Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Summer Scraps

Not quite sure why summer seems the perfect time to concentrate on working from the scrap basket, but it seems it's been that way for me. In Oh Scrappy Day, I focused on lots of neutrals and different substrates (love that mix!) but in the Plaid-ish quilt top I just finished, anything was fair game. In fact it was important to specifically choose low-volumes, medium values, and darks.



Erica/@kitchentablequilting's Plaid-ish Scrap Quilt is a free tutorial that uses tiny squares, skinny strips, rectangles, and charm size squares. And at 64" x 82", I does use alot of scraps!



If you're worried about the plaid effect 'working' with your scraps, don't be. Erica provides plenty of tips, and honestly, I was more interested in using scraps than I was about having the perfect values, and I think the 'plaid' still shows up pretty well on mine. At the very least, it's colorful and fun and served the purpose at hand - using those scraps!

So are you working on any scrappy projects lately? Do tell, as my scrap basket isn't empty YET!
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8 comments:

  1. JanieAugust 6, 2019 at 10:27 AM

    Congratulations on your beautiful top finish, lovely and exciting.
    One person's perfect is another person's boring.

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  2. EllynAugust 6, 2019 at 10:54 AM

    great use of scraps. I used up some scraps on my "Come on get Happy" quilt but it didn't make a dent in my bins

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  3. ClaireAugust 6, 2019 at 10:53 PM

    Nice pattern for scraps! I like that it has narrow strips -- uses some otherwise hard to use pieces.

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  4. CarolineAugust 7, 2019 at 4:46 AM

    I loved your scrappy quilt!
    Congrats!!

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  5. JayneAugust 7, 2019 at 6:10 AM

    Sometimes there is no better feeling than being able to use those piles of scraps. Especially prints. Honestly, about the only way I know how to use prints is to go scrappy!

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  6. Alycia~QuiltygirlAugust 7, 2019 at 7:17 AM

    Oh gosh!! that is a great scrappy quilt!!!

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  7. FlourishingPalmsAugust 8, 2019 at 11:41 AM

    Trying to comment for the fourth time... Thank you so much for sharing your quilt, and information about the free pattern. I'm a scrap-user/lover myself, and agree that summertime is perfect to reduce scraps. I have lots of scraps - as my bins will testify! - and this looks like the perfect "next scrappy quilt," to put on my list. I've been using neutral scraps lately, for an improv-pieced quilt, so it's time to start using the colors too! Sure appreciate that you shared Plaidish. It's great! Have you given any thought as to how you will quilt it?

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  8. MelanieAugust 10, 2019 at 1:07 AM

    Your quilt is gorgeous! I have been working on getting my WIP pile down, so no scraps yet, but I am planning to make some scrap slabs for the backing of my Wanta Fanta quilt :) xo

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