You cannot handle as many quilts as I do and not be continually inspired!
I have been rolling around an idea in my brain - I want to do a sew day where quilters show up with their machines and we make a bunch of blocks and maybe quilt tops for Many Hands and Many Hearts. I have been thinking about this for about a year. Tons of block ideas have been pondered but nothing really got me excited or was easily adaptable for the fabric bits and pieces we have around here.
Until last week...I received the above quilt top from Karen. In fact, she sent two tops but I only quilted this one. While I was quilting it, inspiration hit. I have thought about Happy Blocks previously but now I want to add scrappy four patches like Karen did but I also want to make some very scrappy blocks using 2" wide strips and chunks.
All of these blocks will use up a lot of the bits we have around here. I will be able to use my AccuQuilt fabric cutter for almost all of it and I now have a board that can help me cut and organize the fabric.
I am so excited!
Thanks Karen for the inspiration!
(BTW - Karen also sent the lovely green backing fabric and the fun striped binding!)
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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!
7 comments:
This is a fun quilt. It qualifies for an I Spy. I'm inspired too. Thanks for sharing and bravo to Karen for this great design. ;^)
A group piecing blocks all day should result in blocks for many quilts, sounds like a great idea!
It would be so much fun to come to a sew day for Many Hands and Many Hearts! And your inspiration quilt is cute as can be. I really like how the quilter used so many different kinds of blocks, and lots of fun prints and colors. Someone's going to love this quilt! Have a great Sunday, Cyndy!
Karen definitely has a very fun layout that uses lots of scraps of all sizes. Looking forward to seeing how your quilt day works out.
This is an exciting quilt! Isn't it amazing how often we find inspiration from other quilters? Sharing ideas often sparks new ones, too!
I love sew days. I suppose Indiana is a bit far to help?
What a fun way to make more quilts while using up scraps! I look forward to seeing the photos of the activity when it happens!
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