Last Sunday I shared some scrappy nine patches made from some low volume scraps.
I have quite a few prints in my scrap bins that have a white background that never seem to have a home. So I decided to come up with a simple design to use some of them up.
One block is a simple nine patch made with all 3.5" squares in a low volume.
This week I sewed some blocks with black/white squares.
Together they look like this.
I tried to use up the scraps I have and when I picked my black and white prints, some I feel had a bit too much white. It would have looked less busy if I hade focused on fabrics that were all dark.
Not perfect but I am not changing it. I still have two rows of blocks to sew and I will try and make them all with dark black squares. When I work on the final layout, I will try and place the light darks around the edge so the middle chains show up more.
Even though it isn't turning out quite like I envisioned it, I still like it for its scrappiness!
So tell me, do you give up on scrap quilts if they aren't quite perfect?
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22 comments:
With those darker squares in every other 9 patch, the chain effect shows up. I like it! Have a great Sunday, Cyndy!
I like what you've got going here, even if it's not exactly what you had in mind. When this happens to me, I take my cue from antique quilts and just keep going! Not "perfect" often means more interesting!
I'm with Sylvia on this one. Not perfect means interesting. When it turns out not quite what I envisioned, I learn. Sometimes I will use that piece for the backing of something scrappy but more interesting. You're blocks play well together. I understand that it's not what you wanted but it is still very beautiful and so scrappy. It's almost an I Spy quilt. Keep going, I say. It will grow on you. ;^)
Better done than perfect is something I am lerning from quilting.
I like your blocks as they are.
I like the black chains. That will be nice; don't give up! That said, I actually have given up on a paper-pieced string quilt because the trim insert pieces are not the same. Sloppy cutting on my part. I may eventually cut them all down and go with a more compact quilt.
Is there such a thing as an imperfect scrap quilt??
I'm with Cathy as I don't think of a scrap quilt as being imperfect! Those black blocks make a striking design and I like how some blocks "fade" a bit. . .I thought that was a design choice!
well I REALLY love your blocks, the black and white together with confetti colors sprinkled in. SO good
I wouldn't change a thing - love the subtleties.
It looks perfect to me! Interesting for certain. We keep learning as we go. For a scrap quilt, this totally works.
I love scrap quilts and they're all perfect in my mind. This one is really pretty. I like the way the darker (black) squares form paths throughout the top.
I never find scrappy quilts imperfect. Yours is just darling. I love it when the chains are varying like that. Good luck with finishing the quilt.
I like the way the chains of black squares punctuate the low-volume patches.
I think the black and white nine patches are going to work out great in the end. It's a fantastic scrap project!
I have a ton of scraps stored in bags and bins. I keep thinking that one day I'm going to organize them somehow and turn them into something useful. Unfortunately, we are between homes and those pieces are in a storage unit. I don't have space right now to dive into them. However, I do get inspiration from your linky party so that one day.... :)
Another great looking scrap quilt!
The black and white together with the low volume blocks look great together, you came up with yet another good idea!
I'm pleased you decided not to change anything with the blacks and whites, they look so good up on your wall!
I LOVE scrappy! I Love 9-patches! what is not to love here? Inspiration!!!!
LOVE this!! I would DEFINITELY keep going, but your solution for darker blocks for the center should work well, too.
I don't think anything needs changing. I like it.
I don't think anything needs changing. I like it.
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