Scrappy Quarter Cabin

Part 3

Some projects take longer than others. This was part of the cost of creating this quilt. Little scraps and strips all over my sewing side-table. Once I had all my blocks I put these scraps back in the bins for another day. 

Another cost was the leftovers. These are the pieces too small to sew into larger pieces. My trimmings are always small like this. These will be added to my pet bed donation trash-bag for the next time I get to give those snips away to the gentle souls who make pet beds for local shelters.

The final layout was something like this. A few blocks got moved about in the assembly process.

I always feel like assembling a quilt with on-point blocks takes forever! It doesn't, it just seems that way. 

I added a mostly solid border to stabilize all those edges. With the bias for the majority of the quilt running the length and width of the quilt it can be challenging to keep it from shifting about. Adding a border stabilizes the overall piece and keeps me from stretching those edges. It also gets me to square before quilting. The next step is quilting. So many decisions!

Scrappy Quarter Cabin Part 1
Scrappy Quarter Cabin Part 2

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle
Creative Grids 6.5" Square Ruler
Creative Grids 4.5" x 12.5" Rectangle Quilting Ruler
Tucker Trimmer III
Fiskars Rotary Cutter
Fiskars Rotary Cutter replacement blades
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion
Fiskars 8-inch scissors
Juki TL-2010Q
Quilt design software: Electric Quilt (used in this instance to calculate the number of blocks I would need for the size quilt I want to make)