Friday, March 8, 2019

Cleaning out the UFOs

I feel like I am making great progress finishing up my list of UFOs.  Right now, I have them worked down to just 16!  That sounds like a lot but I will always be one of those quilters that always has a lot of projects on the go.  My goal is to get the list down to about 12.



I think I started the blocks for this quilt back in early 2017.  I had a bunch of vegetable fabric I had started making an apron out of in about 2014.  I failed miserably at the apron and stuffed the whole project deep into a cupboard.  I decided to play around with the fabric and turn it into an improv scrappy quilt.


All of the blocks have a fussy cut vegetable in the center and each scrap is completed in improv style using scraps.



It was fun playing with each individual block.  I tried my best to weave in more of the vegetable fabric to use it up.



My favorite block is probably the one with the fan-dancing carrot in it.



I used the background fabric as I constructed the blocks, which makes it look like fabrics are floating in the background.



On the back, I used a fun green print I had purchased at Connecting Threads.  I was hoping it was one of the ones on sale as I have used up everything I had.  
But it looks like they no longer have it in stock.

And I should note that the completion of this quilt was my February APQ UFO Challenge quilt.
I met my goal but I just didn't have any internet access to write about it.

That means I have already finished up two UFOs this year.  THAT makes me so very happy!





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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

March UFO Challenge

With a new month comes a new UFO project to work on.  The APQ project for March is number 8 - which is an easy one!




This scrappy zig zag quilt is the chosen quilt to finish this month.  Even though this project is one of my RSC quilts for this year, I went ahead and placed it on my list because I knew I needed to go in and backfill some colors and I didn't really want to wait for them to be called in 2019.

Now this means I get to start something new for a Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilt!




I do have a list of the colors needed for the final blocks.  I have started out with prepping up a gray one while the gray scrap bin was out.

These blocks are so easy to sew, I am pretty confident I will meet my goal!




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Green Fabric Sale


Oh, and if you are in need of some green fabric (which just happens to be the RSC color for March), Connecting Threads has a bunch of great ones on sale right now.

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Oh Scrap! : A Tiny Bit of Progress

Actually, "Oh Crap!" would explain my week best.
Our area was hit by a big snow storm last Sunday night and I had no power for 5 days.  
So not much sewing for me!




Once it was restored, I did work a bit on my scrappy gray 16 patches.  I need just 12 more blocks.



Prepping the squares and laying them out on design boards was something I could do without electricity so I have lots prepped and waiting to be sewn.

Now it is time to share what you have been doing 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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