The other day, I think it was Tuesday, I decided that I had to do something about my scrap situation. It was getting out of control. Don't get me wrong... my scraps are organized in plastic shoe boxes by colour. All neat and tidy and organized but I was having trouble closing the lids on some of the boxes. Yoiks. So... armed with my rotary cutter and my snazzy new super sized cutting mat, I cut a bunch of strips from small scale print scraps. And before you could say, "Happy birthday, Olfa Rotary cutter!" I had a pile of 2.25" strips already to go.
Well, it took a bit longer than that. I started making little 9 patch blocks on Wednesday and made a bunch more yesterday and then I had 70 of those little suckers. It just sort of happened in between picking buckets of blueberries.
I used a vintage pattern featured in the July and August Quilty Magazine. I just had to make it. Today I sewed all the blocks together in rows. It looks pretty good up there on the design wall. I have a thing for blocks on point! And my scrap boxes are still full! It is a problem!
so fun and colourful .. I too, love blocks on point..
ReplyDeleteLovely :)
ReplyDeleteoh my GOSH!! 70 nine-patch blocks; loving all the colors and the white!! YES YES.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beauty!
ReplyDeleteVery Playful. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and I love it. I am your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with nine-patch! Love the setting,too!
ReplyDeleteLooks great - love the blocks on point. At least your scraps are organized - mine are just thrown in totes - sometimes tempted to just give them away! My yardage stash is so huge I don't go to my scraps much. I recently got all my yardage organized but my scraps have been neglected! Not enough hours in the day are there? Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Love it! and the quilting will make it sing, I am sure, with the amount of negative space to show it off ... oh yes, BEEEAAAAUUUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy it is blueberry season! I keep thinking I will freeze some but they seem to disappear before I can get them in the freezer! This is a great use of scraps! It is funny though how the scrap stash never seems to diminish!
ReplyDeleteI love this!! What a great way to go through a bunch of scraps. Mine are organized too...into containers marked by their sizes. I was into the container yesterday to pull some strips to use for binding 6 mini placemats (tea party for a 2 year old). Make two more of these for donations or gifts before you throw your hands in the air and declare the scraps the winner! ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely -- and inspiring too! I have a scrap basket - a laundry basket that I toss scraps into when I am cutting pieces...and then I too have the little collection of shoeboxes, which I mostly use forany kind of rainbow quilt project, as I have found I am addicted to them! Do you think that the scraps multiply at night while we are sleeping?
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Cathy. I love scrap quilts
ReplyDeleteI think they actually multiply when you're not looking! Mine are organized by my allotted containers are overflowing with some colours... I need to be doing more scrap piecing - thanks for the nudge!
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