One of my plans for the next few months is to do more scrap quilts. I made a lot of quilts last year and that means a lot of scraps. All of the bags and bins are stuffed full. For this first scrap quilt, I went with a quarter log cabin block. I started with some of my favorite colors (which means the fullest scrap bins).
These colors ended up the same as some of the "inspired" colors I chose for a Color Intensive class project, so I used that grouping to guide some of the other colors I used.
The color scheme moves from the deeper colors at the base into the loftier lighter colors at the top, which is much how I feel as I am thinking through a problem or design. Deep in thought until I gradually start making headway, get inspiration, with all of it's energy, relief, joy, and clarity. Apparently that must be like a sunny spring day much like today, based on the colors I chose!
I knew I shouldn't make a backing out of a lot more scraps or I would have trouble quilting with all the seams. I wanted something more graphic looking (as opposed to a floral) and found this rainbow dot at Joann. Just like my quilt top, it omitted the red. The quilt is 48" square, at least before I washed it, so I did have to piece a bit, using the strip I cut off from the bottom of 2 yards vertically and off center. And yes, a picture of that would've been good.
As I was quilting it, I thought about a possible recipient who has a birthday soon but then remembered it is baby quilt sized. It would cover the lap of a grown-up and not the feet. It looked larger as I was making the blocks, something I've noticed before since I have a small sewing room and layout boards. Maybe this will inspire me to rearrange the room to get those layout boards more space!
These colors ended up the same as some of the "inspired" colors I chose for a Color Intensive class project, so I used that grouping to guide some of the other colors I used.
The color scheme moves from the deeper colors at the base into the loftier lighter colors at the top, which is much how I feel as I am thinking through a problem or design. Deep in thought until I gradually start making headway, get inspiration, with all of it's energy, relief, joy, and clarity. Apparently that must be like a sunny spring day much like today, based on the colors I chose!
I knew I shouldn't make a backing out of a lot more scraps or I would have trouble quilting with all the seams. I wanted something more graphic looking (as opposed to a floral) and found this rainbow dot at Joann. Just like my quilt top, it omitted the red. The quilt is 48" square, at least before I washed it, so I did have to piece a bit, using the strip I cut off from the bottom of 2 yards vertically and off center. And yes, a picture of that would've been good.
As I was quilting it, I thought about a possible recipient who has a birthday soon but then remembered it is baby quilt sized. It would cover the lap of a grown-up and not the feet. It looked larger as I was making the blocks, something I've noticed before since I have a small sewing room and layout boards. Maybe this will inspire me to rearrange the room to get those layout boards more space!
I really love this scrap quilt! The colors look beautiful.
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