This will be a quick and easy project that will whittle away at your stash because you'll be using all those odds and ends of fabric that you want to clear out. All your pretty fabric that you spent a lot of money on? Yeah, save that for something else. Old fabric from the 90s? Perfect! Recycled fabric? Absolutely! For this quilt you don't have to worry about choosing a background or making anything match because you can use any color and any print, large or small, to make a true scrap quilt.
There will be four steps to this quiltalong and I'll post one every Friday morning beginning next week on the 8th. Step #4 will be the Big Reveal so you can see how to assemble your patchwork. I'm going to give you the cutting instructions for three different sizes without a border so after you make your top, you can decide what kind of border you want to use and how wide you want it to be. I'm reserving the next three messages to keep the instructions for each size separated for your convenience.
Before I started talking about doing this quiltalong, I checked with Angie and she thought this would be a good quilt project for newbies. The design elements are very basic and if some of your corners don't quite meet, it won't be noticeable. You'll be making this for yourself so you can work at your own pace with no deadlines to meet.
I'm not going to compare this with eating potato chips but I will tell you that after you finish this patchwork quilt, don't be surprised if you can't stop with one! You have until next Friday to get all your fabric ready to start cutting so get to it, my friend.
I call Bonnie Hunter the queen of recycled fabric and she made this video showing how to de-bone a shirt. I like the white shirt prints so might look for a few men's long sleeved cotton shirts at the thrift store and give it a try.
This size would make a nice baby quilt. You could use a lot of novelty scraps or gear your colors for a boy or girl. I can see this made up in all pastels - pinks, blues, yellows, mint green and lavender.
I'll probably join in as well. I haven't finished the last one I started but hey, what's one more UFO hanging around? Will you post fabric suggestions before the 8th, or does everything start then? JoAnn's is having 70% off of all their FQs this weekend. Would be nice to have an idea of whether we are going for darks and lights or if it is a true scrappy with no consideration of fabric placement.
I think it's best to have a good variety of colors and shades for the whole top to get a true scrappy, including lights and darks, and when I was cutting mine, that's what I aimed for. For one section, the instructions will call for some darks and lights but you can probably get the necessary effect just from good color contrast. Also, when it calls for darks, that can just be dark mediums against a lighter color.
Where I went wrong on my Grandma's Patchwork wasn't an issue with the colors, it was because I didn't turn my QSTs the way the instructions said so I didn't get all my lights placed correctly to make the star.
I just went back and looked at my colors and most of the scraps I used in the "dark" places are actually medium to medium dark but it's the contrasts that makes them work. Example, one is a medium purple next to a lightish blue so it has a good contrast.
Mine will be scrappy
Using my fabric stash.
Started with 6 cabinets, 15 18 gallon bins of fabric.
Down to 2 cabinets and 4 18 gallon bins of fabric.
Project Linus, and the swaps on here has helped destashing process.
Have a Safe,Happy Labor Day!
Mine will be scrappy too!!! This is perfect Katie! I just got a tablet and hope to have wifi by Friday the 8th. Tomorrow my granddaughters and I are taking down my old computer and computer desk to finish the last wall in the sewing room so I will be off line for a few days until wifi comes. I AM joining this though so include me!!!
You will fit right in.
I have something like 45 unfinished projects going right now.
Working on one right now for great nephew's Christmas quilt twin size.
3 birth announcements behind,3 grandmas's angels table runners behind.
Need to finish Project Linus baby quilts too. Got 4 to finish completing.
Then that project will be done 10 baby afghans and 10 baby quilts for each Posts I belong too.
I donated 10 afghans,10 baby quilts from my American Legion Post.
And 10 afghans 10 baby quilts from my VFW Post. Past Commander there.
All scrappy projects used up 15 bags of scraps. Not to worry I have plenty.
I will tell you this is a very simple design and will go together very easily. You can always start with a smaller one then add to it if you decide you want it bigger. First step will be posted in the morning!
I'm feeling pretty silly right now. I reserved messages 2, 3 and 4 to update each week so all the steps would be together in one place for you. Now I can't figure out how to edit the post to add the steps! I know it can be done because I've edited in the past but I'm not seeing any post options now to do that. Help??
Until I get that figured out, I'm not going to make you wait though. You won't be doing all your cutting ahead of time, you'll be cutting for each step as we go and this first week, that's all you have to do - cut squares - and you can do that in your sleep!
All of your squares will be scrappy and the bigger the variety of colors and prints you have, the better!
45" x 45" without a border
Step #1 - 5 1/2" squares, cut 52
65" x 65" without a border
Step #1 - 5 1/2" squares, cut 108
65" x 85" without a border
Step #1 - 5 1/2" squares, cut 141
I am so excited that we're doing this and I hope, hope, hope that you love yours as much as I love mine!
I guess the "edit" option is For A Limited Time Only. After posting the other message, in the bottom left corner is an edit and delete option so maybe it's only available for a short time. Have I mentioned that I'm technology challenged?
Katie I'm already in trouble & confused.. darn it. Do we make the 5 1/2 squares all one color or scrappy,, all lights, meds, darks does it matter?? I'm sorry I'll try to not be the trouble maker but I really want to start out on the right foot for this new adventure.. !!
No trouble at all, Maxine! This is all scrappy with a mixture of lights, mediums and darks in all colors. Most of mine are in the light medium to dark medium range. In another step, later when it's needed, I'll specify when you need darks and lights but even the darks and lights will all be scraps of different shades and colors. I'll go back and clarify that with today's instructions. Hope that helps!
Working on scrappy pineapple for Christmas.
Maxine, Estelle rolled over yesterday, laughed out loud.
Hope I can keep on working on 2 pineapple quilts for this too?
Maxine, you asked the SAME questions that I was going to ask! LOL!!! I'm working on my summer blocks to get them done and out by Monday but am then going gung ho on the scrappy quilt. I think the first one I'm going to make is for one of my littlest grandkids out of the kids novelty fabrics that my sister just sent to me.
Mo - my second son rolled over early too!!! Gotta watch those little critters! One of my nieces twins rolled right off the couch when she was trying to change him! Hit his head on the coffee table and had to go to ER. Was only 2 mo. old too!!! Luckily he was OK and is 10 this year.
Katie - THANK YOU so much for doing this!!! It will be so much fun doing it together!!!
OK guys, I'll see what I get done. I've got my morning's work completed but now it's time for the noon meal. If I don't have to run the haybine this afternoon, I'll get started in cutting 52-5 1/2" squares. Normally I like to make big quilts, but in this case, I'm thinking a charity crib quilt. There is plenty of needs for it to be donated to.
That's great, Gretchen Ann! This is a good way to try it out and see how you like it because you can always make a larger one later if you want. There are so many places that would be happy to get a baby quilt. With these terrible hurricanes, there are so many people who have been or will be left homeless or stranded and will need any help we can give them.
I'm making my first one a 52x52 also as it will be a nap blanket for my soon to be 3 year old grandson for Christmas. There will be LOTS of displaced children with the Harvey and Irma hurricanes for sure!!! Children's size quilts would be a great thing for women's church groups to make.
I'm also making the 52 x 52 .. I think this will be so much fun and a nice break from canning..
A very good idea to make someone in need.. my trouble is I am so slow getting things finished the baby or child in need will be in college before I get it completed.. but maybe if I had a definite deadline I could try harder.. I know Belfrybat whips them out AND finishes them In record time.. I really need to strive to be more like her.. Bless you Belfry!!
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