The bin is a small bin, but there are a lot of quilted pieces in it. This one has four leftover squares from a wedding quilt that was made over 30 years ago. It’s about time it came out of the bin and came together in a quilt.

Somehow, I had acquired three packages of charm squares. Along the way I started to make half square triangles. I have no idea what was in my mind for a pattern. This pattern showed up on the Internet and was just right for it. Both of these quilts will be community quilts. They still need to be quilted. I will do that as soon as all the bits and pieces that are in the bin are in a quilt or the mile a minute basket. The backing and binding are cut and ready.

So far, I have 20 placemats for Meals On Wheels. They are made with leftover blocks and cut square of all sizes. The top one was a handout in a class. We ever did use it. It was already quilted and the perfect size for a placemat. It just needed a binding.

There are several placemats made from squares that I cut out from leftover fabric. The squares were different sizes from 1 1/2 inches to 2 1/2 inches. The rail fence 30’s fabric blocks just showed up. I don’t know where they came from. They were different sizes, so I squared them up. There are two cats cradle block placemats. They were left over from a fill size quilt. The fourth one is a log cabin block left over from a quilt that I made years ago. A twelve-inch block with three-inch strips on each side makes a good size placemat. I tack down the bindings while watching tv in the evening.

There are still a few quilts left in the bin, so there is more to come.

Have a great day and happy quilting.

While organizing the sewing room, I came across a small bin of bits and pieces.

My challenge is to use up all the bits and pieces and empty the bin.

In the bin was a few placemat tops., several blocks, cut squares and lots of other things.

Using the 2 1/2″ squares in a 6 by 9 setting made the placemat the perfect size. I added 3″ strips to the sides of 12″ blocks to make them the right size. In all, I ended up with nineteen placemat tops. I have a bin of leftover pieces of batting. I sewed the batting together with a zig zag stitch to make them the right size. A stack of fat quarters was there so I matched them up to the colors on the top. All is ready to be quilted. I’ll use leftover binding to bind the placemats. There are three additional placemat tops to finish.

At some time in the past, I had started to make half square triangles from three charm packs that were alike. I finished making the half square triangles and trimmed them to 4 1/2″. I have found a pattern for an oversized block. Four blocks and a border will make a good size quilt. These pieces are in a craft bin.

These little pieces were found. They made this.

All the new blocks are going into a waste not/want not craft bin to be made into a community quilt.

In the meantime, I have been wanting to try a new method of making four patches that was found on the Internet. Line up two fabrics right sides together. Sew on two sides. Cut in half.

Reversing colors, line up again and sew on both sides.

Then, I wanted to try another new method of making quarter square triangles. Line up two four patches, reversing colors, and sew all the way around the block. Cut on the diagonal, both ways. Trim.

Several 2 1/2′ blocks were made into four patches.

All of the little blocks and other squares that were found are in a waste not/want not craft bin. There are enough pieces to make a small quilt.

My goal ,now, is to finish the placemats and piece and quilt the two quilts. The bin of bits and pieces is empty. The pieces have been downsized and are in small craft bins, ready to finish.

Have a great day and happy quilting.