I swear the scraps are knee deep around here. I keep making scrap quilts but the pile of scraps never seems to go down in my scrap boxes. Not sure quite what I would do if I had no scraps – as scrap quilting is my favourite! But still, everywhere scraps.
Back before Christmas I made a pile of 6 inch bear claw blocks from 2.5″ squares and 2.5″ strips (the strips were cut using the Easy Angle ruler to become half square triangles) along with a dark grey almost black background. While I like the look of black, this dark grey fabric gives the blocks a bit of a softer look. It’s a subtle difference.
I dumped the scrap boxes on the table when I made these and I made an effort to use ugly prints, juvenile prints, tone on tone as well as pretty fabrics. My focus was including a large variety of what was on hand. I put out the finished blocks on the table last weekend to see exactly where I was:
I like it. Despite how scrappy it is, the dark grey fabric holds it together. The blocks are small enough you see colour as opposed to the details of the individual fabrics, which is why I think it works.
Yesterday after making a few more blocks, the 6.5″ unfinished bear claw blocks became 9 larger blocks with 1″ finished sashing:
Currently I plan to separate these blocks with wider sashing, maybe 2″ finished.
I can’t see this as a baby quilt so it’s going to need to grow. I’m not thinking bed sized but rather a large lap quilt. If I do 4 blocks across and 6 down that would, I think, be a generous lap quilt. So that would be 24 blocks of which 9 are made.
I better get busy sewing these bear claw blocks. Piecing this is going to keep me out of trouble for a while.
That is a beautiful quilt! Scrappy quilts are my favorite too.
Michelle
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Wonderful quilt! My scrap boxes never empty either. Three string quilts in progress at the moment, and now the lid won’t even close on the box.
Looks really good. I like it. You have a lot of bright scraps. (I’m always disappointed when I hit the scraps to find I have so many dull colors. Good luck getting all the blocks done quickly. It’s going to be stunning.
These blocks are beautiful! I like the dark gray, happy stitching!
I admired this on FB (didn’t you post it there?).I love the way the bright colors sparkle on the dark background.
Hi,
Beautiful quilt top! The black really makes the
colors stand out. Have a great day!
This is a fabulous quilt, Yvonne, and the dark grey makes all the fabrics glow, ugly or not. I can see myself making one, maybe as another leaders and enders project… TOTALLY agree with you on the scraps never going down, and I’m the most organized I’ve ever been with them!
I love a scrap quilt and this one is particularly fabulous!
Always a favorite pattern of mine. LOVE how your bright colors play off the black background! These blocks are going to make a beautiful quilt.
Love the scrappy bright colors! I think the black background makes the colors pop. Beautiful.
I just love seeing the wonderful array of beautiful quilts around the globe being made from scraps!
Scraps really seem to multiply don’t they! I love the scrappy blocks with the dark background. The squares are big enough to show the prints and colors!
Love it! These are great blocks for scraps
Scrap quilts are my favourite and yours is just goregous.
The colors really pop with the dark gray background. Love them!
Your scrap on black quilts are always stunning. I love how this one is shaping up too, with the bear paws and bright colours. Thanks for delighting us at Clever Chameleon.
Lovely quilt! With the extra blocks you plan to make perhaps you will make a larger dent in your scraps than you think. Thank you for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.
This is wonderful! I love quilts that make random scraps look beautiful. I have never thought to make a Bear Paw block from scrap HSTs. Sew inspiring. The charcoal gray background is a good choice. Looking forward to seeing where you go with this project. Thank you for linking up to my blog party … 🙂 Pat
Great use of that growing 2 1/2″ square stack!!!
These are gorgeous! The bright fabrics shine against the dark background.