Saturday, January 19, 2019

Red and White Bits and Pieces

Red and White Bits and Pieces 
It's a flimsy! 
42 x 63


Last year while I was sorting through the crumb boxes I came across lots of red and white HSTs in a variety of sizes. Most were wonky so that's why they were in the crumb boxes. Some were bonus HSTs. Some were waste triangles still matched up with a white waste triangle.  

I made most of the other colors of HSTs into blocks last year that are now orphans waiting for a quilt.  But there were so many red and white bits and pieces that I put them aside to make into a quilt this year when the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month is red.  This is the month. 

I sorted by size and then sewed them together into columns keeping in mind that I wanted a quilt at least 40 inches wide. 
Then I added some red tone on tone scrap chunks to the bottom of each column. I added red first because I had fewer red scraps than white. 

I then measured each column with the addition of the red and added a white scrap to the top of the column keeping in mind that I wanted the quilt to be at least 60 inches long.  

And that's the story of how this flimsy came to be. 

24 comments:

Libby in TN said...

What a great idea! It has a very modern vibe.

Ellen said...

Such a great use of your scraps. It just goes to show that all fabric leftover pieces and scraps can be turned into a useful quilt that looks great too!

Elle said...

You are so amazingly talented with your scraps! This is fabulous!

Rivah Rats Quilting said...

Love your red scrap quilt!!

Jennifer said...

LOVE IT! what a great way to use all those reds up- instead of letting them breed in the scrap boxes. (haha!) i also like how your quilt is so different that what we usually see for RSC. are you going to make a quilt like this every month?

The Joyful Quilter said...

Wow!! That was a creative way to get rid of the pesky RED scraps!!!

Cathy said...

You’re a creative, scrappy genius!! From lemons, you’ve made a Frosted Lemon Supreme Chiffon Cake!!

Nana said...

Such a great quilt using up scraps. great job.

maggie fellow said...

great idea for using the pieces and parts and looks like it took forever.

Karen's Quilts from Cape Town said...

I love freeform, make-up-as-you-go-along quilts! This is fabulous!

Kathy S. said...

This is fabulous! I always love your designs.

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Wonderful way to use up those parts & pieces! And the finished quilt looks exciting!

Mystic Quilter said...

Two words - Love It!!

scraphappy said...

What a great use of extras! To all came together beautifully!

Sally Trude said...

Awesome! And I'm really impressed that you are now making quilts that look particularly striking against a snowy background. Those of us with faux winters might be a bit jealous...

Quilter Kathy said...

What a great project! Love the layout idea!

mangozz said...

Nice! I love red and white together!

---"Love" said...

I've never known anyone who can put leftover blocks and scraps together the way you do! What a unique talent you have! Your quilt top is beautiful! ---"Love"

gayle said...

Wow! This is gorgeous! There you go again with another fabulous idea!

MissPat said...

Brilliant! I started saving unintended wonky blocks that didn't meet my exacting standards, but I don't think they'll ever go together as well as you leftovers do. And yours looks like you planned it that way.
Pat

Angie said...

Cool idea - the finished flimsy looks great!

Louise said...

I love this red and white piece! Sorting the scraps by size into columns? That's, that's....brilliant. You're a quilting savant, you know? I'm stealing this idea :)

Kaja said...

I have just been thinking about red and white quilts, so your timing is perfect! I love your way of using up all these spare bits and red pinwheels are one of my favourite things ever.

Nann said...

Seeing red -- scrappy modern style!