A good friend of mine recently asked me if I would like some of her bags of scraps. While she is wanting to use her scraps, she was feeling a bit overwhelmed with her current scrap situation. Over the years, she has saved all of her scraps but simply tossed every thing into bags. So now she has MANY bags. Many, many bags of scrappy goodness.
She recently dropped off one of those bags on her way to the gym. I immediately started sorting them for storage in my scrap system and I noticed there were an awful lot of turquoise and gray strings.
Before she got home from the gym, I sent her a picture of my design wall with about 15 blocks finished. By the end of the day, here is what my design wall looked like.
In that bag of scraps was also those fun orphan blocks (Oh my goodness!)
I have a plan for those too!
Well, now this little quilt is all quilted and the last of the binding is hand sewn on. I think scrappy string quilts are some of the best!
I sewed up 10" blocks so the quilt finished out at 50" x 60".
I simply quilted it with some easy swirls. It was fun to see these fabric scraps and remember the many quilts my friend made with them.
I even had the perfect piece for the backing in my stash. I had picked up this gray and turquoise hexagon fabric from a sale section when I was rounding out an order a few months back.
After I had sorted all the scraps, I realized some of you may be in the same boat and are not sure how to approach those bags of scraps in your sewing room. If any of you are interested, I hope to get another bag someday and I can write about the process if some of you are interested.
Just let me know in the comments.
Have a great weekend!
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37 comments:
I love scrappy quilts and am working on a scrappy string quilt as well. This looks amazing
I LOVE this! Great job!
Wow! I want friends like both of you. One to give me her scraps, and one to show me a finished top within a day of passing something along. You are both amazing! Want to be my new BFF's?
I LOVE how you made this quilt from her scraps! I, too, am overwhelmed by the scraps! a peek into your process would be wonderful!
Love your scrappy string quilt!
Love seeing these string quilts - especially since I am in the middle of one myself. Yours is gorgeous!
Love this. Scraps are always greener on the other side of the fence! At least that is how I feel about mine and then I see someone else s and think I wish I had their scraps! Great quilt.
Love this! And that backing is perfect for it!
Great colors! Has that "controlled" scrappy look! And you finished FAST!! Lovely finish!!
Love your string quilt. I have one in the works too. I'm not as fast at making my blocks though.
Awesome! Can't wait to see what you do with the orphan blocks...
Love the quilt and I would love to see your process. I am all about scraps.
1. I don't think you ever sleep.
2. just come visit me, and show me how you organize your scraps. I will take photos for you and you can blog it.
Deal? Deal!
nicely done!!
That is so fun! Do you have or recommend a tutorial for string blocks?
Love your scrap bag quilt! Great color combo!
Wow!! I love it. I just donated a string quilt last week, one of my favorites. Love the colors you have.
Love the string quilts! I am teaching a learn to quilt class with this string pattern. Going well for the ladies who have never sewn on a machine before.
I love the colours you have used.
Oh my goodness! Love it! I would definitely be interested in learning more about how you use scraps. Starting my first scrap project following your scrapapalooza series. Woohoo!!
Fabulous colours and gorgeous quilt. Love the whole process. I know what you mean about scraps...I have spent the past couple of weeks trying to sort mine into sizes...am loving the walk down memory lane.
Great scrap quilt. I would love to know your process. Someone else's scraps are always so much fun to go through.
It looks wonderful. Nice color combination you were gifted! Those strings really show it off. Now what are you going to do with the orphan blocks? :)
What wonderful scrappy goodness!
It just sparkles! I enjoyed your scrap system post too. Thanks for always being a good read!
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Very beautiful! I found your blog through the linky party. Greetings from Greece!
Gorgeous quilt! Wish you could come to my house and whip up something that lovely from my overflowing bin! And I really appreciated the link to your scrap organization post. You've inspired me to turn my one tub of mess into something organized by color. The size organizing method has never worked for me either. Thanks for the great posts, and for linking to the FW fabric studio party :-)
What a beautiful quilt! I love scrappy quilts and string quilts.
This is amazing! Love the palette and the quilting works perfectly. You are pumping these out....go Cyndy go!
perfect! I love this design!
It's lovely and you're so FAST!! It would take me weeks to get that far. :)
I would love to see how you choose the colors. Your choices are fabulous. You make light play over the quilt with your fabric choices. Thanks for the offer.
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What nice Scrappy friends you have! I love those colors, and I do remember say you were getting low on your scraps....I want to do a string quilt one of these days...
Okay, can you come to my house and do that for me? lol! Seriously, you are one amazing quilter! :) Love how it turned out! I adore string quilts, and really love the color combo on this one!
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I made a baby quilt of triangles in turquoise and grey. Such a great combination. I love your version...so striking!
I always like to hear how others deal with their scraps; helps me tweak my system.
every now and then I try to tackle my scraps - I too save almost all of mine, I have boxes and a huge basket full - the boxes are full of I cut to make my own pre-cuts by sizes so I will use them, I also have a box of 2.5 inch strips - the wicker basket is not organized and I really need to get to that one one day.
Looks like those scraps just needed a fresh set of eye :) Lovely quilt!
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