scraps

Scrappy Saturday from Urban Quilter

20 assorted greens

I am making progress with the greens for January in the RSC24. I selected a bunch of greens from my scrap basket and have cut and kit-ed them for the blocks in the Evergreen quilt. I selected 20 fabrics from my stash, but only cut a dozen. If I finish 12 blocks and the quilt doesn't seem big enough I will make up some more blocks.

One block done!

There are a LOT of half-square-triangles in this quilt, which is not my favorite thing to sew, but if I do them in small groups it shouldn ...

added by Mary R. 3 months ago. under ongoing projects , rsc24 , scraps

RSC 2024 Week 3 - Green for January from Grandma's Red Needle

RSC - RAINBOW SCRAP CHALLENGE 2024 - hosted by Angela over at

superscrappy.blogspot.com

I had sew much fun doing the RSC last year. I'm participating this year too. The first color of the year - January - is GREEN.

I used up most of my greens last year, making 'Gerdrik's Quilt'.

For this year's challenge, I have chosen a couple of blocks to make in each month's color. I have a lot of cut squares in different sizes. This box contains 3" squares, sorted on colors.

There are some blocks I've always wanted to do and one ...

added by Astrid 3 months ago. under rsc2024 , rscgreen , scraps

Taking Shape from Wedding Dress Blue

The 100 Mad Dash blocks are finally assembled. Now, sashing. I am adding mostly white sashing to 50 of them, and mostly black sashing to the other 50.

Things are starting to shape up…

added by weddingdressblue 3 months, 1 week ago. under churn dash , quilt , quilting , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , work in progress (Comments)

WIP - 1/10/2024 from Urban Quilter

Here is what is in progress this week:

I finished the assembly of the last section on my blue Irish chain quilt and washed the backing fabric. I need to find batting and then baste the sections for quilting.
I did the applique on the 2nd block in my Jacobean quilt and finished the tracing for the 3rd block. I need to prep the applique pieces and then I can get back to doing the hand applique. It is a nice project to do during my breaks at the office.
I started a new project this week -- a scrappy green ...

added by Mary R. 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under ongoing projects , scraps , wip wednesday

Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2024 - January from Urban Quilter

Evergreen (Annette Plog, designer)

Hosted at SewScrappy, RSC24 encourages quilters to use their scraps one color at a time. Each month a new color is chosen to focus on that month. I'm not sure I will get to this every month, but I am going to jump in and see if I can fit this challenge into my sewing.

I have a ton of scraps, already sorted by color, and have been focusing on trying to use up what I have as much as possible.

The color for January is "dark and bright green." There was a quilt called ...

added by Mary R. 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under designers , rsc24 , scraps

Second Chances Quilt: For Quick De-stashing, Just Add Sashing from Wedding Dress Blue

There were 21 blocks in the bag. The construction technique is one I am not familiar with, so making more wasn’t really an option, but 20 blocks was enough to make a baby quilt.

A quick trim squared them up to 7″.

The blocks are interesting, but not enough on their own. What was needed was sashing, something dramatic, to complete them.

I settled on 2-1/2″ sashing with coordinating colors in the cornerstones.

And matching binding.

Look around your sewing space and see if you have a bag of possibilities. Sashing might be just the thing you need ...

added by weddingdressblue 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under #secondchancequilts , baby quilt , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , second chance quilts (Comments)

WIP #3: What Really Happened from Wedding Dress Blue

Well, it turns out that….

I didn’t really make 324 blocks, I made 274.
That is a dumb number of blocks because it doesn’t make a logical number of rows.
I did it because I was running out of background fabric. And, I don’t know for sure what “white” it was and couldn’t match it. (NOTE TO SELF–mark the selvedge of “white” fabrics with color name and manufacturer.)

SO…

I made 14 more 4″ blocks.
The layout is now 8×9 4-patch (sets of four/8″) blocks
The top finishes at 64″ x 72″.
Total ...

added by weddingdressblue 3 months, 4 weeks ago. under jewel box quilt , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , solids quilt , work in progress (Comments)

Make That THREE WIPs from Wedding Dress Blue

When I said that I had two WIPs (Works in Progress), I had sort of pushed one out of my mind: The Jewel Box Quilt.

I started this project in March of 2022, making 4″ blocks based on 1-1/2″ squares. All solids with a single white background fabric. By June of 2023 I had 324.

And that is where I got stuck. The thought of laying out 324 blocks…

But, Monday I had a brainstorm! I could sew them into 4-patches, changing 324 blocks into 81 blocks. That doesn’t seem nearly so daunting. Now, I am back in ...

added by weddingdressblue 4 months, 1 week ago. under jewel box quilt , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , solids quilt , work in progress (Comments)

Current WIPs from Wedding Dress Blue

I haven’t had many finishes lately, partly because I have been busy with the rest of life. But, partly, too, because I have two WIPs (Works in Progress) that can feel like the song that never ends.

The first is a 1-1/2″ version of Film at Five, one of my most popular quilt patterns. The original is based on 2-1/2″ squares and takes 25 blocks to make a nice size quilt. This one will take 100 blocks. I have finished nearly 60.

The second also will need 100 blocks, Mad Dash blocks. I have 63 currently complete ...

added by weddingdressblue 4 months, 1 week ago. under film at five , mad dash quilt , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , work in progress (Comments)

This and That - In the Heat of Summer from Grandma's Red Needle

We are at the heat of summer and it is HOT, HOT, HOT!

Compared to other places in the world, I should not complain about +31C / 87.8F! 66% humidity is actually dry here in QB! It's comfortable inside, not too hot without A/C, until the afternoon the rooms facing west start heating up, although trees are shading.

In spite of the heat; it will be Christmas this year too! We've had an artificial tree for about 10 years. Last year we didn't put up the tree. With three one y/o kitties!!! Read: most probably ...

added by Astrid 4 months, 1 week ago. under christmas , coasters , custom orders , scraps

When daily life becomes clutter! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I'm a stress eater, and if I had had an Advent Calendar with candy in it -- well, it would have been Christmas Eve by 1 PM yesterday!

It wasn't seriously bad, but it involved scammers, and I'm sick and tired of scammers. I'll let you know the details later. No money (per se) was handed over, so I'm okay. But I'm just tired of all that.

I can see why people with mental health issues or even physical issues are taught coping mechanisms. I needed a coping mechanism to get me back on track ...

added by Elaine 4 months, 1 week ago. under cabin in the woods , decluttering , murphy , scraps

Nothing on the Design Wall from Life In Pieces

I spent a lot of time in the sewing room over the weekend, but don't seem to have much to show for it. Here's the last round of chain piecing sitting by the machine.

The purple and yellow pieces are the last two pieced borders for Rhododendron. The maroon strips are to bind Melodic Mystery. The pile of light blue, red and dark blue are the most recent subunits for Indigo Way. Only 4 more HSTs and clue 1 will be finished. I'm about half way done with clue 2 and just barely got started on clue ...

added by Kate 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under indigo way , malted mystery , melodic mystery , monday design wall , patchwork & quilts , rhododendron mystery , scraps

Stitching Stuff: Week 48 of 2023 from Life In Pieces

Just 3 more weeks left in 2023! That's really hard to take in. Have you started crafting your goals for 2024? I've given mine some thought here and there. I've made a start on my quilt plan for next year, but that's about it in terms of written commitments. The 15 minutes to Stitch/Stitching Stuff linky party will continue next year. Some days I still need encouragement to get into the sewing room. Though scrap and fabric management will be a bigger part of my Sunday linky party post in 2024. Fingers crossed I can ...

added by Kate 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scraps , stash organization

Stitching Stuff: Week 47 of 2023 from Life In Pieces

I'm never ready for December. I just never seem to get to all things I had planned to finish before the end of the year. But to put a positive spin on that, it's also the month to start planning for 2024 and theoretically have the chance to make up for where you fell short this year (funny how it rarely works out that way). One area that has worked out well for me this year is my stitching time, this week was another good one.

15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
15 minute days/Nov = 24 ...

added by Kate 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scraps , stash organization

Stitching Stuff: Week 46 of 2023 from Life In Pieces

Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is over and we are into the Christmas season already. With it being a holiday week, I tempered my expectations of getting in much stitching time. However, Grad Girl and I did manage a few sitting and stitching sessions over the holiday weekend.

15 minute days/week = 4/7 days
15 minute days/Nov = 20/25 days
15 minute days/2023 = 278/329 days
Success rate = 84.5%

At least I stitched more days than I didn't this week. I'm still over my 75% stitching goal for the year, so I'm going ...

added by Kate 5 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scraps , stash organization

Stitching Stuff: Week 45 of 2023 from Life In Pieces

Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is this Thursday. At this point I'm not ready. Lots to do between now and then. Likely my stitching time will suffer a bit this week. It's a good thing this last week was really good.

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
15 minute days/Nov = 16/18 days
15 minute days/2023 = 274/322 days
Success reate = 85.09%

My goal for this year is to stitch 15 minutes at least 75% of the days. Thankfully I'm well over that so have some room if stitching just doesn't work ...

added by Kate 5 months, 1 week ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scraps , stash organization

Stitching Stuff: Week 44 of 2023 from Life In Pieces

Almost halfway through November? I'm definitely not ready for that, but as I can't change anything about that, I'm just hoping to keep going with the flow. That was pretty much what happened with my stitching time this week.

15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
15 minute days/Nov = 9/11 days
15 minute days/2023 = 267/315 days
Success rate = 84.76%

I missed one day last week. That was my travel day back from Texas. I got in so late and was just too tired to stitch on anything. But otherwise it was a ...

added by Kate 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scraps , stash organization

The Sewing Room November 9, 2023 from Quilt Paint Create

A lot has happened in the sewing room.

The green background for the challenge piece went back in the drawer. I decided I couldn’t finish the design the way I planned it before the deadline.

I revised the design to something I could finish, using hexagons as blocks. I made two blocks and realized I made octagons when they didn’t fit together .

I took time out to think about another redesign. In the end I put the whole project in a box and started over. I will finish it one day, probably using something close to the original ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under challenge , group challenges , scraps (Comments)

Progress with pinwheels from Art In Search

It has been very satisfying sewing the Kindred Pinwheels blocks with the Tilda triangles Maureen sent me. In fact, I have so many blocks that I think they are too much for one quilt and will split them into 2 comfort quilts, 4 by 5 blocks each with lattice and borders.

Rosie's inspection looking for imperfections and stray threads

Figuring out lattice and cornerstones

I will make the second quilt with darker lattice and then light cornerstones, so I am just testing the idea with a few greens. Not sure if these are the lattice fabrics yet.

added by Linda Swanekamp 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under scraps

Stitching Stuff: Week 43 of 2023 from Life In Pieces

I'm sorry this post is just a little late. I spent the day in Houston with Grad Girl and we didn't get back till late, so I slept in a bit today. Thankfully with time change it's not up as late as it would have been.

My stitching time has been a bit curtailed since I've been traveling, but I've had some hand stitching to work on in the evenings. I did well at working that in up until yesterday.

15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
15 minute days/Oct = 23/31 days
15 ...

added by Kate 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scraps , stash organization

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