Look What I Finally Finished

 I don't often have much time to sew quilts for myself anymore.  But I did finish one recently that I am in love with.

Remember these improv blocks I was making?

I finally set them on point and made this lovely quilt.  

I did some fun, simple quilting on it.  Played around with thread color for some fun effects.

I want to make another one in hot colors now.  I certainly have enough solid scraps to make one (actually more than one)!

My initial plan was for this to be a Compassion Quilt.  But now that it is finished, I am thinking I might work it into my trunkshow and donate the one I am replacing to Compassion Quilts.  I need to look at the quilts I have and where this one fits into my presentation.  

Right now I am trying to limit the number of quilts I keep.  Eventually quite a number of the quilts around here are going to get donated!

Yeesh!  How many quilts does one need - I only use three of them.

This second quilt is not one I made, but I did give some of my fabric strips to one of my sewing elves and this is what she came up with.  It is certainly bright and happy!

I had a gray and white flannel I have been wanting to use.  I decided it would work on this one.  This quilt really didn't need any more color on the back.

Next week I will be getting back to sharing the Happy Block quilts.  And maybe even a few quilts that the tops were made by others.  I have been very busy lately!

Hope all of you have a great weekend!

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Oh Scrap! : Forward Progress

 I didn't pull anything out of my scrap bins this week but I did get out my scrappy improv blocks and start putting together the top.  That is forward progress!

I knew months ago I wanted to put these blocks on point.  My hesitation was whether I wanted sashing or not.  I finally decided this weekend I wanted to just squish these blocks all together.  I almost finished sewing the rows on Saturday.  Hopefully by the end of the week it will be all sewn together.

I should make one in warm colors - I certainly have enough solid scraps to do so!

Looking forward to seeing how you used your scraps this week.

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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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Oh Scrap! : More Improv

 I feel like I accomplished something this week!

I finished up the last 5 blocks I need for my Improv project.  

Here are all 25 blocks.  I need to settle on a background fabric, and I can start planning a layout.  The blocks are 8.5" square.

These scrappy blocks didn't make a big dent in my scraps but I can at least get the bin back on the shelf.

Hopefully this next week I will be able to get out my red scraps and finish up some RSC blocks.

Now it is time for you to share what scrappy projects you worked on this week!

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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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Oh Scrap! : Purple

 Even though I am mostly sewing together Compassion Quilt blocks, I still found the time to sew up 5 purple improv blocks this week.

I love how these blocks turned out.  My purple scraps have so much contrast!

Now I just need to sew up five blue/purple blocks and I will have a total of 25 blocks.  If I put the blocks on-point, that should be enough for a quilt.

I am looking forward to seeing what you have made with your scraps!

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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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Oh Scrap! : A Few More Solid Blocks

 Not a lot of scrap sewing this week.

But I did finish 6 more improv blocks.  I now have a total of fifteen 8.5" square blocks completed.  Not sure where I am going with this project - right now I am just sewing up scraps!

Do you need a plan for your blocks when you start a project or do you wait to see where the project will lead you?  I rarely know what the finished quilt will look like when I start a project.

Hope I am not the only one that quilts that way :)

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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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Oh Scrap! : Playing With Solids

 Whaa should a girl do when she already has too much on her plate?

Start another project!

I am swimming in solid scraps right now.  In fact, months ago, I started pulling solid scraps from my scrap bins to put into their own separate bag so my scraps aren't quite so overflowing!

I decided to start some new improv blocks using some of them.  I am actually using them as a leader/ender project.  They are 8.5" square.

Not sure how many blocks I will make.  I am working on more blue ones right now and I think I am going to move on to purple then.

Why not :)

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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.
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Churn, Churn, Churn

 I finally get to share my project from Kelly Young's (My Quilt Infatuation) second quilting book called Scrappy Improv Quilting.  

When Kelly asked me which project I wanted to make, I had a hard time choosing.  There are so many fun projects in this book!  I received a pre-publication copy and I was so impressed with how lovely this book is.  The instructions are easy to understand and the photography and book layout are wonderful.  

As a scrappy quilter, I was so pleased to see that this book is filled with some fun ways to use up those bits every quilter has.  And if you have never done Improv before, Kelly makes the process super easy to be successful.

Here is the mini I completed.  It is called Churn, Churn, Churn.  The little quilt that Kelly made was done in three shades of pink - but I decided to make mine in three different colors.  

I am so pleased with it!

My plan is to hang it in my sewing room once I get a chance to reorganize all the existing minis in there.  I really love how colorful it turned out.

Kelly (My Quilt Infatuation) has been sharing each mini she made from her book over on her blog.  I highly suggest you go check it out - each of them are so pretty.

The Scrappy Improv Quilting Blog Tour has been going on since September.  If you want to see some of the other projects that have been shared, please visit the below blogs.

 Summer Blossom- Lori @ Crossquilt

 Up, Up, and Away- Sandra @ mmm...quilts!

Flutter- Rose @ Something Rosemade

Botanics- Diann @ Little Penguin Quilts

Face the Sun- Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts

Full Spectrum- Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal

Prismatic- Anja @ Anja Quilts

Downpour- Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting

Funkytown- Vasudha @ Storied Quilts

Cherub Wings- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty

Chapel Window- Kris @ Sew Sunshine

Winter Frost- Leanne @ Devoted Quilter

Heartstruck- Rebecca Grace @ Rebecca Grace Quilting

Star Spangled- Christine @ Triangles & Squares

Birds of a Feather- Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts  

Fall Foliage- Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

The Scrappy Improv Quilting Blog Tour future Schedule

Today  Ornamental- Gail @ Quilting Gail

             Churn, Churn, Churn- Cynthia @ Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

10/13-  Sunset Crossing- Kate @ Katie Mae Quilts

              Positivity- Sarah @ Sarah Goer Quilts

10/18-  All Dressed Up- Linda @ Flourishing Palms

              Shockwave- Anne-Marie @ Stories From the Sewing Room

10/20-  Sweet Bee (a bonus thank-you pattern), Finishing, and Wrap-Up 

Signed copies of Scrappy Improv Quilting are available in Kelly's Etsy Shop.  

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The First Finish of the Year

 I decided in early December, that I was going to take the last few of weeks of the month "off".  I was ready to call an end to the year.  So that meant I was able to spend quite a bit of time on my own projects.

So I am pleased to say, I already have a finish to share!

I think I shared the improv blocks I was making from some Kaffe Fassett scraps I had.  Each block started with a red square with blue, green and purple scraps added.

I had divided my Kaffe scraps up into cool and warm colors.  I started the warm quilt first but this quilt somehow muscled ahead.

I dug through my solids to see what I could find to work with the blocks and decided to use a total of three shades of a dark pink.  I was hoping it would accentuate the red square in each block  (and use up some of my solids.)

I used the darkest shade of pink on the binding.  Whenever you have isolated background areas, it is always nice when you can use slightly different fabrics.  This way you don't need a big cut of fabric.  I think the largest cut I had was 1 yard.

For the back, I used some fabrics I already had in my stash.  The millefiori fabric runs down the center and I put some of the cabbage fabrics along both outer edges.

The pink fabric was pretty strong but I thought if I used a blue thread, it would break up that pink a bit.  I quilted in a cog looking swirl and really like how it filled in the open areas.

I think it looks pretty good for a bunch of scraps!

It has a lot of color and some fabulous fabrics.  It is going to be nice to pull out on a dark day.

I still had quite a few scraps left over so they went back into my bin.  I was hoping between the two quilts I started that I could eliminate the bin but I am going to keep these scraps separate for a bit longer.  There are going to be more Kaffe Fassett quilts in my future I guess!

Happy Friday Everyone!

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