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Scrappy quilt 2# – why does the wind always catch the quilts just when I think I have it nailed for a pic?!!
As Easter weekend was destined to be miserable…(children had visited the weekend before-due to having their own plans for Easter itself) Dearest had a ”million and one” sport programs he ‘needed’ to watch (sigh!!)….I don’t eat chocolate….And, the weather forecast was dire ;-/….SO…what else..??… I chose to dive back into my fabric off cut bag 😉
So as not to bore you all with the same steps as the week previous quilt make, as it is seemingly almost the same (although these little squares of colour all start off surrounding a central skewed ‘square’)..see here..if you missed it/or interested…
A little close up of colours and form…I love the way the profile has raised by adding them to a cotton wadding backing when first making them, obviously helped even more by quilting around them 😉
Simple hand quilting makes it even more hand made and special I think…so many hours and tiny stitches are worth it in the end
Some happy little scraps go a long way when put together!
After two large lap quilts out of one carrier bag’s worth of tiny off cuts, my first notion of there being another 20 in there hiding awaiting discovery, is a complete underestimate!! I even feel there is more fabric in that bag now, than when I started, given adding off cuts from these two makes LOL ;-D I seriously feel I could spend the rest of my life just working from that bag….trouble is …I needed a refreshing change from seeing the same fabrics over and over again! So….. sneaked of to buy a few more new bits YAY… Already have plans for them, but, maybe it’s time for a little art therapy to recover from all the hand quilting 😉
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I would much prefer this beautiful quilt Yi chocolate any day. So vibrant and I can’t believe you made that over Easter. You are so clever and talented Caren. Loved the parts about your husband and his tv sports shows. Ha ha.
Thanks so much Sue :-)!! The biggest bonus in my mind is…No Added Calories LOL ;-D
Ppppph!! Dearest is STILL finding sport to watch even this late in the week…I haven’t sat down to watch tv in over 4 days – better be something good to see when I eventually do!!
Yay 🙂 Colourful and cheerful and pretty!
YAY!! Thanks so much…’m so happy you like it 😉
Love those scrap quilts! I need to get my sewing machine foot pedal fixed so I can try my hand at those!
Oh Yes do 😉 It’s so satisfying to give the little bits new life!
Loving the bright red. How many hours does the hand quilting take?
Thanks so much 🙂 A quilt this size I can normally do in a couple of days, so around 8-10 hours
Wow I think that’s quick!
it’s super beautiful… and the colors bring good mood even when the sky shows 50 shades of gray :o)
Aww thank you 🙂
Oh my, this is gorgeous! The close-ups show how spectacular each pieced square is to perfection, and that quilting! Surely a few calories would have been burnt in the hours that would have taken…..
Thanks so much Sheila 🙂 still waiting for those calories to fall away maybe some time delay going on lol
I so look forward to seeing more of your colourful quilts made from scraps x
Thanks Tina 🙂
Wow you were not wrong when you said you had a colourful affair over Easter ~ such beautiful work, and you still have 20 more quilts waiting in the wings LOL
Aww thanks Mrs P 🙂 I’m sure the fabric fairies are filling that carrier bag from the bottom when I’m not looking lol
Funny how the fairies never fill them with full yardage fabric LOL
LOL isn’t it just ;-/ maybe I should excuse them due to their size?!! 😉
At least they had the good grace to call by yours and leave you a few fairy scraps 🙂
LOL I wish they wouldn’t…they’re costing me a fortune in machine thread and needles..!! Maybe I can ask them to drop by yours with the next batch of bits?!!
That is a wonderful quilt! I think you used your time very wisely. 😉
Aww thanks so much Jackie :-)xx
😀 xo