I love leftovers!
One of my favorite activities is to use scraps and leftover fabric or blocks from a project and see what I can make from them. Sometimes, I challenge myself to come up with designs using the pieces as they are cut. Or I will try to use up all the fabric in a pile. I can spend hours coming up with various ideas and layouts.
A good friend of mine made the quilt top shown on the left (lovely huh!) and gave me all of her scraps from the project thinking I might be able to get a baby quilt out of it.
I started with some various widths of fabrics and made this little quilt. Liked the idea but I think I would make additional cuts and break up the pattern more next time.
With the generous gift of fabrics, I was also able to use leftovers to complete the entire back.
With the generous gift of fabrics, I was also able to use leftovers to complete the entire back.
...but there was more. So I made this quilt using pieces that were already cut into the big blocks that are pieced down the center. I did pull a small amount of white from my stash but from the leftovers, I was able to both border and back this charming baby quilt.
...and to use up the last little bits, I made this sweet quilt which is my favorite. I love how the fabric direction and placement add to the level of playfulness. I did have to use some of my own white fabric for the sashing and most of the backing but I more than met my objectives.
...and I am so pleased to say there was very little fabric left. I'm sure these will find their way into a string quilt in the future. Thanks for the fun my friend!