Shoo Fly Blocks

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Shoo Fly block
Quilt of Valor # 78 - Roundabout resulted in a considerable number of large "waste" half-square triangles (HSTs). Since I recently made a lot of star blocks from the smaller HSTs from Whirligig, I made some Shoo Fly blocks to shake things up a bit.  

Shoo Fly block
I only needed to cut the white solid squares, as the center squares were already cut and in the 4-inch scrap bin. Once sewed together into the quilt top, the blocks will measure or finish at 10.5 inches.

Thirty Shoo Fly blocks were made from the HST scraps - enough for another Quilt of Valor.


Comments

  1. Changes in the windDecember 21, 2015 at 7:02 AM

    Have never seen a Shoo Fly quilt before...it is quite unusual.

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  2. Tracy BatchelderDecember 21, 2015 at 7:09 AM

    Nice work! You will conquer the scrap bin by the end of the year. I am sure.

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  3. SaraDecember 21, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    Another great use of those leftovers. These blocks will be just as pretty as the others.

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  4. kathy bDecember 21, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Shoo fly.. I may have to name a cat that someday

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  5. UnknownDecember 21, 2015 at 1:15 PM

    I like that name too... and the pattern looks great.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 21, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    Sometimes you have to wonder HOW the blocks got their name. LOL

    Your shoo-fly blocks look just PERFECT!

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  7. BevDecember 21, 2015 at 2:04 PM

    Cute... and I can see the Shoo-fly!!

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  8. Judy December 22, 2015 at 7:41 PM

    What an easy block. I don't think I've made this one before.

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