A Small Finish

 Yesterday while dong a little slow stitching on my Pride and Prejudice block I noticed one of those cute little 2.5 inch  squares packets I found while tidying up my sewing area.

My initial thought was to put it in with my 2.5 inch squares box. But upon looking at it closer I decided it would make a cute wall quilt for my sewing room.

At a retreat a couple of friends showed me a technique they had learned at another retreat they attended. I checked back on my photos and found I had taken a photo of the technique so I grabbed a handful of neutrals and started in making the required 9-patches.

The secret is to make sure a colored square is in the middle.

I made up all the 9-patches I could from my little packet.

I then cut them in half both ways.

Arranged the blocks in the proper layout.

Sew them together and I have a little wall quilt ready for quilting. I loved this technique because it looks like you did lots of work when in fact all you did was make 9-patches and cut them apart. I will perhaps experiment with larger blocks for a lap quilt or larger on my next Charity quilt.

Here it is the 4th of January and I still have not touched a UFO. Perhaps another day because today I plan on starting the cutting for a Quilt Along sponsored by my local quilt guild. Perhaps I could use scraps. I wonder if that will count as part of my yearly goal. 

Have a great day!

Sherry