Little Bricks and Squares

Welcome to Treadlestitches!  Thanks for stopping by!

We're out on the porch this sunny morning, soaking up the sunshine!  I started this little quilt back in February, and finished it yesterday.

Sometimes I have an idea, and cut fabric to make a quilt.  Other times I decide what to make based on which "parts department" bin is overflowing.  This time it was the 2.5 in. x 3.5 in. rectangle bin.

I call those rectangles Little Bricks, and I have a couple of designs I use for them repeatedly.  This design is a new one.  Each block consists of two Little Bricks (blue above), one 3.5 in. (cut) light square (the bunny print), and one 2.5 in. (cut) light square (dots on white).  The block is 5 in. square finished.  I'm calling it Little Bricks and Squares.

By the way, that bunny print was one of the scraps I brought home from our trip to Edinburgh last September.  The quilt shop sold small bundles of scraps.  I bought as many as I could fit in my carry-on!

When the blocks are joined it looks sort of like a disappearing nine patch. 

The cat print also came from the Edinburgh quilt shop, and is a British fabric.  Wild cat colors!  I love it!

I matched up most of the block pieces just based on color, but this one has a nautical theme.

This one has two Route 66 prints, one for California and one for Arizona.  I matched them up with a cactus print.  I doubt if the child who gets this one will notice, but it was fun for me anyway.

The 56 blocks used up 112 Little Bricks, so that's a help for the bin.  

At 45 in. x 50 in., it's a good size for a toddler.  It will be donated to the Children's Advocacy Center.

Last Saturday for orange for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  I have really enjoyed this month.  Orange is such a nice bright color.  These are my Greek Cross blocks.

In Progress

Mrs. Pfaff and I are starting to quilt the Friendship Star quilt made from leftover hsts.  I set up shop in the dining room since we're moving things around in the house.

Snicky LOVES looking out the window at the birds while I'm quilting, especially if the window is open.  The black raspberry vines outside have buds and flowers already.  I think it's going to be a great year for them.

Our lilac bush is loving this weather.  It's really grown in the last couple of years, and smells so good every time we walk out the door.

Some major events have been happening here!

Buddy turned 10 years old!  Oh my goodness, he's starting to look so grown up.

And Little Guy graduated from kindergarten!  The ceremony was a hoot, especially when the kids were wearing sun glasses and dancing.  

The years just fly by.

It's a beautiful day here, and I plan to enjoy it, inside and outside.  I hope you have a great week ahead, doing all the things you love.  Like quilting!

Thanks for reading,

Sylvia@Treadlestitches

Linking up with:

Alycia at Finished or Not Finished Friday

Angela at So Scrappy

Cynthia at Oh Scrap