Quilt from scraps
#1
Quilt from scraps
I don't do scrap quilts normally, though I have many, many in my stash. Most of the time I am too anxious to begin the next project and am tired of looking at the fabrics I have used in that quilt to turn around and make another. I am also too OCD to just throw random scraps together and usually sew from a pattern exclusively. After finishing my latest, seen here: Tween quilt for our grand daughter I had 198 - 2 1/2" HSTs left from doing all the rather large flying geese. I knew if I didn't do something with them immediately, they would remain in a drawer, along with all the remaining scraps of background fabric etc. Out of my comfort zone, I started putting stars together, then pinwheels.
Here is the finished quilt, all scraps except for an additional yard of background that I had earmarked for a pillowcase.....and surprisingly I love it, scrappy and all. It will be backed in Minkee with a gray binding.
You can see the 5 different background fabrics pretty easily in this picture.
It finished at 53" x 61" and is ready to quilt.
Here is the finished quilt, all scraps except for an additional yard of background that I had earmarked for a pillowcase.....and surprisingly I love it, scrappy and all. It will be backed in Minkee with a gray binding.
You can see the 5 different background fabrics pretty easily in this picture.
It finished at 53" x 61" and is ready to quilt.
#3
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That is such an engaging quilt! I like the different sizes of blocks seemingly scattered, and the figures on the background fabrics contribute something intriguing to the whole design. Really nice.
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Thank you for your compliment bearispray. It is just made with 2" and 4" finished pinwheels, and 8" stars made of the scrap 2 1/2" unfinished HSTs. The stars are laid out in a 3,2,3,2,3,2 layout (or 5 x 6) with the adjoining 8" blocks made of 2 - 4" sqs., 1 - 2" sq. and 1 - 2" x 4" rectangle of background, 1 - 4" pinwheel, and 1 - 2" pinwheel (all finished sizes). By rotating the adjoining blocks you can get the scattered look of the pinwheels.
Last edited by EmiliasNana; 08-08-2020 at 07:58 PM.