Make use of scrap batting anf scrap fabrics into this beautiful quilt as you go pouches. These are perfect as gifts!

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Hi, all! Seems like every time I open up Instagram these days, I see more and more gorgeous scrappy quilts! I'm busy working on ano...

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I actually had a plan for this month. (This year?) Are you surprised? While I do admit to trying to complete projects I start, I don't usually like to plan too far ahead. But I started the year with a list of eight things I wanted to do. And I did seven of them. I even accomplished a couple of goals that weren't really on my list--although they were implied. So here goes: 1. Finish Confetti quilt blocks. At the end of 2021, I had completed 49 blocks of my Confetti quilt (Rachel Hauser's pattern). I thought that might be it for a 7 by 7 block quilt. But I still had some fun colorful bits left. I impulsively ordered more dotted background fabric for curbside pick up and during the first few weeks of this month I made 35 more blocks. I quickly laid them out and sewed them up. And can you believe I almost made 12 more blocks to expand those quilts to 48 blocks each? I reined myself in, though. The quilts are an appropriate size for the organization I plan to donate them to. And it is time to move on. I do need to buy fabric for backings. I really like some of the large modern floral prints I've seen lately, but couldn't find any in the colors/price range I had in mind. I had a bit of two other prints that have worked with other rainbow colored quilts, so I auditioned them. I chose the second one because it has a bit more variety of colors,and I like the crisper print with these blocks. I've had to order it and just got a message that there are delays in shipping, so the tops will be sitting for a few days before I move on. 2. Continue making Triangle blocks for 52 Weeks of Scrappy Triangles Hmm. This project might need another name, as it has now been more than 52 weeks since I started Leila Gardunia's pattern. My intent was to try to finish this quilt quickly this year, but since I was full bore on the confetti quilt, I continued this with Angela's Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2022 color for this month: Red. I need 38 more blocks for the quilt, so first I chose which patterns I wanted to use from the 52 patterns from last year. Then I made four blocks. If you remember, I was trying to reduce my multi-colored scraps bin last year. Yeah, it's still overflowing, although the choicest sizes have been used up. So for these blocks, I supplemented some of the scraps that have red in them with other red scraps. If you want some idea of how this quilt might look when it's done you can see here. After I finish the Confetti quilts, I'll probably pick up the pace to get this finished. 3. Cut the rest of the patches for the handsewn four-patch quilt The blocks for this quilt sew up surprisingly fast, and I'm always running out of squares. So I decided to cut the rest of the patches I need. Then I'll always have a hand project ready to work on. I have sewn 144 blocks. I need 36 more. So I cut 144 squares from old jewel-toned fabrics. 4. Start a Bear Paw quilt with solids This one's been in my head for awhile. Remember this block? I made it as part of the Quilter's Color Quest workshop with Rachel Hauser in 2020. I have a bin full of solid scraps and another of larger pieces. It's time to do something with them. So I plan to follow the RSC22 colors this year. First I ordered some Kona black and white pieces for curbside pickup. After I got them home, I realized that I had used Kona Snow in the original block, so I did a little surgery to replace the claws of that block. Then I made several combinations with reds and other colors. These are fun blocks with the added challenge of a tiny partial seam to get those yellow centers in. I cut the colorful rectangles a bit oversized so I can trim the paws to 4 1/2 inches before I add the claws. The yellow centers finish at 3/4 inch. Not sure what I'll do when the color of the month is yellow, but I'll figure that out later. Maybe I'll skip yellow since these centers will stand out enough on their own. The rainbow fabric you see is kind of the inspiration for the solids and the combinations. It might work its way into the quilt as background or as the back side. I had rejected it for another quilt last year. It's has a sort of rough feel to it, but I do want to use it somehow. 5 and 6. String piece red strips/make placemat I had a bag of red strings that didn't make it into a rainbow stripped quilt a couple of years ago--probably because they were mostly dark red and not my favorites. It was time to get rid of them. Also, I had been wanting to make more placemats this year for a collection for Meals on Wheels. It dawned on me that an all-red placemat might appeal to someone that wasn't that crazy about patterns and colors. Then it occurred to me that I could string piece AND quilt at the same time. Yup, a quilt-as-you-go placemat. First, I sorted the strings into piles of like widths. Then I pieced those piles into long strings because I knew that most were not long enough to cover the width of a placemat by themselves. I found a larger piece of red fabric (leftover of a quilt I made years ago for our bed) and a scrap of batting and away I went. Such fun. I found another piece of old fabric that worked for the binding. And what do you know? I like it. A lot. Who knew a bunch of old dark red fabrics could actually be attractive? I think I'll be doing this again with old strings in other colors. The placemat finished at 14 by 18 inches. 7. Start an adding machine tape quilt This project came about unexpectedly. I was shopping at a local general style gift store that carries some fabric, and in their bargain basement there was adding machine tape on sale at half-off. On impulse, I bought a pack. It is two spools and says 126 feet. I don't know if that's each spool or both together. Either way, that would be a lot of stripped fabric. I decided to string together the rest of my red scraps. A lot of my scraps were bits of slabs I made awhile ago, I cut chunks big enough to cover the tape and added in other scraps from my bin. I ended up with a fabric strip about 80-85 inches long. The tape is 2 1/4 inches wide. And now I know what to do with all my old thread cones until I make these into a quilt. I really don't care for making slabs with random shapes/sizes of scraps, but this was somehow fun. And the best part is that this is all I have left from my red scrap bin!!!!!! (There are really not enough exclamation marks to convey how I feel about this.) There was one item on my list that I did not do: Make foundation paper pieced block(s) from Carol Doak's book Easy Machine Paper Piecing. These pieces would work for that, but I'll wait a bit. I am thrilled that my old red scraps are almost used up. I would be dreaming if I thought that I could keep this up for other RSC colors this year. It turns out my red bin was probably my smallest batch of scraps. But I'm going to enjoy the delusion for a bit. It makes me feel good. So that's January. So many projects. There are some wonderful Quilt Alongs (QALs) happening right now. I would have liked to do at least three of them, but I just do not have the space to work on more projects. What I have going right now is pushing the limits for me as you can see by the state of my living room and guest room. I guess I'll have to do my version of a QAL: Quilt Alone Later. For now I have two quilt tops finished this month. My goal of sorts for February will be to get those quilted. And then continue with all these other fun projects. I can't wait to see what the color of the month will be to tackle. I'm linking up this week with Angela at So Scrappy for Scrap Happy Saturday and with Cynthia at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap. I hope your new year's quilting projects are bringing you joy and a bit of a mess whether you are doing a QAL (or several) or following your own path through the scraps and stash. (Just a reminder: I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I mention products, services, or stores I'm just documenting what I used or liked.)

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I am just in love with the the "scrap maps" I have been seeing recently!! I decided to try making one myself for my craft room. I have so many pieces of scrap fabric I figured this would be a great way to use them! I just pulled from the bin, 50 different pieces to use! It was so hard to resist the urge to coordinate

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I L♥VE scrappy quilts! I love the idea of making something beautiful and original out of seemingly nothing. I love the idea of making something useful with little or no cost. I love that sense of nostalgia I get when I see an old, worn, hand-quilted quilt, that was pieced together with scraps saved over the course of many years. Scrap quilts are charming to say the least! That's why I had so much fun making these little cuties a few weeks ago. I called them my Scrap Jar Stars. Shortly after posting this photo, my friend Jodi {from Pleasant Home} emailed me and said those stars were just the thing she was looking for to round out her 2012 Sew Scraps Along! She's a girl after my own ♥ and I love that she's dedicating the whole month to sewing with scraps, including lots of great tutorials and giveaways! Head on over to Pleasant Home for all the fun details! Jodi asked me if I'd post a tutorial of my Scrap Jar Stars and maybe give away a few scraps as part of the fun. I was flattered as could be that she asked and happy to do a giveaway. Hopefully, one gals scraps will be another quilters treasure! Edit: I now have a full pattern in my Etsy shop that includes efficient cutting instructions for 4 different size quilts (not just one block) and modified block instructions so there are fewer seams! It's available in paper and PDF. You can check it out HERE. So here we are. A little tutorial just for you! As part of the Sew Scraps Along, I decided to make up another colorway of my Scrap Jar Stars. I pulled out my reds, navys, blues and aquas from my scrap jars. I'm loving these colors against the white. A happy and fresh combo if you ask me. Of course, there's a million different possibilities, so pull out some of your favorite scraps and let's get started! Cutting (per block) (12) 2" bright squares (12) 2" white squares (4) 2" x 3-1/2" white rectangles (4) 4-1/4" white squares* (4) 4-1/4" bright squares* * Note: Cut more than 4 for more variety! I like to make one block first and then when I know what I'm doing I use an assembly line for the rest. So you might like to multiply the cutting requirements (above) by however many blocks you are making. It seems to go quicker that way. Assembly Make Star Points: You will need 8 Half-Square Triangle blocks for each star. Each pair of bright/white 4-1/4" squares will make two HST blocks. Make extra HST's for more variety in your star points :) Step 1: On each of your bright colored 4-1/4" squares, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner. Pair up each bright square with a white square with right sides together (RST). Step 2: Use a 1/4" seam allowance to sew along both sides of the line. Step 3: Cut on the line to form two HST's. Step 4: Press the seams towards the dark side. Step 5: Use a ruler to trim the HST blocks to 3-1/2" square. By starting out a little big and trimming down to 3-1/2" square your star points will be more exact. I like to use my small 6-1/2" square ruler to do this step. Set the HST's aside. Make 16-Patch: Lay out sixteen 2" squares next to your sewing machine (alternating 8 white with 8 bright). Use a 1/4" seam allowance to sew the squares together in rows. Press seams towards the bright fabrics. Then, sew the rows together (butting up alternating seams against each other and pinning in place). Press row seams in one direction. Set aside. Assemble Star Blocks: First, lay out 2 HST blocks on each side of the 16-patch block to make the 8 star points. Sew each set of HST's together with RST. Press the seams open. Sew two of the sets of HST's to opposite sides of the 16-patch. Press seams towards the 16-patch. Before sewing the other sets of HST on, you will need to make the corner blocks. I like to sew them together at this point (instead of earlier) so that I can make sure the bright corner fabric is not the same as the two star points on either side of it. So lay out the desired 2" bright colored squares in what will be each of the outer corners of the star block. Then lay out a 2" white square next to it (on the inside) and a 3-1/2" rectangle above or below them (depending on which side of the 16-patch unit you will be sewing it on to). Make the corner blocks by first sewing a bright 2" square to a white 2" square with RST. Press seam towards the bright square. Then sew that unit to a 3-1/2" white rectangle and press seams towards the white rectangle. Sew a corner block to each side of a set of HST's, making sure to keep the bright square in the outer corner (see photograph below). Sew two of these units to the sides of the 16-patch unit to complete the Scrap Jar Star. This unit should measure 12-1/2" unfinished. I made four blocks and sashed them with (4) 2" x 12-1/2" white strips and (1) 2" bright colored square in the middle. I'm still deciding whether to make a table topper or a throw size quilt. Any thoughts??? So there you go! I hope you liked this tutorial (and I hope it all made sense ~ my brain is fried right now :) They're really fun to make and if you haven't been there already, go to Pleasant Home to see Jodi's "camping" colorway! Speaking of Jodi, ever since she contacted me about her Sew Scraps Along, I have been looking forward to emptying out my scrap jars for a giveaway. It's a new year and time for a fresh start! If you'd like to enter to win some of mine, please leave a fun comment below. * THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED * Here are the details: Giveaway will end on Saturday, January 21st at midnight. Leave one comment below for one entry. For a second entry, leave another comment telling me that you're a follower. I will announce a winner on Monday. If you'd like the full pattern which includes efficient cutting instructions for 4 different size quilts (not just one block) and modified block instructions so there are fewer seams visit my Etsy shop HERE! It's available in paper and PDF. Or shoot me an email ([email protected]) for wholesale prices. Happy Sewing! Amber

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I used the triangle scraps from my low volume swoon quilt to make this sweet little wall hanging. It's made from the cream fabrics from various Bonnie & Camille fabric lines... my favorite. We recently became the new home for my husband's grandparent's dining room set. It's come together nicely. The buffet and table are from his grandparents and the clock is from my grandma. I also have my other grandma's sewing machine in this room, so it's quite the connection to our grandparents in here! I used this chicken wire board as decor and it "needed" a little wall hanging quilt. My idea is to use this board for holiday decor, but this quilt will be a nice neutral for in between.

Every Friday I will be posting some sort of crafty project that I have completed in the past. It could be anything from baking, to sewing, needlecrafts art, decorating, etc. This was the first project I made after Phoebe was born. I went two months without any sewing while I adjusted to motherhood, sleepless nights, and everything else that goes along with becoming a first time parent. My parents came up for the weekend to spend time with their new grandaughter and I pretty much locked myself in my studio for the day, save for feeding the baby every couple of hours. I finished the entire thing - embroidery and all - that day. It felt amazing to be sewing again. This book is still a big hit, and I'm proud to say that Phoebe does know all of her colors.  Tutorial is from here. I added an extra page to include a couple of extra colors.

This item is an **Instant Digital Download** with free commercial use. No physical item will be shipped. *Each image in my shop is unique and one-of-a-kind. These images are not available anywhere else.* This kit has 10 different Little Girl with Frazzled Hair images for you to use in your journals, card making, scrap booking, or crafting. AI generated images. What you will receive: 1zip folder Total of 10 printable pages with one image on each page. High-quality 300 dpi JPEG format 12" x 12" NOTE: No papers are mailed to you. This is an instant download digital print set of papers. You can print these out at home on your printer. Feel free to: - use these printed images any way you like in your personal artwork - use these printed images in your created artwork to sell or gift Please don't: - share, gift, or sell these digital files Have fun creating!

Hi friends! Today I have a really special (long) post for you!Today I want to share a quilt that took me two years and about 85 hours to complete - my Postage Stamp quilt! I got so many questions o