Category: Scrap Quilts

And growing some more

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I think this quilt has decided it wants to be around 60″ by 80″.. with or without a border I’m not sure yet.  I’ll decide when I have a whole lot more blocks done.  Right now I’m just enjoying the process and stressing over whether I’m either too scrappy or not scrappy enough. Scrap quilting…

Blue Idaho Square Dance Block

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From May/June 2015 Quiltmaker – Bonnie Hunter’s Addicted to Scraps column, adapted for size, as I wanted to use up squares that I had already cut. Easy to put together and fun. I can see doing this both as a leader/ender project and as an easy fun in between project.

Four Patch Fun

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I’m accustomed to doing quilts with at least one colourway being a constant fabric. For this project I decided to push myself and make both colourways scrappy. I’m pretty happy with how it’s turning out. The pattern is a simple double four patch. This way I can say I’m joining in with the APQ Four…

Vroom Vroom Quilt

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I had so much fun making the strippie quilt with Monsters, that I had to make another one: Quick, simple and effective. How can you get any better? I have enough of the main fabric for backing and enough of the green for binding. Now to figure out how to quilt it. Sadly my free…

Strippie Quilt – Monsters

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I needed a quick and easy project to do both to satisfy my creative side and to actually get some fabric used up. I wanted a simple quilt that worked with one of the many novelty fabrics that I’ve found over the years and something that didn’t take a lot of concentration or time.  This is…

My ongoing Hexagon Project.

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Some progress on my ongoing English Paper Piecing hexagon project that tentatively has the name Flowers in a Concrete  Jungle. The hexagons are going to be surrounded by a concrete grey coloured border hence the name. I’m thinking it might be smaller blanket for use in the car as I’m not sure I’m patient enough…

Mystery Quilt progress

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Making some progress on the Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt. I’ve got the top together finally (minus the borders). I am not pleased with some of my fabric choices (especially as it relates to value) but I’m happy with my fabric colours. I think this is one cheery quilt. I’m linked up here. Check if out.