Overwhelming fabric scraps. I thought this was such a fun topic to discuss. so here I am. Do you love or hate working with fabric scraps? Do you sometimes get overwhelmed with your piles of fabric …
The end of the year is coming fast, so I have been evaluating my Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts to determine which I want to finish and which I want to carry into next year. One of the RSC quilts I have been working on is the simple color block quilt made with 2.5" squares. For October, I made a couple brown blocks. I knew I needed some red blocks - so I went ahead and finished up three from squares that I had already cut and were in my stash. A couple of yellow blocks were needed too. At this point, I knew I was pretty close to having enough blocks to finish the quilt. When I moved the blocks from my quilting studio to my sewing room, I knew I needed more green blocks so I went ahead and made a few of them. So here is what I have so far. I still need to sew up two more blocks and adjust the layout a bit. I think I need another dark blue and maybe a pink. Hmmm.....What do you think? ********************************************* It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. 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! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter Linking Up: Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making) Em's ScrapBag (Moving it Forward) So Scrappy for RSC19
I don't know about you, but I miss seeing and visiting with all of my friends in the quilting community. We have always known that quilting is just a vehicle to hang out with friends while we learn new things, but now that has become abundantly clear! I'm thankful for social media, emails, and texts
A cat lovers dream, Cats on Cats is a beginner friendly look at simple quilt techniques and chain piecing. Featuring fabric from Kitty Garden and Jenny's Basics by Jenny Ronen.
I frequently receive questions regarding the colorfastness of natural dyes with an underlying assumption that they’re inferior to synthetic dyes. Questions such as: Do naturally dyed colors bleed and rinse away when washed? Do the colors fade quickly? How long does the color last? Although these questions are fair enough, considering the long history of natural dyes and the short yet destructive history of synthetic dyes, I’m always taken aback and surprised by them.
My Hillside Houses quilt is a finished top now. and what once looked like this.. now looks like this: That's what I call "Labor Day" without the "Labor".
Seafarer, an ocean quilt pattern with a lone red sailboat
Scroll down for English please. Sveitsiläinen kaverini Lisa kysyi, haluaisinko osallistua improvisaatioryhmään, jossa jokainen tekisi kaksi blokkia jokaiselle osanottajalle saajan valitseman teeman ja värien mukaan. Sanoin kyllä, vaikka en silloin oikeastaan ymmärtänyt mihin olin lupautunut. Improv quilting oli varsin vierasta ja tuntui hurjan vaikealta. Päädyin hyvin suomalaiseen aiheeseen, koivikkoon. Kaikkia blokkeja ei tarvinnut tehdä kerralla, sillä vuosi oli jaettu osiin meidän kymmenen kesken. Koska minun ei tarvinnut aloittaa, selvisi juoni nopeaan. Inspiraatiokuvan perusteella, ilman kaavoja, vapaasti leikellen ja yhdistäen eri muotoja, alkoi blokkeja syntyä. Oli mukava lähettää ja saada kirjepostia. Mukana olivat Lisa Sveitsistä, Christine Ranskasta, Melanie, Katie, Friederike ja Vicky Saksasta, Monique Australiasta, Lucy Briteistä, Alisa USAsta ja minä tietysti Suomesta. Jokainen tekijä on on tägätty instakuvaani. Siellä näkyy myös kuvia muiden teemoista, tosin jonkin verran saa kelata. Tässä omat blokkini työhön. Jätin niiden tekemisen viimeiseksi, etteivät ne antaisi liikaa suuntaa muille. Tässä kaikkien blokit sommittelussa. Vaikka ne ovat varsin erilaisia, ne sopivat kuitenkin hirmu hyvin yhteen ja erilaisuus tuo siihen juuri sitä hauskaa ilmettä, mitä en olisi osannut itse tehdä. Suunnittelin ensin laittavani kaitaleen väleihin, kun kaikki palat olivat vähän eri kokoisia. Luovuin kuitenkin siitä ja kaikki solahtivat kuitenkin hyvin paikalleen. Yhdestä saamastani extrablokista sain mukavasti osia puuttuviin kolohin ja loput täytin yksivärisellä. Silitettynä ja valmiina tikkaukseen. Halusin mahdollisimman huomaamattoman tikkauksen, joten käytin siimalankaa. Koska tästä on jo aikaa, en löydä enää rullaa, enkä osaa sanoa mitä merkkiä se oli. Jos nyt tikkaisin, käyttäisin jotain hieman himmeämpää . Olipa hauska ja opettavainen työ sekä tuli upea peitto. Oli tosi kiva osallistua, vaikka välillä meinasi tulla harmaita hiuksia, kun en meinannut taipua luovaan ajatteluun. Eikä tässä vielä kaikki! Vielä on toinenkin improv työ odottamassa kokoamista samalla idealla mutta siitä puuttuu vielä omat blokit. Kun improv inspis iskee, otan sen työn alle. *** My Swiss friend Lisa asked me if I were interested in to join ten people's improv quilt group. I said yes, even though I did'n know what it exactly meant. Everyone gave a theme, color and inspiration pictures and made two blocks to all other nine members. A year was divided into ten parts so we had time to make the blocks. My theme was "Birches". The makers are Lisa from Switzerland, Christine from France, Melanie, Katie, Friedrike and Vicky from Germany, Monique from Australia, Lucy from UK, Alisa from USA and me. They are tagged in the picture on my Instagram. I made my two blocks at the end so they wouldn't influence other's ideas. In the fourth picture I'm arranging the blocks. My first thought was to use sashing to combine the blocks but I'm happy I didn't. I used solid strips to fit everything together because the blocks weren't all the the same size. I wanted the quilting to be as invisible as possible so I used monofilament thread. I have lost the spool and I don't remember the manufacturer anymore. This was such a fun project. I learnt a lot, got new friends and got an awesome quilt. I have another improv quilt waiting for me. When I get an inspiration, I'll make my blocks and finish it.
We're had great response to the launch of our new Landscape Quilt design - thanks guys! We'd love to see a photo of your finished quilt if you take one! Meanwhile, we had a few requests for photos of the quilts full size, so here they are! These are a couple that we made up in the studio, but of course you're welcome to pick whatever prints you like :) The Landscape Quilt in Blues & Greens The Landscape Quilt in Mustard, Neutral & Greylead xx Lara.
Half circle quilt inspired by Latifah Saafir - in Carolyn Friedlander Polk and Gleaned collections
When I was making my recent series of random strip pieced quilts I had a lot of leftover scraps of fabric. Hand dyed scraps left over fro...
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Hi Everyone, I stumbled across a quilt I LOVED on Pinterest a few months ago, and it inspired the quilt I'd like you to help me create. It's a bookshelf quilt, and what I like about it is that there are very few rules. My part time jobs throughout university were always in the university library or at a big bookstore, and my books are my most prized possession, so I completely fell in love with the bookshelf quilt idea. I've gone back and forth about the size, but I think that because of the picture this quilt will make, I'd like it to be a twin size (or maybe a bit bigger) wall hanging. This means I need 18 blocks, so what I'm doing is having you all make some blocks that have regularly placed and stacked books, and then I'll make a few blocks where the books slant to the side. The reason I'm doing it this way is because I haven't figured out how to make those blocks yet, and I am about to head out traveling for a few weeks and don't have enough time (or fabric!) right now to figure it out and create one to show you! :) However, if anyone feels like they want to challenge themselves and make a block with a slanted book, you're more than welcome to do so. It's not expected whatsoever, but feel free to do so if you like! With all of that said, there is definitely no rush on this quilt, and I think I've been behind on everyone else's blocks, so please take your time. I probably won't be putting it together until Christmas at the earliest. I don't want to give you many rules about what kinds of fabric colours or patterns to use for the books themselves, because the idea I am going for is a really robust and varied book collection. You can see from the pictures of the fabrics I've used, that some of the prints actually tell stories of sorts. If you have a fabric that you feel tells a story, that would be great. I don't mind solid colours, but I don't want too many - there should probably be no more than two solid coloured strips in your block. Here's the inspiration: (http://www.thebookcollector.com/quilt.htm) For this quilt, I'd like you to divide into teams, as we've done in the past. We'll have two teams. Each person on Team A will create one regular block, and Team B members will create one stacked books block. Team A - Jennifer, Micalea, Anthea, Katy, Linsay, Stephanie, Pam, Donna Jo Regular Block - This will be a 12.5" square made of strips of patterned or coloured fabric attached to black strips of the same width to give the illusion of a bookshelf. I would like your patterned strips to be absolutely any colour/pattern/width/height. What I'm looking for is a complete mixture, and this is a fantastic opportunity to use scraps. I actually found that because of the quilts we've already done this year, I already had strips pre-done! All I needed to do was attach black strips of the same width to them. Here's the one I made: Team B - Amy, Amy, Claire Stacked Books Block - For this block, you will create a regular block (see above) that will be turned on its side to make a stack of books. I will leave it to your discretion whether you would like the books to be stacked from long to short, or haphazardly. I'd love a mix, so do whatever you like! I'll also leave it up to you whether you align the books to the right (as I've done) or in the centre - again, I'd love a mixture. If you do the centre method, you'll need black strips on either end - similar to the stacked books quilt we did a few months ago. I'd also like you to leave black space at the end/top, to give the illusion of open space behind the top of the stack. The square will need to measure 12.5" square. Here's the one I made: You will need: - Solid black fabric - no tone on tone please. You'll need enough strips of this fabric to match up with the patterned/coloured fabric you use. - As many patterned/coloured strips of varying widths and heights/lengths as it will take to create a 12.5" square block with the black strips. Here are mine together: Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions! Happy quilting! Jamie xox
This quilt has been in the works for a while, and in my head I'd deemed it our 'end of summer/early fall' quilt. It's primarily made from a charm pack of American Jane Happy Campers, and I will allow myself the disclaimer that this isn't my first choice for binding. But it's leftover from a…
Exhibition of Wall Quilts, ArtsPost Galleries, Hamilton, 2016 While we stich, life is not elsewhere. In a world that is increasingly connected with non-stop news, quiltmaking does not happen in sol…
53 x 74 Longview is a fun free-form project inspired by busy congested city streets and tall buildings. Instructions will guide you through the process to piece 16 large window blocks that are then arranged into a foundation or grid. Using a free-form approach and, being as simple or complex as you like, make custom blocks to fill in the remaining space to create your own view. All pattern sales are final. SHIPPING: In order to reduce shipping costs, most patterns will ship USPS First Class Mail which DOES NOT INCLUDE TRACKING. If you want to track your pattern I can add that. This is an extra cost and must be selected when you check out. I will be happy to combine shipping on all purchases.
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Making Do eine neue Anleitung von Sandra Boyle im August 2022 Herstellungsart war handgemacht und handgequiltet Der fertige Quilt misst 171 x 171 cm Ein schöner Scrappy Quilt Erfahre mehr über diesen Artikel
Rainbow Charms is finished! Measures 49" by 63" I bought the backing last year at Hancock's of Paducahwhen I was in town for the Fall Paducah AQS show. At the time, I didn't have a particular proje
Hope you all enjoyed the club meeting yesterday, here's the Show n Tell. To the side here is a close up of Lynne's quilt. I like how the raw edge of the denim has 'ruffled' up. Lynne Wilson made this 'picnic blanket' (pattern from a recent NZ Quilter Mag). She said you were supposed to used recycled jeans, but she bought some denim in Fabric Barn's sale, and used her 5 inch batik fabric squares from Tulis. Check out the full quilt below. I really like this and my have to make one too. I especially like how Lynne colour washed the placement of the batiks. Shelia Udjur made this quilt using the Jelly Roll she won at the Christmas meeting. She has made it for the Downs Syndrome Support Group to raffle. Helen Barron has made this quilt for Hospice to sell. She started it by making 'fabric' with scraps from a days sewing (the crumb blocks), and then appliqued the cars to alternate blocks. It has turned out really lovely. 'Poppies in the Wind' by Robyn Halverson. Robyn hand dyed the fabric herself and the design is inspired by Lenore Crawford's work. Table cloth made by Sue Farrier, using the Gem 5 & 10 templates. It also features Sue's first machine stippling. Maria New stitched this mystery BOM from the Country Yard. It is designed by Lynette Andersen. There is a lot of hand embroidery, and lovely wooden buttons on this quilt. Maria has been busy and also finished this quilt. The stars are paper pieced & she used lovely batiks, sorry the photo is a bit over exposed. Sue Farrier made the 'grab' balls. The larger ball is made to the pattern size, and then she reduced the pattern down to make the smaller ball for a baby. This cushion is one of a pair made by Briar McDonald. The design comes from a 15th century medieval building, Briar made them for her newly decorated lounge. Terri Mills made this bag and machine embroidered the rose, and Shelia Udjur made this NZ themed counting book. This is 'Aotearoa' made by Frances Dixon for her new daughter inlaw. It features NZ fabrics in the centre of the blocks and was quilted by Leonie Wihongi. I really liked the quilting on the black borders (left). It echos the design of red black fabric. This quilt top has been put together by the Ngunguru group out of their orphan blocks, and will be sent to the Christchurch earthquake appeal. And lastly these are a couple of blocks Lynda has made as examples of house blocks for her Garden theme BOM. If you what to join in this BOM make up you our house block (6 1/2 inch) any design, and the theme for the next block will be in the next newsletter. This is not for swapping as in previous years, everyone works on their own blocks each time. Your houses don't need to look like Lynda's but they can if you want them too! So get your imaginations going and bring your blocks to the next meeting to share.
This scrappy quilt pattern is the perfect quilt project to make using those leftover 2 1/2″ strips such as jelly rolls, or even leftover fabric scraps.
Sheena Norquay’s Beach Collection was inspired by the colours of shells, stones, pebbles, sea glass and sand. It is a box of 12 Large Spools of 50wt thread. The Colours are: 2524 (light blue/…
Learn how to sew your pieces together with a custom grid with this postage stamp mini quilt tutorial. Great for fabric scraps.
