Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Playing With Scraps

When we moved last fall, my scrap basket was overflowing and I dumped everything in a large tote to make it easier to move. This 32 qt bin holds a lot of potential.
                                    

There's nothing like moving to make you wake up and realize just how much fabric you actually have. Well, maybe not YOU, but in my case, it was A LOT.

I made this quilt 


from this book a few years ago


 Recently I decided to make a few more from the same book and commenced to cutting down scraps


Then I saw that Bonnie Hunter recently posted a leader-ender challenge using 2" strips and I was already pulling those and cutting more.


I made 6 of the 4-Patch Fun blocks just to see if I'd enjoy making them - these are fun


so I'm kitting up more to keep next to my sewing machine


I'm also cutting 1.5"  and 2.5" strips as well as some 5" squares for a future project.


I'll be interested to see how much of a dent I can make this month. It looks like I'm going to be bellied up to the ironing board and cutting table for the foreseeable future

2 comments:

Gretchen Weaver said...

I haven't started Bonnie's L & E yet but I hope to. However I do know, from experience, the scrap bag really doesn't go down as much as we think it will, unless you make huge king sized quilts! Happy stitching!

Deanna said...

I love Kim Brackett's books. So many creative ideas!

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