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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Out of the Depths...


Out of the depths of the box of 2.5 inch scraps...



...and the bin of 1.5 inch scraps...


...and the pencil boxes of 1.5 inch postage stamps...




...arose a bunch of 5 inch Little Monkey Wrench blocks.   The Old Lady Who Sews thought there were 288 blocks and so she sewed and sewed rows and rows of on point blocks of Little Monkeys until she noticed the box of Little Monkeys was getting low and she still had rows to go before a flimsy.   The Old Lady Who Sews did a recount and found she was 44 blocks short and so she was sad. 



But she dug deep into the depths of the scraps again and made...


...22 more Little Monkeys and now The Old Lady Who Sews only has 22 more to go. 

Digging into the depths of your scraps? 
Share your story with the rest of us on Scraptastic Tuesday. 



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19 comments:

  1. DashaJanuary 13, 2015 at 5:38 AM

    LOL. Old Lady that Sews. :-)
    I have watched you make those for the past year, and loved every single post you put up. Looking forward to seeing the flimsy.
    BTW Those boxes of scraps don't look like they have had much taken out of them. LOL

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  2. QuiltdivajulieJanuary 13, 2015 at 7:15 AM

    Your colors in these little blocks are SO happy!!!

    Terrific post!!!!

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  3. Sally TrudeJanuary 13, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    You are such a tease...just the tiniest glimpse of the stash your adoring fans wonder about with endless fascination.

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  4. NickyJanuary 13, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    Great work Old Lady! While I was snooping around your blog I fell in love with your 5" Sister's Choice quilt! Gorgeous!

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  5. JulieroseJanuary 13, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    QOQ huge boxes of scraps! All cut; you are amazing! I love your blocks--those monkeys do hide away so you won't know how many there are LOL I'd put out some nice bananas to get them to come out...hugs, Julierose

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  6. CathyJanuary 13, 2015 at 10:55 AM

    Check to see that no Little Monkeys fell off and broke their heads, OK? :-). Those scraps.... Oh my! No wonder your creativity knows no bounds! How many years of scraps do you have? ALL my scraps would not fill a bin! Is this called Scrap Envy??

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  7. VeraJanuary 13, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    yay, that is a lot of scraps. have fun!

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  8. FlickenstichlerinJanuary 13, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    Beautiful scrap project, looks just great.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  9. Kathy S.January 13, 2015 at 12:21 PM

    Love this blog post!!! Great story. Happy Tuesday.

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  10. AndeeJanuary 13, 2015 at 12:38 PM

    Very productive! Love them!

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  11. Archie The Wonder DogJanuary 13, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    This is going to be a brilliant quilt!

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  12. audreyJanuary 13, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    haha! This is just looking wonderful.:)

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  13. Janine @ Rainbow HareJanuary 13, 2015 at 4:06 PM

    These are gorgeous blocks. Your quilt will be beautiful :)

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  14. Alycia~QuiltygirlJanuary 13, 2015 at 9:38 PM

    The little old lady that sews... PShaw!!! you are 29 in my mind!!! And seriously - thank you for showing your scrap bin - all these organized people make me depressed - you... I totally get!!! Hugs!! ;-)

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  15. JulieJanuary 14, 2015 at 5:19 AM

    I'm a scrap saver/ lover, too. I think accidental composition is he best kind. This is beautiful!

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  16. JeanneJanuary 14, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    Great use of your scraps! These are happy blocks!

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  17. EllenJanuary 14, 2015 at 4:13 PM

    You are so funny! I think you count like I do.

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  18. Deb@asimplelifequiltsJanuary 15, 2015 at 5:25 PM

    Another stunning project by you! Love your scraps.

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  19. Linda @ kokaquiltsJanuary 18, 2015 at 1:53 AM

    Lovely scrappy monkey wrench blocks.. can't believe they are only 5" !!! No wonder you had to keep going! Linda

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