The Last Hurrah
It's a flimsy!
60 x 80
I blogged back in July about making these blocks -- the last quilt to come out of a 4.5 inch scrap bin I've had for a very long time and have been trying to empty. Many scrappy quilts have come out of that bin.
The pieces are cut 2.5 x 4.5 and I made 60 blocks in a Light/Dark/Light/Dark/Light configuration and 60 blocks in a Dark/Light/Dark/Light/Dark configuration. I alternated blocks in the layout 6 x 20.
And that's the last quilt from the 4.5 inch scrap bin. The Last Hurrah! The bin is empty. Mission accomplished.
I previously blogged that the few remaining remnants in the 4.5 inch scrap bin were cut into squares and anything less than a square was sewn into a strip by color. Those strips now join others in various widths in a box. I've been making these strips for a couple of years now so at year end I think I'll let these strips out to play.
wow...someone who actually TAMED scraps? lovely quilt and you are a shining example to us all....lol
ReplyDeleteHurrah! (But all of your quilts are hurrahs, so it's not really the last)
ReplyDeleteI'm also looking forward to what you do with those strips!
I like this!! What a fun way to use those pieces!
ReplyDeleteSuper finish on this one...nice work Hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteDo you really think that 4.5 bin will actually be empty in the near future?
ReplyDeleteAgain and yet again, you amaze me! ---"Love"
ReplyDeleteSo simple and so beautiful! That is a wonderful use of your scraps.
ReplyDeleteSo many fun fabrics in your new flimsy, not to mention that leftover strips box. The scraps never end, do they? My wrists are too arthritic to do a lot of cutting at any one time, but an accucut machine isn't in my future, so it's a little at a time these days.
ReplyDeleteHurray!!
ReplyDeleteAnother great quilt pops out of your 4.5” bin. Amazing. I
ReplyDeleteYaay. Love it
ReplyDeleteAn empty bin and an awesome quilt top... Yay!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on meeting your goal of emptying the 4.5" bin. I think that's the size I have the least number of and mine all fit in a 2.5" high drawer. Still trying to figure out how to reduce the number of sizes of blocks and strips I keep, as they are just taking up too much space and not getting used enough. Oh, I guess it would also help is I spent more time actually sewing. Hmmmm.
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Love it! Have to remember that idea next time I make a scrap quilt. :)
ReplyDeleteSimple and effective. Hurrah! At last it is a flimsy!
ReplyDeleteIt feels great to get to the bottom of a box! You've got a lovely quilt, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteColorful scrap quilts are my favorites. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt turned out great! I had no doubt! I loved it when you blogged about it in July and now I really love it!
ReplyDeleteI have 2.5" strips that could be cut to 4.5 bricks. Project number 963! or 964! haha!
Are you naming it Hurrah? That's a good one!
Omigosh! I love this so much. Why 4.5" scraps?
ReplyDeleteAnd another hurrah from me! This quilt will be so much fun to lie under - so much to see that there might not be much shuteye...
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