More Squirrel play -

I already know that I can cut the units that I need with my dies -

But a scrappy Squirrel should use up my scraps, right? - LOL -

So I pulled out my LEFT-EZE Rule™ and some 2" strips from my stash to cut some corner HST for the Square-in-a-Square units - ;))

Stacked the strips - right side up -

First diagonal cut - along the LEFT side of the ruler -

Second cut - straight UP the LEFT side of the ruler -

Rinse and repeat until I ran of out strip -

Those should do me for a while - ;))

These look a little different because only one dog-ear is cut off -

So - to help with placement - I pressed the square in half - and lined up the point of the HST with the center crease -

Stitched it up -

Added the second side -

And the third side matches perfectly - which is great - because I start stitching the seam from that end/side -

Added the fourth side -

Pressed the block -

I still need to trim the dog-ears - but it comes out to 3-1/2" just like the other one - so both ways will work for me - ;))

I thought that I might make my version a little more "controlled" and use light/neutrals as the center square of the Square-in-a-Square units - to tame the "busy" and give the eye a place to rest - but then changed my mind and decided to mix them all up - like the original -

And I think that - if I "cut and kitted" some center squares - and some cut HST - and some strips - that this will make a great "Tween" project - that's what I call the "filler" units that I sew beTWEEN other stuff - when I just grab something - sew it - and not have to think about it too much -

And - since I've already figured it out - I made an index card "cheat sheet" to remind me which dies I used and what size strips I pulled from my scraps since the two units use two different size strips - that way I don't have to rethink it when I run out of pieces to sew together - and need to prep some more -

Come to think of it - that's not a bad idea -

I should make some index card "cheat sheets" for some of my other projects - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -