Double Wedding Ring, Seven Sisters, and Crazy Blocks
 

Since the beginning of the year I've been trying to use up as many scraps as possible. And I mean even the tiniest of scrap. Making simple quilts, with simple domestic machine quilting instead of quilting on my frame. I'm considering doing a few charity quilts that are tied. I'm a woman on a mission to get rid of the stash before I die. It might just kill me in the process. Now I'm not saying I'm never going to do quilt it to death again because I love them, it's just that right now I'm not in the mood to quilt them to death. There's one quilt in this series that isn't picture in this post because I posted it a few weeks ago. I called it "Flit and Flutter" if you feel like searching.

After "Flit and Flutter" I designed a double wedding ring naming it "Hillybilly Hookup"( the first quilt below). It's 100% applique, no curved piecing. The applique is invisible machine applique using clear thread. I made simple string blocks and cut my arc pieces from them. Appliqued the arcs on a solid piece of fabric marked with a grid pattern, then added the posy instead of corner blocks.

There was tons of scrap from the "Hillbilly Hookup" quilt. So I needed to use up those string scraps. "Super Nova" is the second quilt below. It was made using the Hex n more ruler. The layout is actually called Seven Sisters.

Was I done with this pile of string scraps? Heavens no! I could still put a stitch in them. I tried to toss them in the trash but the Frugal Freida inside me said "NO". So quilt 3, pictured below is what I came up with. "Lemon Shake Up" is as close to improv piecing as this ole gal is gonna get. And the best thing is I could finally throw away the scraps that were left over without guilt.

great use of scraps! I love the last one. That's the prettiest setting for the tiny scraps that I've ever seen! Usually they are very busy.

love them all.

These are all very pretty!!!!

Wow! All 3 are lovely. You need a beautiful job of using up scraps. I can tell a lot of planning went into each pattern. So creative.

So funny. Well said. exactly the way I feel. the white background fabric really appeals to me. I have to remember to use more white in mine.
thanks for sharing

I like all of your scrap quilts and I admire your determination to use up all the scraps. I am amazed at how they add up. Sometimes I think of just giving them away in some way. But, I think it would be fun to make a quilt from them (actually more than one quilt!) and remember all of the occasions to have made a quilt for someone. Love your work.

Wow, I love them all. I also really like the combination of the colors with white.

You have a talent.......they are terrific.....I'm going to try to do some fabric creating with some scraps...thanks for the inspiration