Downsizing

I'm going to blame it on Jane. Despite having two more table toppers to quilt for the Holly Bazaar, I have been playing around with 1" squares to make these tiny little Scrappy Acorn Blocks. You could say I'm going a little nuts!

She found the pattern on Pinterest and, since I had made her a pumpkin potholder with tiny hexies a  while back, she thought it was important that I see this block block too. Think it's a hint?

I just love the scrappiness of this block. Browns don't often factor into my quilts but I did manage to find enough variety in my stash that I didn't have to repeat a fabric in any acorn. It wouldn't have been the end of the world if I had repeats, but I'm happy not to have had them.

The block is 6" finished so the plan was to try the block and, if it worked, make four so that I could make two pairs of potholders for the craft table.

But I'm up to eight now so I guess that there will be four pairs to sell. Bonus.

My dilemma is how to quilt them without making a mess of them. I have my heart set on a diagonal grid but with all of those seams and joins it's an invitation for disaster. I'm going to try avoiding all of those corners and see what I can come up with. Wish me luck!...M