On my Design Wall

 I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with all of the projects I have going on right now.  So I am trying to finish a few quilt tops.

Remember these orphan blocks I received from a friend?

I have sewed, trimmed and added some gray sashing to the blocks. 

 

I ended up with enough blocks to create 5 rows. At first I tried a random color placement but found I liked this grouped placement best.

When it came time to add the horizontal sashing, I wanted to add a bit more color.  I found a pink fabric for some corner stones but knew a square at each intersection would be too much.  So I thought I would stagger them like above.  I like it!  I will continue the sashing to the outer border.

This is certainly not your standard Halloween quilt.  

But I still think it is a whole lot of fun!

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Oh Scrap! : Not Much to Share

 Springtime keeps teasing us here in the PNW so I find myself wanting to be outside whenever the sun is out.  Lots of cleanup to do so all the gardens are ready to plant soon.

I did get my green scraps out and started cutting for all my RSC blocks.  I finished sewing two of my postage stamp blocks and one of my Well Suited blocks.  The tiny pinwheel is made with the bonus triangles from the flying geese - gotta use every last bit!

Most of my sewing time lately is spent sewing all the Covered in Love blocks together.  I have quilted the second Fiddlesticks and hope to finish the binding this week.  I should be ready to share it in Friday's Finish post.  I have the first of the red/white/blue quilt top loaded up on my machine.  So now I have to quilt it up before I can go on to something else!

So many pretty star blocks!

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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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Connecting Threads has added lots of 108" backing fabrics to their inventory. 

 Some of my favorites are back in stock!

A Log Cabin Finish

 One of my incentives for starting a scrap quilt is that a color bin is so stuffed, I cannot fit it back in its location on the shelf.  Such was the case with my brown scrap bin a few months ago.

So I got to cutting those scraps into 1.5" strips, added some cream colored scraps and made some courthouse steps blocks.

My navy blue scraps were overflowing too so I decided to make a few of these blocks too.

Well, today I am ready to share the finish!

I created a few half blocks in blue to put on the top and bottom of the columns so that I created a staggered layout.  I am really pleased with how it turned out!

Here it is with some of my daffodils.  They are a wonderful sign of spring!

I didn't have any brown backing fabric so I traded with a friend.  She had four yards in her stash she didn't think she would ever use and I gave her a whimsical black and white print that I know she will have lots of opportunity to use.  A win win for both of us!

I am not usually a fan of brown but I do like how this quilt turned out.  Hopefully now that I cleaned out a lot of my brown scraps, I won't have to make another brown quilt for a while.

Enjoy your weekend!

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