Friday, August 27, 2021

Serving Up Sugarloaf Leftovers With Mustard

Sugarloaf Leftovers With Mustard
or Sugarloaf Mountains.
It's a flimsy!
Roughly 60 x 80

I finished a Sugarloaf Star quilt top back in January of this year.  It is still in the hand quilting pile.  That Sugarloaf Star pattern was Flashes of Brilliance by Pam Buda published in American Patchwork and Quilting October 2015.

The Sugarloaf Stars were made of wedges that were made with strip sets. I blogged in June about my plan to use the leftover scrap and strip sets - make a Sugarloaf Mountain quilt. 

For some reason I thought alternate triangles in yellow would be a good idea. When I assessed my yellow fabrics it did not take me long to figure out I didn't have enough of any yellow or combination of yellows in my stash to use. So I figured out roughly how much yardage I would need (roughly 3 yards) and waited for a sale to come along. It didn't take long for a kind of ugly mustard colored folk weave fabric to go on clearance for $3.96 per yard. Well, I wasn't really crazy about the mustard color but the price was just right for my budget. After all, these are leftover scraps. Good thing it all worked out in the end. I guess it was meant to be. 

I was one Sugarloaf wedge short so I made do rather than make one more. 

Now I have to deal with some Sugarloaf Crumbs. 




 

19 comments:

Julie in GA said...

Your Sugarloaf blocks look fantastic against that yellow background!

Laura said...

I love it! The yellow sets it off well! :)

Gretchen Weaver said...

I think this shade of yellow looks good with your blocks! Happy stitching!

JCH said...

Yellow was never a fav of mine before but I find after being stuck in for so long- I really like yellow now! It's a pretty bright quilt:)

Angie said...

Great result - it's definitely a smile-inducing quilt! ! I've been using up my Sugar Loaf crumbs as I go to make Easy Breezy blocks, so no mountains for me.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I like the yellow background! Makes those sugarloaf blocks just pop. Even though it wasn't your first choice, I think it turned out quite fun!

Elle said...


Congrats on another fantastic scrappy quilt! I'm not a yellow fan either and this looks great! My eye is drawn to the sparkles not the yellow-it takes a backseat.

Happy stitching!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

I think it was totally meant to be. I would not have thought of yellow for this either - but I have to say - it TOTALLY works!!!

Linda said...

The yellow background really shows off the Sugarloaf blocks. What a great buy you got with the sale fabric.

Janie said...

Yes, great deal on the yellow yardage! Patience pays off yet again.
Sugar Loaf with a side of Mustard, I love it.

grammajudyb said...

I like it too! Well done! Sometimes things happen just like they are supposed to!

Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson said...

I don't think it would have ever occurred to me to use mustard yellow but wow, does that ever look great. Some quilts design themselves.

MissPat said...

That's a pretty good result for some left over blocks and deep discount yardage. And I like the way you solved the one block short problem. I probably would have made the extra sugar loaf block. I wound up pulling weeds today instead of getting my Table Scraps topper sandwiched. But it may rain tomorrow, so hopefully it will get done.
Pat

sandi s said...

I think your quilt is wonderful!! The yellow makes the other blocks just shine. Good job! Hugs,

Pamela Arbour said...

It definitely worked out in the end. Love the color. It really brings out all of the fabrics in the quilt.

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a grand quilt that will be once completed, Cathy. Beautiful!!

Jenny said...

The mustard yellow works great and at sale price you couldnt pass it by.

QuiltGranma said...

that yellow is just what those blocks needed!

Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore said...

I love your quilt with the mustard blocks. The yellow really does highlight the pieced blocks. And it was cheap too! Sometimes radical suggestions really do lift a quilt.