First up, was the cutting, of course. 775 pieces, all cut from scraps! That took a while, and of course, though it seems like alot, didn't even made a dent in my scrap baskets. But it was definitely worth doing, and by that time, I was more than ready to start sewing!
By the time I was done with the top - 69" x 86" - it had outgrown my design wall. It's just slightly larger than the first Scrap-ish, though Erica did note in her tutorial that you could leave that last 'border' all around off. I'd already cut all those pieces though, so I just kept on sewing.
Look at the ends of the third and fourth darker rows from the top - somehow I managed to get the exact same fabric on the ends of TWO rows. And I thought I was paying attention! I'm thinking I might take my seam-ripper to those sections and redo them, but we'll see. On the other hand, I love that print, so what's it really matter. Whatever, I'm happy to be this far along. Now back to the stash to see what I can do about a quilt back.
When listening to music on "random" I have to remind myself that hearing the same band back to back is just as random as something new and completely different every time. It's a lovely balance of color and the whole top seems to pulse with energy.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Yvonne, your quilt top has that energy thing.
ReplyDeleteRandom is actually an art form.
Too thought-out and 'precise' can = stuffy.
It is so beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI am working on Splad-ish # 1!
These patterns are so fun, even with the huge numbers of pieces.
And I do agree with Janie and Yvonne: energy!
Congrats!!
I'm really tempted by this one.... my stash is really dwindling fast though, not sure I could pull it off. I love yours
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I really had to search which ends you meant :)! Honestly - I don't think it matters - love this quilt!
ReplyDeleteOh I love it! I think it would be hard to use the right prints for this one. But you did wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't quite as smitten with this design as the first, but seeing yours makes me reconsider that opinion. And it did take me some time to find what you were talking about on the matching fabric. My rule of thumb is, if it will always bug me, fix it, if not, let it fly.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. I love all the play of color and fabrics. I still want to make the original plaidish version.
ReplyDeleteI look at scrap quilts....love them. I would never have enough matching scraps to do one....no idea where you get enough "scraps" to make a matching quilt. My scraps are every shade and pattern imaginable!
ReplyDeletePlaid-ish 2 is also on my list. I love your version! To me the matching end pieces look like an accent, a fun detail. But at least it's an easy fix if you really don't like it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt. I did not notice the two of the same fabric pieces till you pointed it out. My rule is that if my eye will go right to whatever the problem is I will leave it alone. That is a lot of pieces to cut out of a scrap bin. I am currently working on a mystery all from scraps and it is clues each week so it is more spread out but scrap bins just seem to keep filling and overflowing when you are not watching and making quilts does not seem to put much of a dent in them either.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! This is a great quilt - but your scrap cutting statistics!! you rock!!
ReplyDeleteIt is an amazing scrap quilt! And I would not change the end pieces. Random does not mean that nothing is supposed to repeat. Actually if you spaced everything out with equal distance, it would be the opposite of random... so I would rather say this is a great example of random :)
ReplyDelete775 scraps never looked so Plaid-ish, too!! :o))
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