Basket and Flower blocks made with 3.5 and 2 inch scraps.
I thought I was finished with all my RSC blocks and pink scraps. But I had that pink 3.5 inch width of scrap left on my cutting mat after making Buckeye Beauty blocks last week. I got rid of most of the scraps in my 3.5 inch scrap bin and thought this scrap was too much to cut into squares which is what I've been doing with most of my scraps this year.
And the Carolina Chain quilt that was supposed to use up all my 2 inch scraps didn't. So I used some 2 inch scraps as well as that 3.5 pink scrap and ended up with those Basket and Flower blocks which is now a new RSC project. Blocks are 9 inch finished and will be set on point. At least that's the plan at this point in time.
Then I just pieced a backing with spider webs and had that scrap on the cutting mat. You know I'm trying to keep my cutting mat cleaned off now. So since I had the 2 inch scrap bin out I found a pink scrap I could combine with the spider webs and made a Sixteen Patch to add to my collection. This is the second or maybe third year of making Sixteen Patches so I hope to have 130 of them by year end.
Then I had this little quart baggie full of parts that featured a lot of pink. I received this baggie last year from a kind lady who wanted to send me some fabric and scraps from her mother-in-law's estate.
There were parts for these eight inch Drunkard's Path blocks. I had to substitute those pink flowers in the block in the lower right because when I started ironing I forgot it had some polyester in it and my iron was too hot and...
...as you can see the fabric started to melt.
Also in the baggie were some 3.5 inch squares and a few 2.5 inch squares. I'm not sure if there was a plan for all these parts to go together into one quilt or if someone was just cutting parts on a machine. Anyway, I think I'll make a few four patches and add a one inch frame around them so I'll have some 8 inch finished blocks. And I'll use some of those squares as centers to Happy Blocks that will equal 8 inch blocks. And I think I will be able to come up with enough 8 inch blocks (35, I think) for a small donation quilt set 5 x 7.
So I started looking for framing fabrics. How about that...that piece of backing fabric leftover from my Carolina Chain quilt ((that has not been put away yet) has some pink and black and I have a little piece of pink polka dots (always fun) and...
And I think I should look in my cat fabric drawer because I'm pretty sure I have some pink and black cats to add to the mix and...
Yeah, I THOUGHT I was finished with pink!
13 comments:
Isn't that just how it happens, you think you are all done and then remember all those other fabrics hanging around! I admit I ahve at least 3 of those bins of fabric scraps... but mine are all mixed together and a jumbled mess and much smaller bits. Love your basket blocks and curves!
You came up with some fun things to do, Cathy! I really like the basket blocks - they'll be great in a rainbow of colors!
I have never seen that basket block before -- very interesting. Your scrap journey seems to follow the rabbit trails.
Funny how you keep finding MORE and more PINK scraps, but I applaud you for dealing with them!!
Oh, goodness - don't our fabrics run away with us sometimes!
I've never seen that basket block before - pretty snazzy! I'm looking forward to your quilt!
PINK is like that! She just keeps showing up and giving us another song. My pink basket is overflowing and I’ve been sewing pink all month long!
It’s a bit like “Follow that car,” or in your case, “ Follow that scrap of pink fabric”. I’m sure you will make some great blocks and eventually quilts.
I spent a little time today doing cleanup and putting fabric back. When I added some bits to the crumb box, I noted that I have way too many blue crumbs which is so puzzling because I really don't make a lot of blue quilts. You've added some interesting pink blocks to the collection.
Pat
I like that basket pattern, too. It would be very easy to get carried away with that one! always so many good ideas here.
I've never seen that basket and flowers block before either. You may have to give us a tutorial for it!
Thought you were out? Sounds like every which you turned you found some more pink! Yippee! More blocks!
Whether you like pink or not, these are cute! You are making great progress.
You have the best projects!! LOVE that pink Puppy fabric!
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