It's a flimsy!
64 x 80
Eight inch Depression Blocks
I've been making these blocks out of my 2.5 inch scraps since 2014 so it's about time I put them together into a flimsy. It has been a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project and I would make a few blocks each month from the month's chosen color. Sometimes years I had no scraps in those colors so no blocks got made. I sewed blocks together randomly.
I love this block because it forms a secondary pattern plus all scraps play nicely together in the finished top. From far away the blocks look a single color but up close you never know what you will find.
I've previously made a quilt as a wedding gift made of sixteen inch blocks in autumn colors. The four inch HSTs I used were from a swap. Then I made one out of twelve inch blocks in patriotic themed fabrics and sent it as a Quilt of Valor to my husband's friend. This one, when finished, I will probably donate locally or save for gift giving.
Depression Blocks make me happy!
21 comments:
I love how your Depression blocks came together! It is so interesting how the actual block sort of disappears and you see all those diamonds when you look at the whole quilt from a distance. It's beautiful and scrappy!
Great quilt and what a fantastic way to use scraps!
This is not a depressing quilt in anyway! Wow! How satisfying it must be to finally have all the blocks together after years of making them.
That's a great pattern, and it's so fun to look around at all the different fabrics you've used in it! Quite an accomplishment to get it turned into the flimsy. Someone will be a lucky recipient of this one!
Love this top! Using one color in each block gives it a more modern look than mixing all colors in the block. Nice job!,
These should be called Cheerful Blocks! Certainly nothing depressing about this flimsy! It will make someone a wonderful quilt, with lots of pattern to see and examine more closely.
Gorgeous flimsy!
Yes, the secondary pattern is wonderful.
I like the color variations too, giving a shimmery effect.
It just goes to show you, every little bit of progress will eventually get you to a finished quilt. Love the colors and designs on this one. Great use of scraps.
Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
this quilt is so beautiful--I also love that secondary pattern that is formed...great job hugs, Julierose
I agree that this block makes for a very happy quilt. I only wish it had a happier name (I know it refers to the historical time period and not the mood disorder but . . . )
Love this pattern, looks fantastic set together!
Your blocks have come together to make a great flimsy. It's lovely.
I always enjoy the ways you make scrap quilts. So lively and colorful. Great use of scraps.
Such a fabulous scrappy quilt! I love it! You have such a wide range of colours in your quilt!
Another amazing finish. I just scrolled through your 2018 finished quilts and I'm floored by the number of projects you have completed. I know you've worked on many of them over time, but it's still an incredible accomplishment.
Pat
This block is so great in a single color, then mixed at random with other single colors. Lovely flimsy!
Its a Gem!
Oh YAY!!! I’ve been salivating over your Depression blocks for years! I’m sure that your influence will once again be the catalyst for my next project with HSTs!! It’s a super lovely quilt, Cathy! Congrats on yet another amazing and colorful top!!
Wish I had as much determination as you have with all your scraps! That is definitely another beautiful flimsy! Someone will love it! ---"Love"
What a fabulous scrap quilt, an easy block but it packs a great punch!
That's a lot of HSTs! Beautiful quilt finish and the design works great for scraps, all blending nicely together.
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