A scrap quilt like this is exactly the kind of project I love watching come together. The maker took thirteen blocks left over from earlier work, all based on designs from the book 1000 Blocks, and paired them with freshly sewn nine-patch squares to build one big scrappy top. The finished piece mixes novelty prints and license plate patterns, and an avocado appliqué sits among the patchwork, which gives the whole thing a playful character in my view.
The construction looks methodical. Strip sets were cut first, using a cutting mat, an acrylic quilting ruler and a rotary cutter. The individual blocks were then joined into nine-patch squares on a domestic sewing machine, and every seam got pressed flat with a steam iron. Once the pieces existed, they went up on a vertical wall for the layout stage, where the arrangement was shuffled and adjusted before everything was sewn into completed rows and pressed once more.
The detail that stands out to me is the sizing challenge. The thirteen existing blocks came in different dimensions, and rather than trimming any of them down, bordering strips were added so the smaller ones could match the rest. That seems like a smart fix, since it protects the original patchwork of each block while still letting everything meet cleanly at the seams.
One thing is still ahead: the blocks are set to be adjusted to 14-inch unfinished dimensions, and the completed top is the stage reached so far. It will be interesting to see how the final arrangement settles once that resizing is done.
Project by Dave's Craft Room. Watch it on their YouTube channel: