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Friday, February 25, 2022

February Placemats

This month, between all of my other projects, I have been working away on my teal and aqua placemats.

I made four darker turquoise. I sure had a lot of odd triangles in this color that I just incorporated in with all the strings and such.

I also made four in some lighter aqua shades. The top right is one I made with some orphan bits I already had on hand.

Once I finished all the placemats in this month's RSC color, I decided to pull a bunch of scraps from my overflowing brown bin. I have already finished two!

The stack is growing quickly. I already have over 60 completed.

Next time I will need to photograph next to a ruler.

I always get asked the same questions. I trim these mats to 11 x 15". My plan is to donate all of these to Meals on Wheels in November so they can get handed out with one of the holiday meals.

I love that each one has their own character!

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Future Small Donation Quilts

One of my frequent quilt buyers contacted me and asked me if I could make some smaller quilts that she could buy to donate. In this situation, I always try to keep the costs down as much as I can and use simple and quick patterns.

Of course I thought of my Wiggle Time pattern. It is a quick sew and uses just 5 fat quarters. I recently snagged two fat quarters of this fun balloon fabric from a friend and added in three more brights.

Some navy blue Kona and I am all set for the first one!

My plans are to "kit" up quite a few more fat quarter stacks. That way I can sew them up when I get the time. I will try and share as I get them coordinated.

I still love this blue version I made for the cover of my pattern. I have found some of the pink and gray version of the animal print in the center so I can't wait to complete a "girl" version.

Off to sew!

(BTW - I was just notified by my distributor that RK is raising prices for Kona cottons in March. If you need some for your stash, you might want to stock up soon if you can!)

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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Oh Scrap! : RSC Blocks

I finally found some time to sew some of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks for the month.

I finished up my pretty Scrap Mixology Bloom blocks in aqua/teal.

I love each and every one of these blocks I make!

I made a total of four in some darker teal scraps. And four more in slightly lighter shades of aqua.

They are now up on my design wall with the red blocks from January. I am looking forward to seeing this one come together!

I don't have to make any of my Scrap Mixology Chaser blocks in February because the test blocks I made for this quilt at the end of last year were in shades of turquoise. Here are how the red, orange and aqua ones look all together.

I still have a couple more RSC blocks to finish before the end of February. Hopefully I will have them done by next Sunday - I hate falling behind!

Happy Sunday!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. 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.
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, February 18, 2022

Trash to Treasure

If you have followed this blog for any amount of time, you know I love to turn trash into treasure.

And I have a real winner to share with you today!

When I was recently digging through my spare parts and orphan blocks, I came across a bunch of these leftover strip sets. They were 2.5" strips of solids that were cut up into triangles. These are the ends that are leftover.

I sewed a bunch of them together to form a block and then squared them all up to 6".

I then sashed and framed them in a dark blue Quilter's linen. I love this fabric for backgrounds!

I love, love, love how this one turned out!

I put a bright blue herringbone print on the back and quilted it with a navy-blue thread in a square meander.

There is a slight secondary pattern that shows itself in places. I think it has to do with how the lights/darks randomly land.

I used up all of the triangles I had and ended up with a 36" by 42" little treasure.

So many quilters toss these little bits but they can sure make some adorable little projects!

(This sweet little quilt is going in my Etsy shop. It could be yours.)

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The backing for this quilt (along with so many of my quilts) are purchased through Connecting Threads. I love buying from their clearance section!

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Oh Scrap!: The Letter I

How much scrap quilting did I accomplish last week?

This is it...Just the paper pieced letter I for my business name banner.

I did sew quite a bit this week but it was on projects that I will share probably later this week. Hopefully this week I will get my RSC blocks all cut out so I can finish them up. The end of the month seems to be coming up fast!

I hope you were able to make more progress than I on your scrappy projects.

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. 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.
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.
Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do!

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Orphans into Placemats

I have been continuing to make placemats for my yearlong project. I have been busily sewing turquoise crumbs this month. But I also pulled a bunch of orphan blocks to turn into some too.

I had a bunch of gray and red strip sets to make these large checkerboards.

A lone star block that made for a quick finish.

Some super old majestic mountain blocks that were perfect for this project. These orphaned blocks would probably never find another home.

And then some pink flower blocks.

I think there are two more made from orphan blocks but they are lost in a pile of batting pieces. Once they are found, I will get them quilted up and bound too.

I added these eight to the growing stack. I think this will bring the total up to 35. I am anticipating about 8 turquoise ones for this month's RSC. If I keep at this pace, by the end of the year, the stack is going to be taller than me!

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

February's UFO Challenge

It has been determined that this year is the year I am finishing some of my UFOs. One of my friends agrees with me and has challenged me to see who can finish the most. We are taking turns drawing numbers and each of us are working on each project. Last month's project was finished last week. This month is going to be a bit more challenging for me.

I have five of these Basketweave blocks that I started making in 2014.

And I also have 6 completed (and a few more started) of these applique blocks.

I was initially going to combine the two UFOs into one and make something like this.

I am now rethinking these and might make them back into two projects. Yikes!

The month is already well on its way so I need to come up with a plan quick. Later this week, I am sewing with my UFO buddy so I can get her input.

Either way, it is sure going to be a challenge to strike this one off my list!

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Sunday, February 6, 2022

Oh Scrap! : More Orphans

I am sure many of you realized that as I dug through my orphan blocks for my placemat project, I would get distracted and start some new projects. Not only did I put some blocks onto my design wall (that I shared last week), but I also pulled some blocks to start a fun little baby quilt.

Tucked away in a scrap bag I was gifted were some solid strip sets and triangles like the ones above. I cut the strip sets into as many triangles as I could make. They appear to be leftovers from a couple projects so they aren't a perfect match. But I think I can do something with them.

My plan is to sew them up into various combinations and make blocks like the one above. I will them trim them down to 6" square. Then I think I will pull a black Kona slid and add some sashing and a border. I should have enough to make a baby quilt!

I have a few sew days scheduled in the weeks ahead so this will be one of the projects I plan on working on. I should be able to finish the whole quilt top easily in an afternoon!

I am curious - Do you save your spare parts and orphan blocks?

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. 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.
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.
Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do!

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