Little Blocks Progress

I have 147 of these Spinning Rectangles, and many more ready to sew. I really should start thinking about what sort of quilt I can make with them. So my goal for June is to spend some time with EQ8, working out plans for block collections.

I have 84 of these little cross blocks, and more kitted. They are my fallback block to use up nice 2" strips, but I still need a plan for them. 

I'm thinking a medallion quilt would be a good place to use them, either as a straight border, or as a frame for an on point centre. I'm not keen on joining them to each other and having to press those seam intersections into submission, so maybe a little sash between them all? 

My other thought is to turn them into blocks, which I quite like, but I'm not committing to anything just yet.

The 1.5" strip drawer was uncomfortably full, so I got busy and cut a heap of pieces for my Half Log Cabins. Of course they are actually quarter log cabins, to be exact.

I only have 72 of these 6.5" blocks, and I would need a minimum of 120 to make a decent size quilt, so there's plenty of pieces still needed.

It's so easy to cut for these blocks, 1.5" squares to start with, and each subsequent row increases by an inch. I spent a couple of nights cutting, and then sewing new blocks. I have about 30 in stacks next to the sewing machine, and it's mindless enough for me to just send them through. I've used up nearly all the cut pieces again, so I will have to devote myself to cutting the 5.5 and 6.5" pieces needed to finish the blocks. That will whittle the drawers down; so far I've been using up the offcuts in those drawers, but now I need longer strips. It's very satisfying to see the level in the drawer fall quite dramatically.

I also find it amusing that I am adding to my Spinning Rectangle stash as I find little pieces unsuitable for the Log Cabin blocks. One project is directly channeling pieces into another; no scrap left behind.