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I am finishing my first scrappy quilt - I didn't realize while putting it together that the colors didn't "go together" until I started sewing the blocks together, but since it's all put together, the more I look at it the more I like it.
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I like the scrappy approach best. I've made totally planned and coordinated quilts, but they never interested me as much as pure scrappy.
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Originally Posted by plainpat
Thank you. I made both DDs & the 3 Grkids quilts using their choice of color/patterns.Now the most I do is ask what color a DD or the Grdau would like in a quilt. I take it from there & they're free to take it or not.My quilting has to please myself....others opinions are just that.
That is a good, confident opinion Pat!!!
Originally Posted by ScrappyCat
Hi Plainpat...
I LOVE your scrappy quilt!!! Pat...I think one or two color quilts are boring also! I just can't even imagine that...so you stick with those beautiful scrappy ones. :lol: :-D :-D 8-) |
I do.. its the nature of my being.. I vote for the underdogs in any sports event. I am a fierce protector of those society wants to throw away. I am an advocate for using things that others throw away because they feel they are expendable.. And for scraps. Oh, they are more beautiful as they age, because each one tells, or will tell, a story .. . yep, I am a scrappy quilter... for sure!
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Gotta make me a scrappy, I love em all! :D
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[quote=sew cornie]
Originally Posted by happymrs
I think it's amazing all the different patterns & designs we are all attracted to, & how all these scraps make them come to life!
Here is one I did, had it almost done, then heard a friend at DH's office had just had cancer surgery & was going to have to have chemo treatments, so I hurried up & finished it & sent it to it's new home, & she has loved it ever since!... This is really stunning! Do you know where I can get the pattern or was it an original?[/quote ****** I actually didn't use a pattern exactly, just went with a block idea. Now, after I made this, found one very similar in the little pattern book called "Strip Therapy" by Brenda Henning. It's called "Insomnia" in her book & the only difference would be matching up your blocks, the way I did, to make a bigger connecting block. Very simple, actually, just have to watch that you lay your blocks out correctly. The border, DH & I made up with the scraps from the blocks & the black added around them, to make them float! Hope this helps! |
[quote=happymrs]
Originally Posted by sew cornie
Originally Posted by happymrs
I think it's amazing all the different patterns & designs we are all attracted to, & how all these scraps make them come to life!
Here is one I did, had it almost done, then heard a friend at DH's office had just had cancer surgery & was going to have to have chemo treatments, so I hurried up & finished it & sent it to it's new home, & she has loved it ever since!... This is really stunning! Do you know where I can get the pattern or was it an original?[/quote ****** I actually didn't use a pattern exactly, just went with a block idea. Now, after I made this, found one very similar in the little pattern book called "Strip Therapy" by Brenda Henning. It's called "Insomnia" in her book & the only difference would be matching up your blocks, the way I did, to make a bigger connecting block. Very simple, actually, just have to watch that you lay your blocks out correctly. The border, DH & I made up with the scraps from the blocks & the black added around them, to make them float! Hope this helps! |
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Two of my scrappy quilts:
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Originally Posted by JenniePenny
Two of my scrappy quilts:
GORGEOUS! Ya know, I'm sure that second one would be very happy in my home. I'd treat it with lots of love . . . . :D :D |
I have about 3 different scrappy quilts in progress. I have one ready to quilt. I have 2 I need to finish sewing the blocks and borders to.
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