The Quilty Barn Along...Barn Number 11 and my Bitty Scrap Around Block Tutorial!!!...

Yes...

I know it's Tuesday and not my regular day for  

The Quilty Barn Along...

but now that my summer is officially over...

it's back on the farm for me!!!

This is Quilty Barn #11...

only one more to go for 

this quilty red barn quilt:)

I chose to put my

Bitty Scrap Around Block 

on the side of this barn.

I have made this block in several sizes 

and many versions like it over the years...

completely from my scraps!!!

Tomorrow I will be posting more about how I

 keep my quilty scraps and how I use them every day.

But for now...

let's move onto the

 Bitty Scrap Around block tutorial.

This is my basket of leftover 2 1/2" strips and squares.

For my Bitty Scrap Around block...

I grabbed a 2 1/2" square for the center.

This is my basket of leftover 1 1/2" strips and squares.

I easily cut the rest of the strips from this basket 

because they already measure 1 1/2" wide...

so I just needed to cut the length of each piece.

Cut 2 - 2 1/2" long

Cut 4 - 4 1/2" long 

Cut 2 - 6 1/2" long

Lay them out on your design board until you

 like the placement of color and pattern.

Sew a 2 1/2" long strip to each side of the center square.

(press towards the strips throughout the entire block)

Now add a 4 1/2" strip to the top and the bottom.

Add the remaining 4 1/2" strips to the sides...

and finally add the 6 1/2" long strips to the top and bottom...

 to finish up the

Bitty Scrap Around Block!

It should measure 6 1/2" at this point. 

Add your barn fabric strips around it...

And build your Quilty Barn #11!

(click here for my original barn tutorial)

I thought it would be fun to add a scrappy window in the loft!

I just used 4 - 1 1/2" squares from my scrap basket.

I think Quilty Barn #11 looks scrappy happy...

don't you?

Tune in tomorrow for my Quilty Scraps post!!!

And have a barn buildin' kind of day...

xx

Lori