Scrap Quilts - Beginning - Inspired by Quilting Board!
Good morning! A couple years ago, I didn't think I was a big fan of scrap quilts. But, I have seen so many wonderful versions here on the Quilting Board, that I got inspired!
I began two scrap quilts yesterday, for the first time ever, and thought I'd show my progress. Thank you QB members for all the wonderful inspiration!
Assuming I loaded the photos in the order expected......
- The first photo is a string quilt using phone book pages for piecing. (I quickly learned I need to use dark fabric immediately surrounding the center yellow strip if I want the yellow strip to be noticed in all the blocks. I also decided I need to leave the paper on, at least until I've sewn all the blocks together so the block size doesn't shrink/change.)
- The second photo is of a quilt that is going to be a combination of 16 patches and 4 patches.
- The third photo is a closeup of two finished blocks.
My piecing (i.e., exact/correctly sized 1/4" seams) leaves something to be desired, but I think the overall effect will work!