Friday, September 5, 2014

Spring into Spring - A Quilt in Progress


I have a lot of fabric. There, I said it, but I bet you already knew that. I do use a lot of fabric and love that I have such a great variety of fabric on hand, but I do need to focus on working from stash, and using up all those odd pieces that end up tumbling out of my otherwise tidy piles of fabric ~ the scraps. Much too good to discard.

Spring into Spring - A Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts
Note: Cute fox fabric is:
  Dress Me in White by Dear Stella 
For this quilt I have worked predominantly with a yellow, green, and blue color palette, contrasted with a touch of black and a splash of orange ~ inspired by the change in season. Spring. You are most welcome.

Spring into Spring - A Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts
Spring into Spring - A Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts

For the design I have kept it simple and traditional: hourglass blocks (4" finished blocks) with a random scattering of plain squares. Easy sewing but lots of repetitive patchwork piecing. It has been a good week.

Spring into Spring - A Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts

The rest of my week looks like this: basting, quilting, and binding.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Hourglass Block Tutorial
More Hourglass Block Projects

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25 comments:

  1. Lara B.September 05, 2014 1:15 PM

    Rita, what a great color scheme for your scraps! I love the fabrics and design! Is that black and white stripe the binding to be? It looks really snazzy!

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  2. riodelmartiansSeptember 05, 2014 1:45 PM

    I appreciate this reminder to occasionally work with what's on hand.

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  3. KareeSeptember 05, 2014 1:49 PM

    I love to use & share my overflowing stash/store... However, there always seems to be additional fabrics I "need" to round out the next quilt... ;)

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  4. Das mach ich nachtsSeptember 05, 2014 5:08 PM

    So beautiful! I love the color combination! There are some grey and blue honeycombs in there. Can you remember which fabric that is?
    Best wishes from Germany Barbara

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    1. Red Pepper Quilts - Rita HodgeSeptember 05, 2014 6:10 PM

      Thank you for stopping by Barbara :-) The blue and grey honeycomb fabrics are Kei fabrics (Japanese fabrics). I purchase mine from Polkadot Tea Fabrics (Etsy). https://www.etsy.com/shop/PolkaDotTeaFabrics

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    2. Anne HaywardSeptember 06, 2014 1:39 AM

      Such a pretty quilt adore the colour combination

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  5. UnknownSeptember 05, 2014 5:52 PM

    I love all your quilts. They are so beautiful. You are very good at putting fabrics together. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  6. gigiSeptember 05, 2014 8:34 PM

    Most of us have too much fabric! Very pretty quilt and it's fun that you are moving into spring while we in the US are heading into fall. I have been meaning to tell you that almost every time I read your blog, I end up looking at fabrics online!

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  7. QuiltdivajulieSeptember 05, 2014 8:42 PM

    Scrappy - my favorite flavor! This one is lovely!

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  8. Hettie's MumSeptember 05, 2014 8:43 PM

    Mmm! Fresh and lovely. I do hope you enjoy the quilting of this one. I'd love to see it when you've finished. Great to have such a good stash. :-)

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  9. JulieSeptember 05, 2014 9:20 PM

    Great quilt idea. You could make any combination of colors. prints, solids, and fabrics look wonderful. You have the knack for it! Happy spring.

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  10. SadieSeptember 05, 2014 10:51 PM

    I die for you bindings!! What is this one you're using??

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    1. Red Pepper Quilts - Rita HodgeSeptember 05, 2014 11:52 PM

      Hi Sadie ~ the black/white stripe binding is a Timeless Treasures fabric.

      A list of where this fabric is available is here:
      Timeless Treasures ~ Stripe Fabric (Scroll to bottom of the page).

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  11. Heather GravesSeptember 06, 2014 12:15 AM

    What a fantastic quilt! I need more scraps!

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  12. Nisa-momSeptember 06, 2014 12:47 AM

    what a beautiful quilt, thank you for your inspirations and the technique you always share.. 5 months ago , I made hour glass quilt after saw your quilt and sending those for friend of mine, she was so thrill to have those quilt as her retirement gift - now I must to make one more for my daughter .. I want her have a memory of quilt too :)
    Have a wonderful weekend, Rita - hugs and kiss from St.Louis

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  13. piecesSeptember 06, 2014 2:47 AM

    L O V E what you do with simple pattern.. It just sings!

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  14. LizSeptember 06, 2014 4:25 AM

    Your work is so awesome!

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  15. the girlfriend gapSeptember 06, 2014 7:45 AM

    You make everything look so beautiful. Janita

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  16. Gemini Jen NZSeptember 06, 2014 9:38 AM

    Amazing what our scraps can create! Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

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  17. Christine SSeptember 06, 2014 1:09 PM

    This is so pretty, as always! :)

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  18. SarahZSeptember 06, 2014 2:35 PM

    Oh egads! It is so good!!! Simply and beautifully good!

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  19. Lorna McMahonSeptember 06, 2014 11:45 PM

    Spring never looked so fresh! Love your fabric choices, Rita. Lovely design - those random plain squares give this top a look of fun!

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  20. InaSeptember 07, 2014 3:23 AM

    it's beautiful!! ;p

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  21. UnknownSeptember 07, 2014 5:17 PM

    heh Rita,
    . I love your straight line quilting and am curious what machine you use.

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  22. UnknownSeptember 09, 2014 9:03 AM

    You have the most fabulous fabric collection, another beautiful quilt!

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