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Hope all of you survived the weekend.  My dog Arthur had surgery on the 2nd so he has been pretty bored - no running, jumping or rough-housing.  I can tell you it has been a challenge!

I did finish the last few blocks I needed for the autumn bowtie quilt.  Each block measures 8.5" unfinished. I haven't sewn the blocks together yet, but I do have the blocks all stacked up next to my machine now.  I had lots of options for layouts but I decided to keep it simple.

I can't say I used up a lot ...

I thought I would finish the blocks I needed for my scrappy Bow Tie quilt this week.

I am using up scraps left over from our Two Step Autumn block drive we did last year.

I made the ten blocks I needed - only to realize I needed twenty blocks.  Sigh...

I guess I should look at it as a win.  Ten more blocks mean more scraps will get used.  And I certainly have lots of scraps still.  In fact, I might just continue on and make enough blocks for another quilt.

These blocks are 8.5" and are made using ...

Not much time this week but I did get a bit of scrap sewing in.

Eighteen more bow-tie blocks went into the pile.  I think I have 37 completed blocks now.  I figure I am about halfway done now.  This has been a great way to use up my autumn-colored scraps.

Happy Sunday!

We still have a lot of fall colored scraps leftover from our autumn Two Step blocks.  I knew I wanted to make a bow tie block and the fall colors are going to work perfectly. I finished six blocks this week, but I have lots of fabric sitting on my cutting board so I am hoping to make more soon.  These blocks measure 8.5" so the ...