That would be short for Fancy Four patch. 😂 And no, I do not understand why it’s called Fancy Four Patch instead of Fancy NinePatch!
Here is my test block. Far from perfect.
I’ve started kitting up blocks. For me, that is key to staying on task.
As I mentioned earlier, I’m making 6 inch finished blocks. These are the dies I’m using from my 4” Qube.
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These are some of the repro scraps I have yet to deal with.
I decided to use some of them to make a little court house steps quilt that I pinned forever ago on Pinterest. I found this free downloadable foundation paper piecing pattern here.
I used the last round of stitch lines to add my border.
Here is a little tip for you. When I’m ready to remove the paper, I grab opposite corners and give a good tug. Then o do the same with the other two corner.
It makes removing the paper super easy.
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I’ve been waiting for this! The details are out and I’m ready to start.
The blocks for the QAL finish at 4 1/2”! That means 3/4” finished HSTs. Ummmm…..no thanks.
I’m sizing up a bit to 6” finished blocks and one inch finished HSTs. I’ll be using dies from my 4” Qube.
Here are the suggested blocks for the first week.
If I find similar fabric in my scraps, I’ll try to copy these. Otherwise, I’ll just make whatever strikes my fancy. I don’t have a huge need to copy this antique quilt exactly.
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I went hiking last week with our daughter and SIL. It was so beautiful!
Even this prickly pear was sharing the love!
The spring flowers are starting to bloom.
This is Cave Creek.
I never get tired of these giant saguaros. SIL for scale.
I have great kids!
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Isn’t this beautiful? I love our backyard rose garden.
One of my grand dogs had major surgery recently, so I kept some of the others so she could recover in peace. I had a great time with these sweeties!
Another puzzle finish.
My son in law created this using AI. Haha! This is us after having no WiFi for a few days.
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Another fun little quilt is done!
I’m calling it Sun City because these houses remind me of the 1950-60s ranch homes there. I placed all the ombré squares so they fade from bottom to top, like a sunset.
This is the pantograph I used.
The back is plain. I used some leftover binding in three different colors.
I love how this print looks with the ombré fabrics.
So fun! Have a great day!
I found these bits and pieces while cleaning and sorting the sewing room.
I sewed them into blocks. Not sure what, if anything, I should do next.
I also found these bits.
I feel like I just made a little nine patch like this. Hmmm….
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Well, my scrap cart has gone from this:
To this:
Obviously, I still have a lot of work to do.
I generally think of my fabrics in two broad categories, brights/modern and repro/darks. The pile of scraps in the front of the cart are modern, the back is repro stuff. I haven’t started processing the repro stuff yet.
This bin went from this:
To this.
A lot of modern/bright scraps from the cart ended up in that bin. I plan to make another scrap quilt from rectangles eventually. I also added a bunch of 2 1/2” squares to this bin.
This bin before:
And after:
I pulled these out for my string bin.
I made progress and that feels good. But I’m not done yet.
I plan to take part in another QAL this year to be hosted by Taryn, @reproquiltlover on Instagram. I’m waiting to cut up my Repro scraps until I know details of that so I can cut those blocks from my scraps.
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My scraps are out of control. I use this little cart for scraps. The idea is that when it starts to overflow, I need to deal with them.
But it got full and I started stashing in other places as well.
I really need to deal with these. To that end, I’m going to use these dies to chop them up.
Wish me luck!
Remember these?
I decided they would look good with this fun print of retro houses. They remind me of the 50s ranch houses in Sun City.
I cut all my squares 4 1/2 inches.
Oh, yes! I think I’m going to like this!
Have a great day!
KatyQuilts 
