Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Two Tops



Two new tops.

I was lucky to get these done. Normally this time of year I go out to work in the garden most of the morning and if I'm not too tired then after lunch I go into the sewing room for awhile. We had a lot of hot days so I never made it into the sewing room but instead enjoyed a book and glass of iced tea on the deck.  (I just finished reading and enjoyed a nonfiction --The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan in case you are interested).  Anway, we have had a few unseasonably cool days recently so I was not too worn out after gardening to spend the whole afternoon in the sewing room to finish these tops. 

This is the first and came mostly from a clean up of stuff on my cutting mat and table that I blogged about in May.  As I previously mentioned I found the inspiration at Cluck Cluck Sew but I didn't use fat quarters or quarter yards. I just used scraps. In addition I did not use the 8.5 inch squares because I didn't have any handy to use. Instead I added in a four patch block made from 4.5 inch squares. 
I kind of had my own recipe to follow when I made the blocks. I made the Sixteen Patch and Rail Fences of primary colors and an equal number were made of secondary colors. The Four Patch and Happy Blocks were made of a color and its complement or itself. 
Of the two tops I think this is the one I like the best. 

The second top was made from scraps left over from making Whirlwind plus scraps from the 4.5 and 2.5 inch scrap bins in purple, yellow, aqua and gray. 
For this one I did have some 8.5 inch square scraps to use so I made fewer of the Sixteen Patches and Four Patches. 
Both will probably be donated locally when finished someday. 

I have a lot of orphan Happy Blocks in a variety of themes so I may adapt this idea to use up those Happy Blocks. I see maybe some crumb blocks or string blocks added in  or different sized blocks or...

For now it is back to warmer weather. 

13 comments:

Linda said...

Two great flimsies, like them both. Good use of scraps.

djquilting said...

I love the scrappiness of both.

gayle said...

Love these scrappy wonders! Wherever you donate them, they'll be greeted with joy!
Our weather has been yoyo-ing from "where did I put my sweater" to "is that a mirage at the end of the driveway" - no way to know how to dress in the morning...

Julierose said...

Such nice finishes..I love the blue/yellow one...nice use of leftovers...Julierose

Kathy S. said...

Wow! What a great pattern to use up those scraps. I LOVE them both. I bet that book about the dust bowl survivors was good. I was very interested when I was subbing in US History class. I never heard of the dust bowl until then. Wow, what a thing to live through.

Q9patch72 said...

Love the colors, you did a great job.

---"Love" said...

You continue to amaze me with all you get done! I must say it gets more difficult every time you show two more quilts for me not to think you must be going to the store for more fabric to cut up into scraps. I can't imagine anyone having that many scraps over such a long period of time! You definitely one of a kind, and I mean that in a very nice way! ---"Love"

mangozz said...

Very colorful quilts some kids are going to love! As someone else said, I think you have been secretly shopping for new fabric and cutting it up for more scraps, lol.

The Joyful Quilter said...

While these are BOTH fantastic, I am partial to the color scheme from you Whirlwind leftovers. Congrats on carving out some time to finish these tops!

sue s said...

Both quilts are so fun! The work you did with color-matching on the first one is very pleasing to the eye.

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

These are awesome!!! I love the color combos and the mix of types of blocks!! Great job!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Those are beautiful, Cathy! I love the pretty saturated color in them. Such a great use for scraps, instead of cutting into fat quarters or yardage. I'll have to remember that pattern.

Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quilts said...

Your scrappy colorful tops are so nice. Nice way to use the dip in the weather. For me there's no such thing as unreasonably cool... ha ha.