Using up the leftovers

Feb 02, 2009 17 Replies

I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring total disgust, when it is completed. who knows, I might even like it.



John


Ahhhhhh yes! Hot dog. We have hope. Finally John ventured into florals, hexagons and now scrappy. Yipee-yuuuuu. Does a 'wild and crazy guy' lurk beneath that organized and formal ho-hummidy? Can we persuade him to try FM? Yes we can. Polly

"John" I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use

Good for you for moving outside your comfort zone. I really admire when someone is able to do that. So far, I haven't managed it. I'm really partial to certain colors and a certain amount of scrappiness in a quilt.

Can't wait to see the picture!

If you don't like the quilt, I'm sure some charity would be delighted to have it. Or you could just send it to me. ;-)

Michelle in NV

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did the same thing with a pile of my leftover and sample blocks. For some reason, I bet John's are a little tamer.

I had an epiphany last night, as I lay in bed thinking about what to do with the leftovers. I often get inspirations for projects late at night while laying in bed awake and trying to get back to sleep. I won't say, at this point, just what I came up with, but if I pull it off, you will be amazed. How's that for a teaser?

John

John

John,

My bet is that you will LOVE it when it is finished. I once made a quilt top from a pattern that was essentially a "grab a bunch of FQs, slash them up, mix them up, and sew them together" thing. While I was doing that, I decided that the name of the quilt would be "Massacre in a Quilt Shop". It wasn't looking good to me at all. It is now my very favorite of those quilts that I have kept for myself.

Have fun!

Rita L. > I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use

Massacre in a Quilt Shop is a wonderful quilt name, Rita. Delightful! We saw one in Pensacola named "What Was I Thinking?". We wondered too. Polly

"Rita L in MA" John,

i have to admit, i thought i'd never hear "scrappy" or "random" from our boy, John!! Way to go! it will be an adventure for you, John!! can't wait to see the results!

amy in CNY

Is it finished yet? It never seems to take more than a few hours for you to finish your projects? :-)

At least it used up all the orphan blocks I had shoved in a drawer. It's quite a challenge to get everything to fit together and be square when it's finished.

Howdy!

Oh, what a Happy Neighborhood, Kathyl! Enjoy, enjoy.

R/Sandy - putting a little turkey on Swiss cheese, topped w/ a slice of artichoke heart - my kind of leftovers ;-D Tapas!

This one is a bit more complex than just power sewing. I would say it is over 3/4 done. But now there is a lot of hand sewing work to do and that takes time. Well it is sure to please, at least me.

John

That quilt is awesomely wild, KJ! What fun!

Michelle in NV

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The plot thickens..... ;-)

Michelle in NV

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