Using the scraps

Scrappy Club members recently had a Sew Day.  We had fun starting with 6” squares and making Very Scrappy Nine-Patch blocks.  We ended up with a nice stack of bright blocks.  This is the first quilt made from those blocks.

And this is the back of the quilt.

The yellow fabric used for the setting squares, the green border and binding fabric, and the flannel pieces on the back all came from the Stuff-to-be-Used-Up pile. 

I continue to marvel at how much pleasure can be had from working with leftovers and making something useful!

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Scrappy Stitching

I really like this Quilty Quote from Quiltmaker magazine!!

 

 

 

 

A couple of Scrappy projects were finished up recently.  These were both samples from our recent Carpenter’s Star session at Scrappy Club.

 

This small blue and green quilt was made with units that finished to 4” square.  It will be given to a preemie at the regional hospital. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The units in this one finish 5” square resulting in a quilt about 65” by 80”.  This has been donated to a local Good Cause.

 

 

I don’t seem to see any noticeable reduction in the piles of blue and green or plaid scraps.  Odd how that works!

Project completed!

I haven’t been at my sewing machine lately because I’ve been travelling.  But I did complete a project.  I purchased yarn to make socks when I was in Calgary in 2011 and have been carrying the unfinished project around ever since.  Managed to get these completed while I was in Edinburgh. 

 

 

The yarn is Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn.  It was great fun to watch the colours develop differently in the two socks. 

 

 

 

I’m hoping that the next socks (yarn purchased in Edinburgh) don’t take quite so long to complete!!

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International Birds!

This piece is the result of a challenge with friends.  Our theme was Birds, so I put an appliqued bird panel from Panama in the centre, then used fabrics from Africa to make the circle of Flying Geese.  Couched yarns and some sparkly beads were added to meet some of the other requirements of the challenge.  I’m pleased with my little wall quilt and am eager to see what the rest of the group has come up with.

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Spring Travel

I recently traveled over a high mountain road.  (No matter which direction we travel there is a “high mountain road” involved!).  I was impressed that the roads weren’t icy even though temperatures were just below freezing and there had been snow overnight. 

When I looked at my car later I understood why the roads weren’t slippery. There must have been a lot of salt put down!  I’m sure my (usually) red car brought most of it home!

Preemie Quilts 2013

The pattern for this year’s preemie quilts is “Basketweave and Stars”  (see the page for Preemie Quilt 2013).   Guild members and Scrappy Club members have joined in making these and we have seen a lovely variety.  Many began with a swap of dark and light 2” strips – it’s hard to believe that quite a few of these quilts began with the very same collection of fabrics!

The album shows some of the tops completed so far.  The makers have been very creative with their treatment of the “star” blocks.  Some of these quilts have already been designated by the makers as gifts.  Others are destined for the NICU at our regional hospital. 

 

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A good read

I remember as a child looking forward to being a grow-up because I figured that meant I would be able to “figure it out” and know what was going on and how the world worked.

Now that I know better than that I enjoy reading books about other people who like me, are still trying to figure things out. The main character in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce is one such character. One review pointed out that “Harold Fry is infuriating, hilarious and completely out of his depth”.

I really enjoyed this book.  It gives insights into the characters and sets us to wondering about their lives and the decisions they’ve made that have gotten them to where they are now.

 

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