Sunday, February 3, 2019

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish


 One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish...
Crumb Fish

36 x 52

It's finished! 
Ready for giving or gifting. 


 Last year I was on a mission to sew up my crumbs each month in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month. One of the blocks I made was this fish block. To make this block I sewed crumbs into a strip 4 inches wide. Then I cut a 4 inch square and a 1.5 x 4 inch tail.  Sometimes I just cut the tail from a 1.5 inch scrap and didn't use crumb fabric for it.  I added 1.5 inch squares of  solid or tone on tone flippy corners to the 4 inch square and tail. I then added 1.5 inch strips of blue "water" scraps all around. 

See the Catfish? 
See the Porcupinefish and Angelfish? 

Within that four inch square you can tell how small some of the crumbs were. 


 I arranged them with the lightest blue "water" on top and...
 ...the darkest blue "water" on the bottom. 
 It just so happened that I had partial spools of different colors of blue  and variegated blue machine quilting thread as well as partial bobbins of the same so I tried to use lightest threads on top and darkest on bottom and the rest in between.   I quilted in waves and bubbles on my DSM. 

 I had enough of this solid blue for backing and binding. I was nervous about using it because I am thinking I had it set aside to use with a UFO but I'll cross that UFO bridge when I get to it. 

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18 comments:

Cathy said...

What a fun, fantastic quilt! Someone is going to be very thrilled to get this one. 💙

Tanya Quilts in CO said...

Adorable fishies!

Teresa said...

Cute quilt and a great use of small fabric pieces.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Your crumb fish are such a great idea! When I see all that you did with your crumb blocks, I'm thinking I ought to be doing something with my bins full of crumbs. Thanks for the inspiration!

Linda said...

Great Fishy Finish! The Crumb fishes have come together beautifully in this delightful quilt. So much to look at for some lucky little person. Just shows what can be achieved with using up those tiny scraps, but your creative mind makes this possible.

Nann said...

Fun fish! If you turn them on end they could be snow globes or doll heads. On the other end they could be sacks. Hmmmm......

Ellen said...

It was a great way to use up all of those itty bitty bits and pieces and turn them into something fun that is sure to be loved!

Quiltdivajulie said...

What a super fun quilt for a toddler learning colors and counting ...

Crystal_235 said...

I like your fish. I plan on doing this with my crumbs.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Your scrappy fish are pretty adorable. I don't often keep scraps that small but you inspire me to do so. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Tammy said...

What a great way to use up crumb scraps! And adorable at the same time!

SandyPA said...

Cute fishy quilt! I made a fish quilt (different pattern) way back in 2011 for my daughter. Quoting Dr. Seuss, I used a variety of fabrics including rainbow, cat, dog and angel. It was such a fun quilt to make. It sounds like your fishy quilt was fun to make, too. Sandy at sewhigh.blogspot.com

Ann said...

Those goldfish almost look like their own bowls. Cute quilt. It will be well-loved.

mangozz said...

What a cute baby quilt! You really utilize every little bit in the best ways!

Debbi said...

Really cute fish! Congrats on the finish and finding a way to use every last crumb!

Shelina (formerly known as Shasta) said...

Congratulations on a beautiful finish! The fishes are so cute, and I love the gradation of light to dark.

Emily said...

Love this! Such fun fish!

CapitolaQuilter said...

The is so adorable. On behalf of the 2019 FAL Hosts, congratulations on your first quarter finish and thanks for participating