Quilting is more fun than Housework...: Oh Scrap! : Scrap-A-Palooza Quilt #13 Part Two

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Oh Scrap! : Scrap-A-Palooza Quilt #13 Part Two

Thanks to all who are linking up with Oh Scrap! I have really enjoyed seeing the creative ways you are using your scraps. There have been so many wonderful ideas that I have been inspired every week
- Please keep them coming!

Today, I am sharing the blocks I am making for this month's Scrap-A-Palooza quilt. If you remember from Part One, I am working with my turquoise and lime scraps (okay, and a bit of yellow because I like how it looks).

For this block, I am essentially just making a "slab" of fabric scraps that I can trim up to a specific size. I have decided to make 8.5" blocks and make lime blocks and turquoise blocks. While I could keep the colors very monochromatic, I want to stretch the color wheel a bit and use varying shades of each color.

I simply start with two scraps. The secret to having nice flat blocks is I always clean cut the two pieces I am going to sew together.

Then I continue to sew scrap pieces together, building out the block as I go - Always ensuring I have a nice cleanly cut straight edge to sew together.

Most of my scraps are rectangular or in long strings so using a log cabin type layout works great. Once the block is larger than the size I want, I just use a square ruler to trim it down to 8.5".

You can use this method for odd shaped scraps too. Once again, the key is to just always sew together two clean edges so your block stays nice and flat.

Just continue to build off the block as you go.

Once again, for my turquoise blocks, I am using lots of shades to give each block interest.

Once the block is big enough, I just trim it down to the proper size.

The green blocks are all done and now it is time to sew more of the turquoise. In a week or so, I will share with you the final plan on how I will use these scrappy blocks.

Now I hope you share what fun things you are doing with scraps this week. Here are the details for linking up:

This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
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