My friends, I have been starching and cutting fabric for a week! I am going to make the Temecula Quilt Company's One Block Sew Along (which is actually over). I wanted a huge variety of fabrics. There will be around 360 blocks and I did not want to repeat combinations. That meant 45 lights and 45 darks, or 90 fabrics total. I thought I was going to have a real issue getting that many suitable light backgrounds together, but, um, no I didn't.
My gosh, starching all that fabric took forever. F.O.R.E.V.E.R. I must have used 10 bottles of spray starch. But I'm done now, and the strips are all cut-all 180 of them. You see how I lined them all up on the upstairs railing. I don't know why I bothered, except to keep track of how many strips I had so far. They will all end up balled up in a bin while I grab a light and a dark to each block pairing.
So the really ridiculous thing is--how much fabric I have left over.
Just feast your eyes on that pretty sight. I have an entire bin of mostly fat quarters with four inches cut off. You will be seeing more of these in future projects, I promise.
I am so eager to jump in and start making my blocks. Monday is the first day of Summer Vacation however, and Miss Eva and I have plans. We need to make a very cool Father's Day card for her daddy, do a cooking project, do some home schooling and go see Aladdin. So I may have to wait until Tuesday for any sewing machine action.
Hope you had a splendid weekend. It warmed up into the low 90s here, so as I predicted, we skipped spring and went right into summer!
I’m thinking of using liquid starch somehow when I have a huge group of fabrics to cut. I would keep the scraps separate so I would know they have starch. Recently I starched a jelly roll and I didn’t like it afterward, some of my strips were wonky although I waited for them to dry before ironing.
Posted by: Hedy | June 10, 2019 at 04:59 AM
Can't wait to see more! And I know about a ridicilious fabric stash but it doesn't stop me from buying more;-)
Posted by: Hildy | June 10, 2019 at 05:18 AM
Lovely assortment of fabrics, I just think scrappy quilts are the best. I looked the quilt you are making up just to see what you are making and it is a great looking block. Cant wait to see yours come together.
Posted by: Teresa | June 10, 2019 at 05:19 AM
Looking forward to seeing your blocks that come from these beautiful fabrics. Have fun today!
Posted by: Ramona | June 10, 2019 at 05:46 AM
That is one awesome bunch of strips. MIssion accomplished. Now you get to do the fun part'. Great job.
Mary
Posted by: Mary Kastner | June 10, 2019 at 05:52 AM
I'm excited to see your blocks! And I think your quilt will be even nicer that the quilt you showed in your last post!
Posted by: T Holzer | June 10, 2019 at 06:32 AM
Looks like you're off to a great start with those beautiful fabrics. Onward!
Posted by: Robby H. | June 10, 2019 at 06:38 AM
What a glorious and delicious array of fabrics and they are bound to make a wonderful quilt! Well done in getting all of the strips cut and starched and I must know if you actually had 10 bottles of spray starch on hand!?
Have fun with Mis E. :)
Hugs!
Posted by: Barbara Anne | June 10, 2019 at 08:35 AM
Your summer is off & running! 😎 Enjoy the busy day with Eva! Home schooling & crafts topped off with a movie?! Sounds perfect!
Posted by: Jan | June 10, 2019 at 08:36 AM
Do you make your own spray starch? super easy and super cheap.
Posted by: Sharon Tucker | June 10, 2019 at 10:11 AM
um, that fabric looks gorgeous hanging on the railing! I'd keep them there the entire time you work on this project. ;p
it's gonna be gorgeous!
Posted by: ina | June 10, 2019 at 10:15 AM
I cannot wait to see your quilt! I wanted to try this one but I just have too much going on right now. You are such an inspiration Nicole!
Posted by: Nancy Watkins | June 10, 2019 at 11:15 AM
Off to a great start and I do just the same thing with starching....takes a bit of time but has to be done . Can't wait to see these blocks take shape... Enjoy your day with Eva!
Posted by: gailss1 | June 11, 2019 at 04:58 AM
What a lovely sight, with all your strips starched and ready to go! It's going to be a beautiful quilt. Can't wait to see your progress.
Posted by: Debbie R. | June 11, 2019 at 07:10 AM
I imagine a cat helping you with all those hanging strips!
Posted by: Lori1R | June 15, 2019 at 10:43 AM