It's so exciting to be working on the Rainbow Scrap Challenge again. I'm enjoying using the two colors in my block.
Because my main scrap stash has jelly roll strips, I decided to use 2.5-inch blocks. The diagonals in white is what I wanted to emphasize like an Irish Chain. So the block is large, 16 inches finished. However, I'm trying to include a full range of blue along with a scattering of purple. For the central part I used some HSTs from my stash, but I'm not satisfied with it yet.
But using up my stash has taken a blow. My daughter was cleaning her basement and found some old quilt projects I thought were long gone. So here is the pile of scraps after I unpinned them from an old sheet 'design wall'.
I also found these colorful blocks which I do not remember making at all. It was over 20 years ago. Please excuse the poor photo; it was late at night.
So one step forward and two steps back, but I'm having fun and that's what counts, along with not buying any more fabric this year, one whole week. Hope I can keep it up. I made a list of all my projects as a reminder not to get too overloaded.
I link up with RSC16 at superscrappy.blogspot.com and Monday Making at Love, Laugh, Quilt. Do check out what others are doing there.
More scraps! After all those years it is as if they were brand new again. The blue and purple look great together.
ReplyDeleteLove your blue and purple block -- and I use lists to keep myself on track, too -- it is SO easy to say "I could do THAT" and then suddenly find myself under water with too many projects.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing what we find we are in our sewing rooms. Good luck with using your scraps. I hope to make lots of my scraps into quilts this year.
ReplyDeleteMore scraps is a bad thing? I think not! You will make wonderful things of them if the past is any indication!
ReplyDeleteI like the color combo in that big block. I've been on "no buy" also for quite awhile unless I need backings or a consistent background fabric with lots of yardage. My normal stash is 1/2 to 1/4 yd pieces because I love variety.
ReplyDeleteScrap donations are always fun to get. I find if you iron them and sort them, they look far more tamed and manageable. And they take up less room.
ReplyDeleteLovely blues and purple block and a good size at 16" - how big do you think you will make this quilt?
ReplyDeleteYour block looks great with those blues and purples. (I'm a fan of that color combination!)
ReplyDeleteI've been digging through some boxes that have been packed for at least 15 years. So many old/new surprises...
Love the blue, purple and white in your block. Very nice use of color. So fun to find new fabrics to add to the stash.. and no $ out the door!
ReplyDeleteThose Autumn-colored foundlings appear to be Margaret Millers "Strips That Sizzle." Do you remember taking some class like that? They gorgeous!!
ReplyDeletethe blocks your daughter found are lovely and have not dated at all, blue scrap block is looking good. Like you I am trying not to buy fabric but had to buy some red for sashing but plan not to buy unless I really need it for a project wonder how long that will last!
ReplyDeleteI had decided that I would only buy neutrals in 2016 - oops - that didn't last! ;) I would be so excited to find those older scraps because they would add more variety in my scrap bins.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, good luck with the fabric fast. That's not a resolution I could keep, I don't think. Your prospective block is looking lovely.
ReplyDeleteLovely blues and purples and you have some gorgeous colours in your new scraps too. Good luck with the fabric fast.
ReplyDeleteMore scraps! I like seeing those blue and purple fabrics together.
ReplyDeleteI found a tub of scraps this morning, too : )
It's a great block for using up your stash. I like the thought of creating a Irish Chain linking all the colors.
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