I got SO excited about this scrappy quilt-as-you-go project I started last week to use up the tiny green batik pieces leftover from my still-not-finished green batik leftovers dress, I haven't finished the dress!!! In fact, I haven't touched the dress since the second block from this new WIP!
This project is teaching me I really like using up scraps as I go, as opposed to pulling scraps from a box. I'm using up small batting remnants that have hung around for years. I've re-learned I crave designing as I go. And this project is teaching me that I can make time for quilting, even when I have no time. When a project is this much fun, it's hard not to put other tasks aside!
Every time I'm forced to pull away from my sewing machine right now, I can't wait to get back to it. I needed sewing, piecing and quilting to be this much fun again.
When I began the first block, I was trying to figure out why I had so many solid green Kona leftovers. It took me a few ticker-tape pieces to remember the rainbow quilt I put together because I had so many colors of the rainbow.
After cutting the first two solid green blocks, I came across a solid green I wanted to use that wasn't quilt wide enough. I decided to incorporate one of the tiny scrap stash-burners I learned from Crazy Mom Quilts. I had clippings from the skirt of the dress that started this journey that would be perfect for a birch tree block.
I had a ton of little half-house shaped scraps leftover from the Dresden plate I'm appliquéing to the dress bodice.
I've always wanted to make a scrappy house/village quilt, and I thought these odd-shaped little pieces would be perfect.
I tried several different layout options, and I just really didn't like any of them. As I was putting the pieces away one last time, I realized I could create half-hearts from the half-houses with a few simple cuts, and then perhaps I could use up those scraps on this new, nifty quilt.
The resulting hearts are so inspiring, I might have to do another heart quilt!
Linking up with Alycia Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
Keep going. It's wonderful. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Regula! I really love it!
DeleteYour greens are mahhhhh-velous! A great use of Birches and a myriad of hearts.....looking god!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Grammajudyb! I have to admit, I love the greens, too. I don't know if I will do another birch block, although I have more than enough scraps for a few, but I sure like the hearts!!!
DeleteI love where this is going - and how improv it is!!! Yay for getting back to happy piecing!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alycia! I'm truly loving this one, too. And being thrilled to be piecing again adds to the sentimental value of this jewel!
DeleteYour quilts are so lovely. I am quite fond of the heart one at the end of your post. I love anything hearts, and this one is quite lovely. I look forward to seeing more of your lovely work. Wishing you a day filled with many blessings. ((hugs))
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stitchy! I am really wanting to make another quilt with just heart appliques. So fun, and so symbolic!
DeleteYour blocks are looking great! I love the rainbow quilt too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Frederique! I can't wait to get this one finished. I bet it becomes a new all-time favorite!
DeleteWhat a wonderful adventure you've been on! Here's hoping you manage to finish your dress soon, too.
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