scrappy Archives

Simple nine patch and beige quilt

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021

I’m really happy with how this turned out. And as it’s being gifted it gets a label!

Easy Scrappy Pink and White Baby Quilt Top

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021

Even though I have plenty of projects on the go I saw a big pile pink squares in my 2.5″ scrap box and *squirrel*. I immediately decided to start piecing this easy scrappy pink and white baby quilt top. I’m not sure one can get much easier than this but partway though sewing this I…

Keeping it Simple: Crafting & Quilting

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

It’s heard to believe it has been a year since I started working from home due to the pandemic. I don’t miss going into the office as I love getting back the time that I spent commuting. And that means more crafting and quilting time for me! While I’ve had my ups and downs over…

Happy Times Playing With my Fabric Scraps

Posted on February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

Playing with my fabric scraps always makes me happy – so today was a very happy day! I had started sewing hashtag blocks during my evenings this past week. I didn’t go crazy but made a couple each night. Today while attending a virtual guild sew in and a online sew-in I sewed the blocks…

Quilting and Piecing with Flannel is a Challenge

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

The next time dear hubby sees material on a giveaway table it better not be flannel, as quilting and piecing flannel is a challenge for me as I’ve now discovered. In October 2020, he talked the guild president into letting me have all the white and pink flannel scraps on the giveaway table. The flannel…

A very colorful bricks and strips quilt

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021

What else to do when you have a pile of bricks (2.5″ x 4.5″ squares) leftover from other projects other than make a colorful bricks and strips quilt? I made a zipper quilt last February as well as a Bonnie Hunter Star Struck quilt during the summer. Both projects used bricks. After making those quilts,…

Bearing Down in the Scrap Box

Posted on January 17, 2021January 21, 2021

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…

Scrap Quilts make me Happy

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

What can I say other than scrap quilts make me happy! This one is no exception! Here it is all finished: I started this quilt back in April 2020 when I saw the quilt on Ramona’s blog Doodlebugs and Rosebuds Quilts. That seems a lifetime ago now. I quickly sewed the top using 2″ rather…

I think these are so cute – fish shaped bag

Posted on January 10, 2021January 11, 2021

Late last year, I made a fish themed quilt before Christmas for a coworker’s daughter who is expecting a baby in February. They were going with an aquatic theme for the nursery and I thought this would fit right in: While surfing for ideas for this quilt, I ran across a pattern by Cloud 9…

Add color to beige and it’s not so bad.

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

After I made the Brown Quilt Cinnamon Bars (Thanks to Preeti at Sew Preeti Quilts for the great name) I still had lots of a solid beige material left. As it was near Christmas I wanted something easy to sew with that fabric. I just needed to figure out how to add color so that I’d enjoy making a…