Oh Scrap! : Covered In Love Blocks

Happy Mother's Day!

Lots of beautiful blocks are starting to arrive for me to make into quilts for Kat's Covered In Love quilt block drive for May/June.  It has been so fun to see the bright fabrics other quilters have in their scrap bin.

It takes 35 blocks to make a quilt top so when I reached receiving that many by Saturday, I quickly tossed them up on one of my design walls.

I love how the little white strips on the sides make instant sashing!

No rhyme or reason to placement here.  I just wanted to see what I had and count the blocks of each color.

A quick shuffle in placement and I had a diagonal color placement layout all ready to sew up into a quilt top.  I might make a yellow block to replace that bottom right orange block and use that orange one to start the next quilt.  I am sure I have some yellow scraps somewhere!

 Are you curious where these blocks came from?  I decided to test my US geography skills and color in the states I receive blocks from.... This exercise quickly identified I need to go back to grade school!  Thank goodness for Google  :)

 I know more blocks should be headed my way so there will be more block layouts to share.  If you want to contribute, you can read more about the organization and making the blocks here.

Thanks so much!

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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! : Covered in Love

Last month I spied this Scrap-A-Palooza quilt and just had to share it.  Kat over at Kat & Cat quilts made it using her scrappy strings.

Did you know Kat makes quilts for the hospital she works at?  Her organization is Covered in Love and there are lots of ways for you to help her make quilts.  Check out her blog for more information!

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Now it is time to share your scrap projects, 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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Another Scrap Finish

Quilts sure go together so quickly when you don't have to do a bunch of cutting!

It wasn't that long ago that I grabbed this bag of batik fabric strips I saved from a project I abandoned.  I knew they would be perfect for one of my Scrap-A-Palooza quilts.

I have been wanting to go back and revisit the color block string quilt I made back in  March of 2014.  This time I wanted to place colors so they looked like they were woven into the quilt.

 I don't have a lot of batik fabric in my stash nowadays, so I did have to raid a friends stash for a few red and pinks.  But I was able to find enough to get the look I wanted.

And thankfully the only batik I had that was big enough for a backing looks great with the top.

This quilt is one of the donation quilts I made for the Hands2Help donation quilt drive at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  This one will be going to Happy Chemo. 

And there have been a few finishes of this design by others that I don't think I featured once they were completed.








Vicki over at Vicki's Crafts used her green strings and finished up this lovely quilt in January.

She calls it String Beans!



What I great idea to use all one color.

And I don't think I ever shared Alycia's final finish on the one she finished back in June.  I love the rows of color!

This is a great pattern for quickly sewing up those string scraps.  There are a number of layout options.  If you are looking for some ideas for your scraps, don't forget to check out the Scrap-A-Palooza gallery.  You will find lots of ideas there!

                                                                                                  This quilt was on my list of second quarter finishing goals.   A big thanks to the group of bloggers hosting this event this year. 

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Oh Scrap! : The Caffeinated Quilter

I had originally planned to share my method for piecing batting scraps today but as I was reading through blogs yesterday I squealed with delight when I saw a quilt inspired by one of my Scrap-A-Palooza quilts.  I knew I had to share it with you.

Isn't this just the happiest quilt!  It was made by Emily over at The Caffeinated Quilter. It was inspired by my third Scrap-A-Palooza quilt.  You will want to hop over and read more about her quilt.  She did a beautiful job quilting it!

And you can see this quilt in person if you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area  Emily will have it with her at a craft fair charity booth next weekend.  If you get a chance to go, I hope you say “hi!” from me.  Here’s a link to the show with more information. 

And don't worry, I will still share my technique for piecing batting - it just got moved to early May.  I know we all have batting scraps!

So what have you been up to?  Now it is time to share what scrappy projects you have made!

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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More Scrap Finishes

I thought today I would take the opportunity to share a few more Scrap-A-Palooza finishes.  All of these beautiful quilts have been made using one of the previous month's patterns. Many of you have expressed you really enjoy seeing the different quilts made from the same patterns and I didn't want you to miss out on these!

Sandra over at Musings of a Menopausal Melon made this lovely woven picnic quilt using the pattern we played with in April. You can read more about it and check out her beautiful photos here. 











Alycia at Alycia Quilts quilted up this wonderful quilt she made using the pattern we played with in March.

Check out the fun quilting she put on it and the promotion she is running on quilting until the end of June.

And Sandra also collected up some of her christmas scraps and made this festive quilt for her adorable grandson.  She used the pattern from February for her inspiration.

To see all the quilts from the Scrap-A-Palooza series, you can check them out on the gallery page.  I am continually amazed at the beautiful quilts that my readers make from thier scraps and I hope you find inspiration in them to sew up your own.

I know many of you have already seen the fabric giveaway I am sponsoring to show my appreciation to my readers, but I also want to share my gratitude to those that have made their own Scrap-A-Palooza quilts.  So Raye, Diann, Julie, Joanie, Jenny, Barb, Sandra, Alycia and Candy I put your names in my cute little Fiesta pitcher and...

while it is hard to read because I wrote in pencil, Alycia is going to get a little gift in the mail!

As soon as I saw Alycia's name, I knew exactly what I was going to send to her.  I pulled some red and blue fabrics from my coveted Robert Kaufman Quilter's Linen collection and a  fun stripe from Red Rooster's Quilts of Valor collection. 

As sewing on a binding is not her favorite part of a quilt, she might even be able to use one of these for the binding on the quilt featured above. 

Why Scrap-A-Palooza?  Because Quilting is more fun than Housework!

 

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