I have a scrappy mini quilt finish to share today!
When Katherine of
It's Only Fabric and Thread asked if anyone wanted to be part of a blog hop for her new book, Fun With Scraps, I raised my hand in a hurry 😊 If you've been here any length of time at all, you know I love a good scrap quilt.
When I looked through the book, I fell in love with Katherine's Sunny Days quilt, which she made with navy blues for the background. I debated just copying her for my one block mini, since my blue scrap bin is overflowing, but then in my head, I started hearing the Temptations singing "
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day" and knew I had to use my abundant grey scraps instead. I'm so glad I did!
Side note, are your scraps organized in a way that makes it easy for you to find what you need to make a scrappy quilt? If not, download my
Escape Scrap Overwhelm guide to help you think through the best way to organize your scraps for the kinds of quilts you like to make.
Once I decided on my colours, actually putting the block/quilt top together was really quick. I almost never use my walking foot for quilting, but this mini was demanding some simple straight lines, so that's what it got. Since the mini is only 16" square, the quilting was done in less than 30 minutes. That's one big advantage to making mini quilts!
I've had this print from Connecting Threads for years. It made the perfect backing.
This Sunshine On A Cloudy Day quilt was perfect for our weather the past while. We've had an abundance of RDF (rain, drizzle, and fog), with very little sunshine until the past weekend. Here's a little peek at what it has been like here. Even a foggy day can be pretty sometimes.
And sometimes it looks like we live at the end of the world.
I took my mini out for some cloudy day pictures and tried to get a shot of it with the clouds. Here's the best I could do. The snow in the backyard is all melted, but we're still waiting for anything green to appear.
When I came in from my quick photo shoot, I laid the quilt on a trunk in our entryway and the light really emphasized the quilted texture. Doesn't it make you want to run your fingers over it?
I love quick, little projects that let me use some of my scrap fabric and scrap batting!
If you want to learn more about Katherine's Fun With Scraps book, head over to
her website to check it out.
Gray seems like the perfect choice for the background of this fun mini quilt. You have had some really dramatic and moody days lately, which are beautiful in their own way. How fun and satisfying to use up things from your scrap bins and get the quilting finished so quickly, too!
ReplyDeleteReally nice, Leanne! You have beautifully interpreted your concept in the appropriate colors. What I always find interesting about scraps, is that each quilter's definition of "a scrap" is different than another's - like mine. There's no way I could make this quilt from my scraps which are much smaller-sized pieces than those in your quilt. What I consider a scrap... just a few inches in size...is what other quilters apparently throw away. So I've found that "making fabric" from my littlest bits, is the best way to use my scraps. I love your outdoor photos. The skies make a nice background to your lovely quilt.
ReplyDeleteSweet quilt for the Book Hop, Leanne!!
ReplyDeleteHi! There's a link up above to take you to Katherine's shop, where you can get the book that includes this pattern.
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