Recently I found a saved pattern from Marcie at PatchalotMore. that looked mighty appealing and spurred me on start the second project, this time, totally scrappy. Thanks Marcie, for the eye candy!
Strips by themselves are pretty blah, boring, don't match, etc. Hey, ya gotta have faith they'll look good! And yes, I'm saving the 'waste' triangles for 1 inch HSTs.
I swear, I just pulled 4 units with absolutely NO rhyme or reason and sewed them together -- not bad already, is it?
This project is all part of my effort to 'get control' of my stash and USE it, not just HAVE it!
Like it!
ReplyDeleteYour scrappy project is sure to be a good one. Bonnie Hunter takes scrap quilting to the ultimate end and does so well at it.
ReplyDeleteYour block looks great. That's one of Bonnie's patterns I want to make as well. Have spent all my spare time the last 2 or 3 days cutting fabric I ironed months ago into strips. My cutting hand feels like it might never be the same again.
ReplyDeleteI worked today on my Star Struck. It will be browns/cremes with pinks as the accent. Look at my blog. I did not get too far. When I grabbed my pink container I had robbed it all making another quilt. Fabric needed ironed and cut...dang! Well all the squares are ready now and I will sew like a madwomen tomorrow. This coming weekend I get to meet Bonnie Hunter in person!
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First off, I love the block! And Elaine, gosh, I'm so happy for you. This is just pure clean fun!!!
ReplyDeleteWow - from painting right back to the sewing machine. Go Girl!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! To tell you the truth, I never really like my stash and like it even less when I am using it... but once it is a finished quilt, I love the fabrics. So, go figure! I am finding that I buy very little fabric these past few years as I work on using what I have and it is all working out to be - pretty! Your new quilt is going to be just scrap lovliness - I can tell! Cheers! Evelyn
ReplyDeleteYour words are just the lecture I need to give myself. Lately I have become a little overwhelmed by my stash. It has grown out of control, & I look at it, & turn away. I need to just do what you did- grab whatever is handy & go for it!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck "getting control". Every time I try to do a scrappy quilt I wind up with even more scraps!
ReplyDeleteElaine, this has such promise! That block is very nice, and congrats at getting at the stash. Can you come and visit mine?
ReplyDeleteWell, I think sewing beats cleaning gutters and/or painting. I am planning a strip/string quilt that I hope to start in October or November. I do precut strips but they have been languishing in the bin. LOL
ReplyDeleteIt's an amazing coincidence that I looked up that pattern on quiltville just last night and was contemplating it for a quilt for my brother! He's asked me to make him one for his birthday and I'd like to use my scraps and stash. I regularly cut down my scraps a la Bonnie but have only made one project of hers so far, the Pineapple Blossom. Yours looks so friendly and warm already!
ReplyDeleteYour Star Struck pattern is a wonderful scrap project. I have only made a couple of those blocks, but have always wanted to make a full quilt with that pattern. I like the scrappiness of it.
ReplyDeleteI have a few scrappy quilts I want to make and they will all be from my stash, I agree with you time to use what I have and be happy about it!
ReplyDeleteI am sure I will in the end, its just the lure of having new pieces to add to the stash that we want to do when starting a new quilt
this block looks WONDERFUL
can't wait to see more.
Kathie
There's nothing like scrappy. My favorite kind of quilt. This one is starting out great. Love the pattern.
ReplyDeleteLove scrappy quilts and love using stash. This quilt will be a fun for you to make!
ReplyDeleteIt is going to be awesome, wonderful,,special,,wow..can't say enough...easy , easy. Wish i had tubs laying around with scraps like that...Guess I need to make more quilt tops with half square triangles left to play with later.
ReplyDeletehugs sew peacefully DEB}:o
Wow, you're so ambitious with all that painting and now starting another quilt! Good idea to recoup from the painting at the sewing machine though.
ReplyDeleteYour block is wonderful, and your quilt will be too. It feels so good to make a quilt from all your scraps, doesn't it? That stash can get away from you if you don't watch it!
I still have boxes of scraps to iron and cut up a la Bonnie. They're about to get out of control again, so I need to work on that. Thanks for the inspiration!
Everytime I'm tempted to throw away scraps I hear a past teacher's voice saying "you paid for it, use it ALL!" so that makes me keep it but then I need the use it part.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous...I love that you are using your stash, not just letting it exist. Wonderful block! I will look so forward to this one!
ReplyDeleteI love the scrappiness of this block. I have it on my list and now must move it closer to the top! I love anything goes scrappy.
ReplyDeleteWow, gutters, paint--you are what my hubby calls a good woman. ;-) I call you amazing.
oh you and me too.... control the stash before it controls us. I feel a hankering coming on.... gotta get sewing properly.....you must inspire me.
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