Halfway Orphans

My quilting guild is hosting an orphan block challenge to turn leftover quilt blocks into placemats for Meals On Wheels. 

 My mystery block

And to make it more fun - more challenging? - we did a brown bag swap so everyone got a mystery block. 

Hand stitched flower

Easy peasy, right? I figured I’d spend a couple of hours, make a few placemats, have some fun. 

Two days, 

Orphan from my stash

and several remakes later, 

Coneflower quilt leftovers

I have 4 placemats sewn and ready for quilting tomorrow. 

Crossing my fingers that part goes more easily than the first half.