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March 31, 2024
Still Binding and Progress on the Sunflowers from The Cozy Quilter

Easter Greetings from Finn!  We had our family Easter Dinner on Friday afternoon and Finn dressed up for the occasion!  


Snack time featured a chick cheese ball surrounded by a cracker nest.  


I spend some time doing cross stitch this week and just about finished the lower left flower in this last quadrant.  I have a couple of new projects waiting in the wings when this is done. 


I picked up my modern sampler quilt from the long armer's house this week and trimmed it up so I could sew on the binding.  I don't usually measure the ...

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added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 1 week ago. under baby quilts , binding , counted cross stitch , finn , hand sewing , modern sampler , scraps , slow sunday stitching
March 25, 2024
Mad Dash Quilt COMPLETE from Wedding Dress Blue

Any quilt with 100 blocks is going to take a while, and this one did.

But, it was worth it! Every block uses a unique fabric for the “dash” and a unique fabric for the center. The backgrounds and sashings have some duplication, but all came from the scrap boxes. These blocks are based on 2-1/2″ squares, and the borders started at 1-1/2″, giving 7″( finished) blocks.

I love the alternating borders around each block.

And the pieced (not perfectly, but fun) sashing.

A tutorial for the block, in ANY SIZE coming soon. So, dust off that box ...

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added by weddingdressblue 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under mad dash quilt , quilt , quilting , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps (Comments)
March 24, 2024
Scrappy Play on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

March 23, 2024
Scrappy Saturday from Urban Quilter

Purple Pickle Dish Blocks
This week I finished my 4 purple pickle-dish blocks. These went together easier than the red ones did. I discovered that it works better for me to sew with the background pieces on the top when I attach them to the curves. The directions I am using (from a 1998 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine) say to do this the other way, but I found that led me to a lot of unsewing when the background pieces got caught in the seams. I made notes on the directions so when I get back to ...

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added by Mary R. 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under ongoing projects , rsc24 , scraps
March 22, 2024
Charming: Phesant Hill from Becca's Crazy Projects

This is my second post about one of my charm pack quilts. Check out the first post from last week to see the cutting tools.
When I say I didn't plan this layout you will just have to believe me. I just grabbed contrasting colors and stitched them into pairs. Then stitched the pairs into sets of four, and so one until I had a row of 16 tumblers. Then I added one more to the end for a total of 17 per row.
I tried to get them to line up so there weren't too many of ...

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added by Becca 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under 2024 , charm , quilt , quilter , quilting , scrappy , scraps , sew my stash
March 18, 2024
Recap: National Quilting Day from Wedding Dress Blue

Saturday the weather here was not out-doorsy type weather…high, gusty wind all day. Oh, YAY! I don’t even need to make up an excuse to spend a little more time than usual indoors quilting.

First, I finished the top of a new Second Chances quilt I call “Have a (Few) Hearts.” Yes, it was inspired by the three applique heart blocks that were gifted to me. More information coming on that one soon.

And, there were tiny pieces left that didn’t want to be trashed. They became this improv log cabin-ish pin cushion.

And, another Windspinner block ...

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added by weddingdressblue 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under national quilting day , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , work in progress (Comments)
March 16, 2024
Scrappy Saturday from Urban Quilter

Scrappy purple blocks
I finished my 6 log cabin blocks in purple, I still need to put together the 4 pickle dish blocks I have cut pieces for. 

Last week I visited Little Penguin Quilts, another RSC participant, and was inspired by the adorable heart blocks she is making with her rainbow scraps to do the same. Several years ago I started cutting scraps into standard sizes when I am cutting fabric for projects and I have a box full of 2" squares. I am going to start making heart blocks and filler blocks with my squares in each month ...

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added by Mary R. 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under rsc24 , scraps
March 15, 2024
Spring has Sprung! from The Cozy Quilter

Warm, sunny weather was with us most of this past week.  (We won't discuss the snow that we had last weekend!)  I have put away all of our winter decorations and have pulled out the Spring things!  I want to sew with Spring colours too.  My MIL likes to have her room decorated for the season so I am working on a Spring wall hanging for her.  The rabbit and flowers are attached to the background with fusible appliqué and I used a narrow zigzag stitch around the shapes to hold everything down.  I plan on getting this quilted ...

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added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , scraps , slow sunday stitching , wall hangings
March 13, 2024
Scrappy Saturday from Urban Quilter

Purple scraps ready to sew

The March color for the RSC is purple. I sorted through my purple basket and cut the pieces for 4 pickle-dish blocks. I also pulled out all the purple 1" strips in my basket to do 6 log-cabin blocks this month.

I had expected to make a purple pieced border for the round-robin quilt I did with my bee, but when I pulled it out and looked at it again I decided it needed a simple purple border so that is what it got. I didn't have quite enough of the fabric I had ...

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added by Mary R. 2 months ago. under rsc24 , scraps
Charming: Pheasant Hill from Becca's Crazy Projects

Continuing my series of quilts made with charm packs, I bring you Pheasant Hill. I have six charm backs and two one-yard cuts of coordinating fabric. This time we're going with tumblers cut using the Missouri Star template. 
I also used my rotating 14" by 14" cutting mat. This is great if you don't want to have to reposition the template when cutting. You just rotate the mat. Easy! You can also get a smaller 8" by 8" cutting mat.
This tumbler lets you quickly cut your charm packs into the right shape.
Neatly cut and stacked!
I ...

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added by Becca 2 months ago. under 2024 , charm , quilt , quilter , quilting , scrappy , scraps , sew my stash
March 10, 2024
Fun with Red Scraps - Love All Around from Quilting & Learning

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added by Andree G. Faubert 2 months ago. under meditation , omg , one monthly goal , scraps , slow stitching , table scraps challenge
March 9, 2024
Quilting Retreat Report from The Cozy Quilter


Last weekend, I sewed for three days straight at the semi-annual Oxford Quilter's Guild retreat.  Early in the pandemic, I cut up many of my scraps into 2.5" squares and put them into piles by colour into a plastic shoebox.  I challenged myself to make quilts using these squares to use them up.  I have made several quilts with these squares but still had lots left.  I brought them and some gray and white print yardage with me to the retreat.  I had designed this quilt in my head and put all the nine patches together at the ...

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added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months ago. under baby quilts , counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , rainbow scrap challenge , retreat , scraps , sewing bag , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting
March 4, 2024
Big Diehl from Wedding Dress Blue

I am an admirer of Kim Diehl and her designs–geometric, creative, small scale, lots of pieces.

But, sometimes I want to make a big quilt, and most of her designs are mini or small quilts. I get it. That is a lot of pieces.

But, I am making a Big Diehl. The Windspinner pattern it is based on is in the book Simple Whatnots III, which contains several others that are on my “someday” list.

Why Big Diehl? Because I plan to make the block 25 times, using the suggested border as sashing to join them. I have four ...

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added by weddingdressblue 2 months, 1 week ago. under kim diehl , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , windspinner , work in progress (Comments)
March 3, 2024
Sorting batik scraps............. from Exuberant Color


There were 2 bins of batik scraps on my tables in the basement.  I decided to go through and divide them by 'keep' and 'don't want'.

I think there might be a third box down there too and I'll look for that today.



This is a top view of the two boxes.  I need to use my yardage and stop using scraps that I don't care for.

All of the pieces had been pressed at one time so this is pretty much stacked flat pieces, not crumpled up and wrinkled so there is a lot in these ...

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added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under batik , nature , scraps
February 28, 2024
Fabric Diet Fail from Becca's Crazy Projects

This year I didn't make it very far without buying fabric. I tell myself every year that I won't buy fabric I don't need. Then, I go in search of backing fabric and come home with more than backing fabric. This time, it was a trip to Spring Water Designs. The four, 1-yard cuts in the foreground were fabrics on the discount shelf. I have no plan for these fabrics but they were just too good to leave behind. I also grabbed a cone of Omni for the long arm. Omni is a great thread and one ...

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added by Becca 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2024 , charm , quilt , quilter , quilting , scrappy , scraps , sew my stash , shopping
February 21, 2024
Decision made! Country Charm Scrappy Quilt from Grandma's Red Needle

I've decided what to do with some of the (accumulated over the years) 2" squares! 
I'm making the quilt below; 'Country Charm'

Does any of you remember this Quilting Magazine? 


Quilt It for Christmas 2000


This has been my dream quilt ever since I bought the magazine! I've always wanted to make it in Christmas colors; red, green and cream. That may happen later, or not, but for now; scrappy. 
How dumb is it possible to be?! It was after I made the green Split-9 blocks, that I realized this quilt is made of Split-9's!!!! DUH ...

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added by Astrid 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under country charm , fabric diet buys , quilt blocks , scraps , wips
February 20, 2024
Mini Jewel Box COMPLETE from Wedding Dress Blue

This quilt started out as a leader-ender in March 2022. You can read more about the process HERE.

In spite of the challenges, particularly it not being as large as I thought it would be, I am happy with the outcome.

It used so many scraps! And is that lovely mix of traditional and contemporary that I seem to lean towards.

Total pieces: 3456. Yardage (cut sizes) in top: 7-1/4 yards (more or less). Scraps are eternal, but they do add up fast. The top finished at 64″ x 72″. The small squares start at 1-1/2″.

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added by weddingdressblue 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under jewel box quilt , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps (Comments)
February 17, 2024
Scrappy Saturday from Urban Quilter

My 1st Pickle Dish Block!
 I got my basket of red scraps sorted and organized and cut out all the pieces I will need to make 4 red pickle dish blocks. I also cut out all the white pieces I will need to make a dozen of these blocks. I pieced the first block which went ok. The curves are done with paper piecing which I like to do. There was some unsewing and resewing involved in getting the center curve right, but I got it worked out. 

Before the month ends I will sew up the remaining 3 red ...

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added by Mary R. 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under ongoing projects , paper-piecing , scraps
February 12, 2024
Have you heard about Scrap Tape? from Alamosa Quilter

 Scrap Tape is a non-woven wash away interfacing. Have you ever heard of sewing to receipt tape or phone book pages as a foundation for sewing with scraps? Well, Scrap Tape does the same thing BUT, you don't have to take it off before using your scrap piece in your project. This is the part that really appeals to me! I hate ripping paper off the back of pieced fabric units/blocks! It's so time-consuming and messy!

Scrap Tape is currently available in three sizes:

5" by 25 yards Scrap Tape


2.5" by 25 yards Scrap Tape ...

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added by Lynn 3 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , charity quilt , lqs , online shop , scraps
February 10, 2024
Scrappy Saturday from Urban Quilter

I finished the top for the Green Scrap Quilt and am very pleased with how it came out.  I ended up making a dozen blocks and will add a single-fabric border to "frame" everything. I will post a picture when I get the borders on. 

An additional benefit of the January RSC is that my greens bin is now very nicely sorted and folded. If I can get that done with every month's color that will be wonderful. 

...became log cabin blocks
I have started working on reds by completing six log-cabin blocks. 

Lots of red 1" strips...






I ...

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added by Mary R. 3 months ago. under log cabins , rsc24 , scraps