It's a flimsy!
Crazy Ladies of the Lake
90 x 90
I made a few of these ten inch blocks each month from scraps from October 2016 - July 2018. It was a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project so I used light and dark scraps in the color of the month or scraps in the color of the month plus another.
Most of the 6.5 inch center HST parts were left over from making a basket quilt several years ago and the 2.5 inch side HSTs came from the 2.5 inch scrap box. The 2.5 inch scraps determined how many blocks would get made each month. Sometimes I hardly had any scraps in the color of the month and barely could make one. Other months I ended up with several blocks.
When I start making blocks I usually don't know the size of the quilt I'll end up with or how many blocks I'll need. I just make blocks. I like looking through scraps and combining colors and making blocks.
In this case I decided 81 blocks was enough. And then they sat around for awhile taking up space. I loved the individual blocks but feared I would not be able to combine them into a quilt top without looking like a jumbled mess. Several times I got the blocks out and looked at them and put them back in the box afraid I would be so disappointed if I sewed them all together.
Then one day I told myself to stop procrastinating and just do it.
So I did!
30 comments:
I love your Crazy Ladies! I've been admiring these blocks right along and now they're one big bright happy quilt! Yay!
wonderful scrappy colors
I hope you're not disappointed in how this one turned out because I think it's wonderful! Great color!
Love these Crazy Ladies--so vibrant beautiful work;))) hugs, Julierose
Wow!!! Gorgeous quilt and love the colors!
Luscious!
Hugs
wowza....absolutely beautiful!
So are you happy/disappointed in the outcome? I like it.
So you did, and it's fabulous! Love all the deep shades featured in this one.
I think you have a winner with this quilt. I can understand your hesitation in putting it together, but WOW!
What a great name and a great quilt. I'm thinking this would be a good long term project for my scraps and maybe a complementary color scheme. Your productivity inspires me. Thanks.
I love it! Sort of Bohemian colours. Very joyful!
OMIGOSH -- I have loved the blocks as you've shared them along the way and I understand your fear of putting them together but WOW WOW WOW they are FABULOUS! Truly a scrappy work of art/heart. Congratulations - I hope you keep this one and enjoy it and all of its colorful joy.
I can't believe you are afraid of anything! Looks great. My favorite block is the corn
Your flimsy looks fabulous. Great inspiration for a scrappy quilt.
Another colorful combination. It looks terrific.
Pat
You are definitely crazy but somehow you are able to make it all look sane! Another beautiful top you have! Congratulations.
I love these crazy ladies having a wild party in the lake! This is such a riot of colour it's wonderful. There is so much to look at here!
Oh Wow!! I just love this colorful top.
xx, Carol
What gorgeous colors! I love this quilt block! Do you use the Easy Angle ruler to make your HSTs or some other method?
This top is so juicy! It's a big ol' tutti frutti of color. I love it and hope you aren't disappointed at all by the results :)
Ta! Da! Looks fabulous!
As usual your colors WOW me! and all from scrappy goodness! Beautiful!
I love this quilt top. It's awesome.
I love this quilt top. It's awesome.
Well I, for one, am so glad you finally did sew them together, because that is one fabulous quilt top. I love love love those saturated colors. Just WOW!!! Way to go, girlfriend!
This is mad but glorious! I think I would like to be a crazy lady of the lake.
This one is so rich and deep and just wow! I can see why it gave you a little pause putting it together, but it's gorgeous! We just have to think outside the box don't we!
An amazing quilt... I love all this crazy colour!
This a MARVELOUS quilt!!!! The saturated colors are so wonderful!! This is one I could look at all day just checking out all the different fabrics you used. Love it!!!!
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