Sunday, September 29, 2019

Oh Scrap! : Something New

Like so many other quilters, I constantly have quilt ideas swirling around in my head.  Some are a hint of an idea, others are quilts I just need to get started on.  For some time, I have been wanting to make a small size of my Spin! quilt - making just the center spin with a simple pieced border.

I finally found the inspiration to get me started!


I have been thinking what colors to make this quilt.  I knew I wanted it to be scrappy but that still leaves a lot of options.  Recently I came across this cute stripe in orange pink and yellow.  A quick calculation and I knew I could use this as the center for my blocks.



Then it was just a matter of pulling strips out of my scrap bins that coordinated with the center square.




 I think I now have all of the blocks done and I just need to finalize the layout.  Then I will need to cut some scraps for the border.  These colors are so happy and bright!


Maybe while I have these scrap bins out, I might cut the pieces for a bowtie quilt I have been wanting to make in the same colors.  I already used one my Exploding Bowtie coloring page to mark the color placement and get a block count.  I have been moving this sheet around my cutting table for months!

There are just too many quilts that need making!


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  • 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.
  • If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
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Friday, September 27, 2019

It's a Fast Finish When They are Small

When I make quilts, I usually aim for a 60" x 72" finish.  For me, that is the perfect sized quilt.

Since I have been playing with my orphan blocks, I have been making small quilts - about 40" square.  I am realizing they sure go together quickly!


I have a little suitcase that I toss all of my orphan blocks and spare parts in.  Recently, I was unable to close it so pulled out some color coordinated stacks and decided to make a bunch of small quilts to re-build my baby quilt stash that I like to have on hand.



I recently played with a stack of orange orphans.  If you want to see how I constructed the top, you can take a look at this post.

Once I had the top finished, it took me no time at all to quilt it up and sew the binding.


I ended up quilting this one in the wee hours one night.  I have always said I can do swirl quilting in my sleep.  Of course, as I was taking photos of the quilt I kinda laughed at my work.  I must have really been tired there at the bottom edge of the quilt - I am glad this wasn't a client quilt!



I found a fun orange dot fabric for the backing.  It was just the perfect size!



So this makes quilt number three from my orphan block suitcase.  

I am currently working on a purple orphan block project.  I would have that one further along, but I need to find a piece of a print I KNOW I have in my stash somewhere.

After three days of searching, I am beginning to think I am losing my mind :)




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Sunday, September 22, 2019

Oh Scrap! : The Last of the Purple

I have really enjoyed playing in my purple scraps this month and seeing everyone's lovely blocks. 
 It is my favorite color!



I made this Lupine block for my Garden Quilt while I had my purple scraps out.  I saw this idea of stacking different sized four patches years ago and I filed it away in my mind palace.  Not sure if my block looks anything like the block I remember, but I am happy with the results.

I am slowly piecing together the bottom third of the top and hope to share the finish in October.  I just keep getting distracted by other projects!




This week I also finished four purple blocks for my Garlic Knots.  This completes making Septembers Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks.  I look forward to seeing what color October brings.

With all of my RSC blocks done, I will have to find other scrap projects to work on.
There are certainly many to choose from right now!


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  • 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.
  • If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
  • If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
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Friday, September 20, 2019

Yep! I am Still Playing with Orphan Blocks

Here it is...my second finish made from my orphan blocks!



This quilt started out from this block pull out of my Orphan Block suitcase.  I pulled all of the bits and pieces that were red white and blue.

There are leftovers from five projects pictured.

I started out by using the paper pieced star in the center and then using some of the other blocks to create a pattern around it.  I simply sliced them into fourths and sewed them together.

I would have liked to better frame the star but it would have thrown the math off on all the other pieces.



I used some of the other leftover parts to create an outer border.  The Kona Ice Frappe solid fabric that was used in these leftover blocks, I also used as the background so that the outer border appears to float around the edge.



 Here it is in its entirety.  It measures about 38" square.  It will make a cute little donation quilt and will live in a pile of quilts just waiting for a home for now.





I was able to find some pieces of my favorite navy sketch fabric (I purchased from Connecting Threads) to piece together and make a backing.  The seams don't show at all in this print so I was able to use almost everything I had.  I quilted it with my go-to swirl pattern in a soft mint green thread.

I am still working on a few more orphan block quilts.  I think there will probably be five total.  If you want to see the first one I made from leftover strip sets, you will find it here.

Have a fun and scrappy weekend!




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Sunday, September 15, 2019

Oh Scrap! : More Orphan Blocks

Speaking of Orphan Blocks, the Orphan Adoption Event is going on so if you want to play with someone's orphaned project, you can maybe adopt some here!



I finished up the last little quilt I made from some orphan blocks and will probably share that finish later this week.  So I decided to move onto the next stack of blocks.  I thought this time I would take photos of the process in case you were interested.

This block pull started with the orphaned hexagon blocks .  To that stack, I added any orphans that were orange.



My piecing process is very visual so I always work on a design wall.  I started by putting the five blocks up in this configuration so I could get started. 



I then just started adding all the blocks up on the wall and started look for a layout that was visually pleasing.  I like to try and use as many blocks as I can in the beginning.



I decided I just didn't like the blocks with a lot of turquoise and replaced the center block with a pinwheel on point.



I dug around in my stash and found an orange sketch fabric that would work for a background.  I wanted to pull the white in the border blocks into the body of the quilt to add cohesiveness, so I framed the pinwheel.  This also helped me enlarge that block so I could piece all the blocks on point.  I just had to add flip corners to the appropriate edges of the hexagon blocks.



Then the center area was sewn and I could really see the quilt coming together.  I sewed some white and green strips to the border units to make them the same length as the center.



I then dug around in my spare parts and scraps so I could make three more pinwheels for the corners.  I focused on green and browns to add more cohesion.



Then it was just a matter of adding some thin white sashing around all the components.
The top measures at just over a yard square so I just need to find a width of fabric that is about 1.25 yards long for the backing.
  I think orphan blocks from at least 4 different projects went into this piece.

I should be able to get it on my longarm frame soon so a finished post will be forthcoming!


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  • 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.
  • If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
  • If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
  • This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
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