scrap busting

A Four-Patch in a Square Scrap Quilt - Part 2 from Red Pepper Quilts

A Finished Quilt

A Four-Patch in a Square Quilt © Red Pepper Quilts 2021

At last an update! I finished this quilt late last year however the process of taking photos has eluded me until very recently. A week or two ago I got my dusty camera out and photographed the four quilts that I have made - or at least finished - so far this year. It's then taken longer still to edit and upload photos but here we are today with a blog post!

This quilt was inspired by a vintage quilt. It is a simple four-patch set in a square and the perfect scrap buster project as you only ...

added by Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge 2 years, 11 months ago. under 2021 finished quilts , patchwork , scrap busting , scrap quilt

A Four-Patch in a Square Scrap Quilt - Part 1 from Red Pepper Quilts

Work in Progress

Four Patch in a Square Scrap Quilt © Red Pepper Quilts 2020

The last few months have been hard, really hard. Our family has suffered losses (not covid related) which have left us with in deep shock and aching hearts, all made more difficult by a hard lockdown due to the pandemic. Although our lockdown has indeed come at great expense and many sacrifices we have eased out of isolation to find ourselves in an enviable position with currently no active covid cases in our state!

During this period I have aimlessly dithered around my cutting table and sewing machine. I have started several quilt projects but failed to ...

added by Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge 3 years, 4 months ago. under 2020 work in progress , scrap busting , scrap quilt

The finished Scrappy Cross Quilt from Red Pepper Quilts

Scrappy Cross Quilt - Tutorial Available - © Red Pepper Quilts 2020

My Scrappy Cross Quilt is finally finished. It's taken several weeks to get around to stitching down the binding, and longer still to take photos. For the last decade or so I have worked almost exclusively on one project/quilt at a time. It's just how things rolled. But over the last 12 months I've added more and more projects to my steadily growing selection of works in progress, and whilst all that is good and well, I have knuckled down and I am keeping myself occupied by completing those quilt tops, basting, quilting and binding. Done ...

added by Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge 3 years, 8 months ago. under 2020 finished quilts , easy quilt , scrap busting , squares , tutorial

Scrappy Cross Quilt and Tutorial from Red Pepper Quilts

Work in Progress

Scrappy Cross Quilt and Tutorial | © Red Pepper Quilts 2020

My first machine pieced quilt for the year! It's been so long since I switched on the trusty Juki but having plenty of home time and a significant fabric stash meant there was no excuse for lounging around. Although I did plenty of that too.

Scrap quilts are my favorite, especially simple designs pieced from small patches of fabric. I have a shoe box full of 2 inch squares that I add to regularly. Whenever I cut fabric for a quilt and have a small scrap of fabric leftover, I cut that piece into 2 inch ...

added by Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge 3 years, 10 months ago. under 2020 work in progress , easy quilt , scrap busting , squares , tutorial

Scrap Busting 9-16 from Quilt Routes

While I attempt to get myself organized after the Festival of Quilts, and try to enjoy what is left of the summer, here are a few more of my scrap busting landscapes. These have all been done with the feed dogs up. Although the photos don't show it acurately they are all the same size of roughly 5 in square.

As well as doing these I am thinking about new projects, taking some online art classes to get the creative juices flowing and preparing for upcoming classes.

Until next time...

added by Deborah OHare 4 years, 8 months ago. under landscape quilting , landscapes , scrap busting

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