Tuesday, July 24, 2018

These are addicting!

These are addicting!


Way too fun to make, as the possibilities are endless. 

Depending on my mood, I guess... some are somewhat neat and planned,

while others are sort of all over the place.

Some have the tiniest little bits,


 others use leftover units from other projects.

In the past couple weeks I've managed to rack up 72 of these blocks, which is the good news. The bad news is, it doesn't seem like I've made a dent in my scraps!

Meanwhile, yesterday I decided to take a break and make something else - another little Americana mini.

The pieces for the stars were already cut, leftover from a Vet quilt I made several years ago. Rather than incorporate them into the Quirky Quilt, I thought I'd play around with giving them their own space. Layered as you can see, machine quilted in-the-ditch. Will probably hand quilt the stars and borders.


Monday, July 16, 2018

My Quirky Quilt



I've been in the mood to play with scraps.

You know all those tiny little bits, sometimes called "crumbs",  that can drive you mad? I have numerous containers full of these little critters.


Not to mention odd-size strips and triangles, as well as a box of little ufo-type things - partial blocks, rejected ideas for blocks, leftovers.... etc.


 A few weeks ago I saw this on Pinterest and got an idea.

stellarubinantiques.com

I thought I'd go ahead and make a few "quirky" blocks, using my scraps and strips, and see what I came up with.

My strategy is to start by making "centers" with the smallest scraps, then work out with larger pieces, to end up with 6 1/2" unfinished blocks.



Or, start with a UFO in the middle.


Here are the first ten blocks I made last week.


I'm liking these. Back to the sewing room to make some more.



As you can see, they add up pretty quickly. 



And it just keeps growing!

This is definitely fun!

Now to link up with Judy's Design Wall Monday.



love,
Sandy


Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Independence Day

aka 4th of July.

I made a little quilt.


I was inspired by this,
made by Sheryl at Temecula Quilt Co.

This morning's agenda: apricot jam!



Enjoy the holiday ~ 


love,
Sandy