The hours and the days of this last week have flown by! I am usually quite flexible with how I allocate my time throughout the day - work, chores, play - and if it is on my to-do list, it does generally get done. This week however there has been a hint of Spring in the air and it seems to have disturbed my rhythm. Doors and windows were thrown open to catch the gentle warm breeze, quilts washed and line dried, furniture rearranged, fabric stash tidied and managed, followed by too much coffee out on the decking.
And so this quilt is the product of my late evening fabric cutting sessions; fabric from my now overflowing scrap bin, and pulled from what was my tidy fabric stash. Only in my dreams is my fabric stash tidy! The plan was to deal with that overflowing scrap bin but in reality it has made little difference. It's still out of control - in a good way of course. I love working with scraps.
This quilt top is made from many of my favorite prints including several older and hard to find designs, as well as newer prints. No specific color palette for this quilt, instead I have embraced the all over scrappy (and colorful) look.
QUILT STATS
Scrapbuster Quilt
A selection of more than 200 different quilting cottons make up this quilt.
I made 42 16-patch blocks and 6 8-patch blocks: a total of 720 patches of fabric.
Each finished square measures 2.5" x 2.5".
Quilt top measures 60 inches x 75 inches.
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Rita
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It amazes me how the more we use our scraps, the more we have! Very pretty quilt. I love scrappy! XO
ReplyDeleteI love looking through your photos of scrappy quilts to see which fabrics I have, which ones I don't have and those I drool over! It's another beauty.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rita, you are such an incredible inspiration! Greetings from Southern California on a dreary, cold summer day here.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteno one does scrappy quite like you! It's absolutely gorgeous, as usual, Rita! I've found, from personal experience, that the scrap bin only goes down after about 8 consecutive quilts (with no additional scraps added). It's a fun pursuit anyway, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI love how all of your scraps play well together. We often gravitate towards similar colors/patterns when we buy fabric, don't we? Makes for easier stash busting doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteI love your quilts and working with scraps. Not boring at all.
ReplyDeleteOh this is fun
ReplyDeleteI love simple looks. I know it is not simple. The colors are perfect.
You are so inspiring.
Is this quilt for sale?
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