', LOL.    It takes FOUR honey bun blocks to equal ONE jelly roll block.  Ya, I think even with 3 honey buns, it will be a small quilt.  Craziness I tell ya!


Here is one of my UFO boxes with strip sets made up, some pre-cut - and two honey buns not even opened yet.  I think that when I DO finish this one, I'll have to buy some coordinating Fig Tree material for a LARGE border! LOL

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6 comments:

  1. CJNovember 11, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    I think you have a good start on it at least! ;)

    Keep it up, the more you work on it and see more of it done maybe then you will end up wanting to keep going because you see more of it finished. At first it's kind of blah because you don't see anything coming together just yet, and then once you see more done it's like "oh okay, yay!"

    Definitely post a picture of it finished when you finish it. :)

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  2. Dirt Road QuilterNovember 13, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    I'm working on a scrappy trips quilt right now, but I'm not nearly as industrious as you are. I'm using 2 1/2" strips. But the collection you have chosen is lovely and it'll be gorgeous!I do have a granny square quilt started with 1 1/2" strips that I want to get back to, but I'm thinking that King-Sized may be over doing it. The longer it sits in the UFO box, the smaller it becomes. :)

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  3. PeggiNovember 14, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Looks like heaven to me - I LOVE tiny pieces! lol!

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  4. Denise in PANovember 14, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    It's really pretty! I have purchased exactly one Honey Bun - haven't used it yet.

    dlwharp@yahoo.com

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  5. JanJanuary 7, 2013 at 3:06 PM

    This is going to be fabulous in a small scale!

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  6. KaHollyJanuary 31, 2013 at 4:24 AM

    I love working small, and went to sleep last night planning my next Trip quilt using 1.5" strips, then saw a link to your blog on Michelle's post and had to come check it out. It's lovely!

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