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Sunday, July 30, 2017

Oh Scrap! : Improv Stripes

I continue to attempt to use up a large majority of the black and white scraps I have accumulated over the years. It seems the many Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts I have made so far have not done the trick. So when I saw the Improv Stripes QAL starting next week over at A Quilter's Table, I knew I wanted to join in.

I love royal blue with black/white so I pulled this lovely stack out of my folded scrap area. I was getting all excited and made the mistake of opening another drawer....

Next thing I knew, some red and yellow were thrown into the mix. Not sure how (or if) I will use all these colors but it will be fun to see where this quilt leads.

Of course, I also started pulling all my loose scraps from my color scrap bins. As usual, I have FAR more fabric pulled than I need. But I definitely see a lovely scrap quilt hiding in there!

Debbie will be starting her Improv Stripes QAL on Monday July 31st so there is still time to jump on board. This one will be a great scrap buster! Will you be joining in?

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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!

So if you love scrappy projects, feel free to grab my button for your sidebar or posts and get ready to share all your wonderful projects from scraps. And if you have a great idea for using scraps and would like to be featured, feel free to contact me!

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Linking Up:

Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)
Small Quilts and Doll Quilts (Design Wall Monday)
Cooking Up Quilts (Main Crush Mondays)
Em's ScrapBag (Moving it Forward)
So Scrappy (RSC17)

Friday, July 28, 2017

Christmas in July - A Moose for Christmas Giveaway

Today we are celebrating Christmas in July!

Benartex recently contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in participating in their Christmas in July blog hop. I quickly chose the whimsical

A Moose for Christmas collection by Cheryl Haynes.

I received the fat quarter bundle which also includes a panel filled with lots of great designs to inspire various projects. I love the warm colors and the lodge feel to these prints.

I instantly thought of my sister and her country home. She loves to decorate for the holidays so I made her a new pillow cover for the 16 x 38" pillow she keeps on a bench in her entry way.

I loved the moose panel and used it as the central design. Then it was just a matter of adding in pieces of all the great prints to fill the body of the pillow. I decided to add a scrappy flange to give the pillow an added detail. I know she is going to love it!

If you would like a chance at winning your own fat quarter bundle of A Moose for Christmas collection by Cheryl Haynes, leave a comment on my blog telling me how you like to decorate for the holidays. Do you go all out (like my sister) or are you a "Bah Humbug" (like me)? Or do you find yourself somewhere in between...

I will be randomly choosing a winner Sunday the 30th after 5 pm PST. The bundle will be coming directly from Benartex and is only open to US residents.

For more chances to see some of the other lovely Christmas collections being featured by Benartex, you can visit their Sew in Love website.

Or check out the other projects on the Christmas in July Blog Hop.

Christmas in July Blog Hop

Wednesday: Mulberry Lane Placemats by Lisa Ruble

Thursday: Nordic Holiday Star Quilt by Debby Kratovil

Friday: A Moose for Christmas Pillow by Cynthia Brunz (That's Me!)

Saturday: Winter Story Wall Hanging by Benartex blog design team

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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Oh Scrap! : New RSC Block

I haven't had too much time this weekend to sew but I did decide on a new Rainbow Scrap Challenge block and sewed up a couple to see if I like them.

Yep...cute little bowtie blocks!

I thought for these blocks, I would use some of my Kaffe Fassett and my low volume scraps. I decided because I tend to have larger chunks in these scrap bins that I would go ahead and make some nice sized 8" blocks.

I am not sure how many blocks I will make each month. All of these prints have so many colors in them, at times it will be difficult to know what month the block was done. And just like the "scales" above (from Kaffe's Gone Fishing print), I can fussy cut colors out of his large prints to get the colors I am after.

I hope you found some time to sew your scraps. Please share what you made below!

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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!