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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Soul Searching In The Chocolate Box

Soul Searching In The Chocolate Box
56 x 72
It's a flimsy!

You may or may not know that I've been trying to empty out my 1.5 inch width 14 quart scrap bin. I vowed to do just that by end of this year. Most of what was left in there were brown scraps. 

Earlier this month I made a quilt inspired by a Kathy Doughty pattern in the book Making Quilts called Soul Searching to use some of my rose print scraps. That top was made with 2.5 inch width scraps. I liked how that top turned out so I decided to do just a little Soul Searching and make blocks with my 1.5 inch brown scraps. I decided to also use cream, taupes, tans with the browns.  I have a drawer of bits and pieces of neutral scraps and as much as I didn't want to sort out and then cut most of those bits and pieces I did just that. 

I was just going to see how many blocks I could make from the browns in my 1.5 inch scrap bin and go from there.  I figured I needed at least 24 blocks for a good sized quilt. 

Imagine my surprise when I used up most of the brown scraps and counted up my blocks....24!!! 

And now I'm close to reaching my goal of an empty 1.5 inch width scrap bin. More on that later. 

And sew on...

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16 comments:

  1. JulieroseOctober 16, 2022 at 7:21 AM

    I love the chocolate box colors--this is really lovely hugs Julierose

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  2. LindaOctober 16, 2022 at 7:52 AM

    Serendipity! 24 blocks you needed and your brown strips yielded 24 blocks. The flimsy looks great. Now you’ve made me think about chocolate!

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  3. TraceyOctober 16, 2022 at 8:49 AM

    What a great quilt …. And the name couldn’t be more PERFECT!!

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  4. sue sOctober 16, 2022 at 9:16 AM

    I love the variety of browns in this one, as well as the neutrals. And Chocolate! Great name. I'm saving browns for an aqua/brown Bonnie Hunter quilt I'd like to make.

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  5. JCHOctober 16, 2022 at 9:23 AM

    So many pieces. Yikes! Bu the brown is very pretty.

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  6. Sylvia@TreadlestitchesOctober 16, 2022 at 10:14 AM

    Wow, so many wonderful little scraps! Perfect colors, especially for this time of year, but I love brown all the time.

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  7. Exuberantcolor/Wanda S HansonOctober 16, 2022 at 10:43 AM

    I happen to like brown and its many warm toned shades. Congratulations on using most of the brown strips. It was a perfect quilt pattern for them.

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  8. Kathy S.October 16, 2022 at 3:26 PM

    It's beautiful. The seams are perfectly sewn and pressed. Nice job using up the scraps from the bin. The neutrals rock!

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  9. CathyOctober 16, 2022 at 8:29 PM

    Awesome quilt (and name), Cathy! I see milk chocolates and dark chocolates… yum!!

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  10. Quilter KathyOctober 17, 2022 at 8:42 AM

    Fabulous! Love the name too!

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  11. mangozzOctober 17, 2022 at 9:07 AM

    I love chocolates and this quilt is so warm and inviting!

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  12. NannOctober 17, 2022 at 12:31 PM

    Chocolate is soothing for the soul!

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  13. JennyOctober 18, 2022 at 3:59 AM

    Great work, just look at all that chocolatey loveliness. I've done this pattern too, it's a great design.

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  14. Alycia~QuiltygirlOctober 18, 2022 at 9:33 AM

    Gosh that is just pretty!!
    and you know - Chocolate sometimes makes me soul search ... so I get the title!! haha!

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  15. Sharon KwilterOctober 19, 2022 at 2:37 PM

    I'd enjoy doing some soul searching in the chocolate box. LOL Your quilt is lovely.

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  16. TerryKnott.blogspot.comOctober 20, 2022 at 9:12 PM

    Love the name of your project. . .chocolate box is perfect!!!

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