WIP Wednesday - Flimsy & Halloween

The flimsy!

 The ovarian cancer ribbon mega mini is on pace to finish at the end of the month. I hadn't really considered the timing of it, but I did have a routine appointment with the oncology office yesterday. It was a good check-up!

Meanwhile - Fall is here! My favorite season, I love the colors, the cool air, sleeping with the windows open, Halloween! 

Of course, I can't focus on one project until it's done. I have to start something else - so I pulled all the Halloween, oranges, and blacks out of the stash. 

I love skull fabric!

 And I started on a little something. My mom made the prototype for this, I'd guess at least 30 years ago.

They look like orange wedges!

It's well on the way! I'm winging it in terms of a template, and the size, and well, everything. It's not like there is a pattern, but so far it's been a forgiving project. I cannot wait to see how it turns out! 

Linking up to Lee at Freshly Pieced

For WIP Wednesday

Mega Mini Ovarian Cancer Awareness Progress

Cutting and HST's - check!

I have made a bit of progress with the mini, all cutting done, HST's made, laid out and ready to sew together. Not too bad for late night design and maths sketched on graph paper.

This was my first time using the magic 8 HST method. It wasn't life altering or anything, but it was efficient. I do think the next time I use it, I'll add a generous 1/8" to my initial square measurement. Some of my trimmed HST's were a bit on the scant side, but not by much, and certainly not anything I haven't attempted to wrangle together in a quilt before. ;)

Hey - the layout actually works!

I know there are ribbon awareness tutes out there, I just wanted to do this one myself from start to finish.
It hasn't gone totally smoothly, which is my fault from assuming there'd be 22" of fabric to cut in the FQ (duh), but I realized just like dealing with the Big C, things do not go as planned, so you make the best of it and move on!

Not so sure I can call this one a mini, though, it's bigger than I anticipated. I didn't want to waste any of the fabric, so à la Mel Brooks' Spaceballs "Mega Maid" (anyone? crickets?) I'll call this one a mega mini!

Best,
Heather








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