Oh Scrap! : Zig Zag Scrap-A-Palooza Quilts

One of the things that brightens my day are when I receive emails with quilts I have inspired either through one of my patterns or through the Scrap-A-Palooza series.  Recently I received an email from one of my readers who shared some quilts I just had to share with you!

These beauties were all made using the Scrap-A-Palooza Zig Zag quilt block.

Here is one with a lovely blue background.  And to top it off, all of these quilts were lovingly hand quilted. 

 Here is another one with a pretty green in the background.  It was also shared that these are all being donated to Project Linus.  How sweet is that!

And to mix it up a bit, she made one in this layout too.  Same block, just laid out horizontally.  I love it!

Thanks so much to this quilter and all of you who take the time to share what you make!

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And thanks to all of you who link up your scrappy projects and inspire me each week!

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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Linking Up:

Love Laugh Quilt

Patchwork Times

Cooking Up Quilts

Get Out of my Head!

I confess, it took 3 whole days after declaring I was going to focus only on finishes for me to start a new project.  But in my defense, I really needed to get an idea out of my head.

 Back in 2013, I had purchased a rainbow of chevron fabrics.  I used them as the lining for the denim fabric buckets I sort my scraps into at my cutting table.  Since then, I have had a small stack of these leftover fabrics and have been trying to figure out how to use them.  

(I can even admit to being a bit obsessed about coming up with a clever way to use them.)

I have tried to work them into scrap quilts but I always felt they visually stood out.  Well, over the last few weeks, an idea has been forming in my head, and I just needed to see if it could be translated into a project.

I thought maybe a strip of chevron could be fussy cut and a cute tree could be made....

and look, it worked!

 I decided to just go ahead and make a second one and turn them into a big table runner.  Certainly not traditional holiday colors, but I was just using up some scraps.  They remind me of the really vintage tinsel trees.

Of course, the more traditional green was the only big piece of fabric I had so rather than make a second table runner, I decided now that the idea was out of my head, I would just use it up on the back.


I think these are the medium size chevrons and it worked out perfectly to cut them at 2 1/2" wide.  You just need to cut 1/4" above the points of the chevrons.

A single tree would make a great wallhanging but that will be for someone else to do.  I am happy just knowing it can be done!  Finally, I can sleep at night....

Linking Up:

My Quilt Infatuation

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

TGIFF

Fabric Frenzy Friday

Richard and Tanya Quilts

Crazy Mom Quilts
Sew can she

Scrap-A-Palooza! Quilt #18 Part Three

I have been making slow but steady progress on my Scrap-A-Palooza Sampler quilt.

I had a total of 5 blocks finished when I shared it last.  I have now been focusing on filling the four spaces in the corners.   And because I want to play with color on this project, I search my scraps for some really pretty teals!

This was the first block I finished.  I wanted all four of these blocks to be visually "fat" so they balanced really nicely with the previous "thin" chain blocks I had made.  I also wanted each block to darken in color as it worked out from the center.

To change the size of the center block, I decided on this block next.  I think this block is probably one of my favorites.

I made the third block just by changing the half square triangles in the corners into squares.  It was nice finding a home for some of my batik scraps.

I ended up making three more blocks until I arrived at this churn dash variation.  By the end of the night, I was a bit frazzled - probably why the block is so cockeyed.  Incorrect math, bad fabric choices and poor workmanship plagued my other attempts at this fourth block.  It is still probably my least favorite but my teal scraps were coming scarce and I was getting tired!

 Here is what they look like all together.  I really liked it so I decided to just go ahead and sew it together into one piece.  With all the corner pieces all different sizes, I knew I was going to have to add some sashing.  I decided on a thin 1" wide strip with chartreuse solid corner stones.

 Now that is is all sewn together, I can bring it out of my cave-like sewing room and get a better photo.  

Now it is time to start planning the next set of blocks.  I am thinking more chain (like) blocks that fade from blue to purple.....What do you think?

Linking Up:

 

Freemotion by the River

Blossom Heart Quilts

QuiltStory

Sew Fresh Quilts
Freshly Pieced  

My Quilt Infatuation