I finished this one at the end of August when we had a cooler day. I finally got around to taking some beauty shots so I could blog about it.
Cool Bits and Pieces
40 x 57
I participate in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) and each month after I make my blocks out of scraps I cut the remaining pieces of scraps into squares or if less than a square I sew pieces into strips. After a few years of this I had a box full of strips.
This one has cool colors. The next one to be quilted (it is already pin basted) will be hot colors.
I added some simple line quilting along both sides of the seams and added a scrappy binding from some cool colors I found in my leftover bindings box.
I had some purple thread for the bobbin and I used lime green for the top. There was not enough purple thread for both top and bottom. And there's some colorful frogs hopping around on back.
And sew on...
What a great idea for using those less than 1" pieces! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I luv it when we can get scraps from our scraps!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! I love all things purple and to me, it's the best neutral color there is! It goes with everything!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Quilt! Love those cool colours, really dramatic. I made a String quilt in similar colours for a friend a few years ago and she loved it.
ReplyDeletelove all that purple
ReplyDeleteYour Cool Bits is cool beans, for sure. Fun!
ReplyDeleteI should take the time to sew up the little bits as I'm done. I usually bag them until I'm ready to make some crumb blocks, but I love what you did here. I might just follow your example. Thanks for the inspiration, and congrats on another beautiful finish. Hope things are still looking up at your place. ;^)
ReplyDeleteThis is a truly perfect scrappy quilt - I LOVE the colors!!! I am going to cull through my crumb boxes and either make another scrap vortex or something more organized like this quilt. It's WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteSuch deep saturated color! Nice finish. I like the warm/hot colors best but this one is so cool and tranquil. I'm not sure if I'll like the next one better or not.
ReplyDeleteAll that time you were sewing those ort strips together, I knew you would make something cool with them. And look! You did!
ReplyDeleteThat's such a great idea for using up little squares and rectangles! I love the backing, too. It's a beautiful finish, Cathy!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beauty and a great way to wrap up the month of August . So many pretty scraps in this quilt as well
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. Love it!
ReplyDeleteIlona from Germany
Love all the colors, their organization, the differing widths, the vertical strength, all that is what I love about this quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your headline pop up on my blog list, proudly explaining "it's a top" or "it's a finish". So exciting to see what project has reached the finished line!
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt, love the colours and the strippiness.
ReplyDeleteI love this! It always amazes me how so many small pieces can come together into something wonderful. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat else can I add? Except! Marvelous!
ReplyDeletethis is my favorite of the 2 - I guess I like cool colors
ReplyDeleteLove your backing & binding fabrics on this one and the hot one. Yay! Finished quilts are the very best!
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