Friday, January 10, 2020

Flimsy #1 from the 4.5 Inch Block Bin - Whigmaleerie

 Whigmaleerie
An odd or fanciful contrivance

60 x 84

This is flimsy #1 that came out of a bin of 4.5 inch parts and then some. 

It will be fun to see how many quilts come out of this bin. 

 For this first flimsy I decided to use blue and purple parts, orphans and squares cut from the 4.5 inch scrap bin.  Some parts like four patches and four inch HSTs are the result of various swaps over the years. 


 Some parts I made a few years ago while sorting through crumbs. I found a lot of waste triangles thrown in there so made little four inch pinwheels...
 ...and other four inch triangle blocks. 
 I didn't put anything on a design wall or floor. I first made some eight inch blocks like the Broken Dishes or Double Four Patches from the parts. Then I made some twelve and some twenty four inch blocks from the parts and I also made some blocks 3 x 6. 
 So I just kept sewing pieces and parts together until I had a nice sized comfort quilt top. 

It's always fun to see a quilt I've made like that when I go hang it on the clothesline and see the whole thing from a distance. 

On to the next...



15 comments:

Quilter Kathy said...

I wish I could come to your studio and watch how you make something like this... it's fabulous!
I love the scrappyness of this quilt and study it trying to figure out how you build it.
Love love super love!

Quilting Babcia said...

I love all the fanciful names you come up with for your creations. This one is a real beauty with all those blues and purples.

Libby in TN said...

You are inspiring me to make a dent in my parts department this year! Love your names.

Cathy said...

Oh, I love it!! This is just the playtime activity I’ve been craving. It’s so cute! I’m doing something similar in greens.... xo

cspoonquilt said...

I love how you are able to use up all those bits and pieces! That's quite an accumulation of lavender, purple and blue it looks great!!

Linda said...

Your inventiveness never ceases to amaze me! What a super quilt, not planned on a design wall ( or floor in my case!) but it’s magic. I now have to put a wet flannel (USA speak “washcloth”?) on my head to work out the maths (USA Speak “math”)!

Quiltdivajulie said...

This one is just plain fun - and I love the colors!!!

audrey said...

I'm always amazed that you don't lay out your quilts and fiddle around with the layout like so many of us do! They always look amazing, this one is no exception.:)

Pamela Arbour said...

That quilt is going to give someone some real quality snuggle time!

cityquilter grace said...

a very pretty kitchen sink quilt that somebody will absolutely love!

The Joyful Quilter said...

It never ceases to amaze me how you just sew stuff together without the benefit of a design wall (or design floor!!) The resulting quilt is purple-icious AND scrap-a-licious, too!!!

Louise said...

What a free for all of scrappy happiness! I love this technique...no design wall, no constraints other than a color direction and blocks the same size. Crazy like a fox :)

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

THAT!!!! is fantastic!! what a fun quilt and it keeps the eye moving - and WOW!! I love it!

QuiltGranma said...

Now that is an art, to be able to put all those different kinds of blocks together and balanced! I need a design wall! That is the only way! Wonderful!

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

How fun Cathy! I thought I had a lot of spare parts but you must have a treasure trove of them ;)