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Project Quilting 16.3: Common Blocks

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It's hard to believe that we are already halfway through the Project Quilting challenges for the year.  Last year was my first year participating and I didn't really know what to expect.  This year I had more of a simple plan for myself: a list of small quilted items I wanted to make and the goal of using up full fabric scraps.  I've been doing pretty well with both of these! I made these cupcakes over a decade ago and they were very heavy played with. I'm so impressed that I found all six of them and that they are still in good shape! When I saw that the Project Quilting Challenge 16.3 was "common blocks" several things immediately came to mind.  First, I would definitely be making a churn dash block (my favorite!).  Second, it should be a two-color quilt.  I've never done a true two-color quilt with only two fabrics and, well, as you can see, I still haven't.  Red and white or blue and whi...