Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Pea Soup



 Pea Soup

It's a flimsy! (or a top, if you prefer)
64 x 80

 It is the third quilt to come out of a 16 quart bin of 4.5 inch parts accumulated over a number of years.  The first quilt was Whigmaleerie which is still a top. The second quilt which has yet to be gifted to my new grandnephew Evan born in February was an I Spy. 


For this one I first pulled out all of the green 4.5 inch parts and made a variety of 8 inch (finished) blocks from those parts. I ended up with 38 blocks. Then I decided on size. At first I was going to combine blocks into a 40 x 60 donation quilt but then looked at my green scrap chunks and decided to make an alternate hourglass block and go a little larger. 

I decided to make the Hourglass blocks out of a solid or tone on tone green plus another green scrap. It took almost all of the solid and tone on tone greens I had to make the 40 Hourglass blocks but I made do.  

I made the Hourglass blocks with a 4.5 inch scrap cut with the Easy Angle Companion ruler. When I use that ruler I cut the beginning piece with the Easy Angle ruler so I have an HST to use later and so that fabric doesn't go into a crumb box. 

 Then I just sewed blocks together.  
Sometimes you can see an Ohio Star formed and other times you can see an Economy Block. 


 And so it goes. 
 And here's the 4.5 Inch Parts Department after three quilts. 
Hmmmm...what next? Maybe I'll do something with the pink and yellow stack. 
 Scrap Management

 But first I need to clean up the leftover scraps. Remember those HST pieces cut from the beginning and end of the strip used for Hourglass pieces? I need to get those made into 4.5 inch HSTs. The should I put them back into the 4.5 inch parts box?? Or sew them into blocks for the orphan box? Or sew them into a strip for a border,strip quilt or pieced backing? 

And there''s a few scraps I need to cut into 4.5 inch squares and put them into the squares scrap box and then any pieces less than a 4.5 inch square will be sewn into a strip because I have a scrap box of strips in a variety of sizes and colors that will be used in a Chinese Coins quilt someday. 

And sew on.

16 comments:

Julierose said...

What a creative idea to just make color coded parts, Cathy!! That makes such sense to me;)) especially since I cannot often decide just what I want to make next. I used my little teal hourglass blocks to be the centers of my new long term project (Courthouse Steps) and am loving how its going...I just love your Pea Soup..[one of our favorite meals--Canadian pea soup] it is so lovely...beautiful work
~ ~ ~ waving wildly from afar Julierose;)))

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

I normally hate pea soup! I like yours though :)

cityquilter grace said...

beautiful scrap quilt!

Linda said...

Wow, a great quilt. Loved reading the story of how those green scraps developed into Pea Soup! Thanks for sharing how you completely finished with all the leftover green scraps. Coincidently I made Broccoli Soup for our lunch today!

gayle said...

I love the way the Ohio stars shift in and out of focus. A pea soup optical illusion!

audrey said...

An excellent looking green quilt! Doesn't remind me of mushy pea soup at all.:)

Anorina @SameliasMum said...

I love pea soup and I adore your pea soup quilt. It's a truly beautiful scrappy quilt.

---"Love" said...

Who but you would have ever thought that many different greens could make such a lovely quilt?! Someone is going to love that pea soup for sure! You're making me feel bad; your scraps are in better order than my fabrics! ---"Love"

Laura said...

You are so organized and productive! Maybe I could be like you when I grow up! :)

Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quilts said...

Your first photo looks a bit like stained glass - so pretty. What a genius idea to manage scraps that way, with a variety of usable 4.5" "parts."

Pamela Arbour said...

I am always impressed!

Louise said...

Proof positive that all greens go together, just like in your garden! Are you starting to see some signs of spring out there? This year, more than most, a big home garden will be a smart investment of your time :)

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Pea soup is PERFECT!

QuiltGranma said...

The leftovers (greens) would look lovely in a quilt with the yellows and pinks... Spring Coming Alive!

Ann said...

I love the way you mixed the blocks. All the greens work well together.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

I am not a fan of actual pea soup but Thumbs Up on this quilt top.