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Another striped quilt to use up those 2.5" strips. 

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I created this block similar to a log cabin that fits into the basic layout for charity quilts and cut the units from that big stack of blue strips I shared. The blocks finish at 12" by 6" so they fit into the 30" by 36" center of a simple lap/crip quilt. Perfect for charity quilts. I added the regular 1" and 3" borders.
I cut the main blocks and outer border from the same fabric and pulled some coordinating squares from my big stack of 6" squares. Easy! 

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I pieced this itty-bitty quilt and found this little tear in one of the blocks after the piecing was done. When I saw the rip I marked the square so I could rip it out and replace it with another piece. 
Since this was pieced using strip sets I ripped two sides first to release the strip. Then it was a simple matter of ripping the sides of the square. (Bonnie Hunter has a great tutorial that shows how to piece strips and sew them up like this. Check out her free pattern Scrappy Trips. It is a great time ...

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Yesterday I turned this stack of  2.5" strips into a quilt. It might not be fancy but it is bright and cheery. I have more strips so there are likely more of these in my future. 

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