Orphan Quilt Block to Nursery Pillow
Some days, try as we might, technology fights us. So the pictures are what they are today with my apologies. Oh, well it's a Wednesday as I write this. Maybe that's it. This is a leftover block unused in a wonderful quilt Spindrift by Michelle McKillop published under Jen Kingwell. Take a closer look at the quilts progress from 2020 when Covid was just beginning.
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One Long Comeback shows the binding at last
Here is another version of Spindrift I made called It Floats.
This was a darling block, but didn't have the same vibe as the other Dresdens in either quilt. It became an orphan block until I heard I was having a grandchild. A bit of hand quilting after adding Grunge borders, and it turned into a colorful floor pillow for the nursery. For a while it was a back cushion to prop her up in her laundry basket--how DID our generation miss the usefulness of laundry baskets to child rearing? Then it morph into the mountain to climb and have some tummy time on top of. It's been a very useful piece of baby equipment happily.
The backing a stripey remnant I pieced, and off she went. Another project in the books.
Have you found any creative projects for using your own orphan blocks? Share them in the comments please. I'm not the only one looking for fresh ideas. Thanks!
Come on, Doxie girls.
Let's go sew.
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