Sunday, April 7, 2019

Scrappy Spring!

Over the past four days this has formed up on the design wall.....


It began with two blocks lying around....one small nine-patch block hand-pieced many many years ago by my then young daughter....


and this stray log cabin just lying about.....it all ended up to be 56" x 63".


Other pieces lying about from the most recent tops found their way in and then the large scale border fabric joined it all together. There are fabrics from secondhand used clothing in here....fabrics from clothes I sewed for myself and my daughters more than a dozen years ago....mixed with my stash.



It feels good to get more of my scraps into a completed top!
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26 comments:

  1. SandyApril 7, 2019 at 7:13 PM

    Excellent use of scraps and leftover blocks! I really like the calmer gray border.

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    1. EYSchmittApril 9, 2019 at 7:11 PM

      Thank you! I had just enough with only a couple small scraps left over of that border fabric.

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  2. TuridApril 7, 2019 at 11:40 PM

    Lovely.

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  3. christineApril 8, 2019 at 4:46 AM

    What a bright & cheerful quilt. Fun memories, as well.

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    1. EYSchmittApril 9, 2019 at 5:31 AM

      Thank you, Christine. So much is bound up in fabric memories for us quilters, right?

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  4. Cheryl's Teapots2QuiltingApril 8, 2019 at 5:59 AM

    Very modern looking, with that border fabric.

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    1. EYSchmittApril 9, 2019 at 7:13 PM

      I love that fabric and had just enough. I think I will bind it with the plum solid.

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  5. QuiltdivajulieApril 8, 2019 at 6:04 AM

    Beautiful!! Love scrap quilts especially when there are stories associated with the various fabrics/blocks.

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    1. EYSchmittApril 9, 2019 at 5:29 AM

      Thank you! I love sticking 'storied' fabrics in my quilts too!

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  6. O'QuiltsApril 8, 2019 at 6:24 PM

    great job...I love it

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  7. Mystic QuilterApril 9, 2019 at 1:06 AM

    Truly a scrap quilt and your choice of border fabric makes the fabrics glow. Makes me think of rushing to my 'parts' box to sort through all the goodies inside, but too busy at the moment so I'll save that pleasure for another day. Oh, what size is the quilt?

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    1. EYSchmittApril 9, 2019 at 5:29 AM

      Size is 56" x 63".....I have patterns for quilts I want to make too, but all my spare parts lying around are just making me crazy to get them into quilt tops so....

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  8. Sujata ShahApril 9, 2019 at 8:27 AM

    What wonderful chorus of blocks from the past and present. I love this!

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  9. audreyApril 9, 2019 at 2:22 PM

    Such pretty colors! I love all the reds mixed in.:)

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    1. EYSchmittApril 27, 2019 at 5:21 PM

      Thank you! When in doubt, add some red I say.

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  10. ConnieApril 9, 2019 at 3:02 PM

    Your quilts are wonderful. My very favorite quilts are those made from scraps . . . they are like being wrapped in Joseph's coat of many colors. Beautiful, warm, delightful and so interesting and happy :)

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    1. EYSchmittApril 28, 2019 at 5:34 AM

      Thank you! My favorites quilts are those made from scraps too....scraps add to the history of a piece and bring along memories that enhance the piece for the maker.

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  11. EYSchmittApril 9, 2019 at 7:13 PM

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  12. AnnApril 11, 2019 at 8:41 AM

    A light and colorful harbinger of spring. Extending the coins into the border makes an extra lovely touch. Great use of memorable scraps and leftovers.

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    1. EYSchmittApril 27, 2019 at 5:22 PM

      Thank you, Ann! The border is really another place to play with piecing, right?

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  13. Nifty QuiltsApril 16, 2019 at 7:51 AM

    I love this bright, happy quilt! All the white, the red gingham, the playful piecing, just great!

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  14. cspoonquiltApril 27, 2019 at 9:16 AM

    I love it! My kind of scrap making, freeform sewing!

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  15. EYSchmittApril 27, 2019 at 5:22 PM

    Thank you! Red gingham always calls to me!

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