More Green Scraps

NOT Disappearing Four Patch

9 inches

Made with solid and shirting scraps

I like the look of Disappearing Four Patch (D4P) blocks but I don't like to make a Four Patch, cut it apart, rearrange pieces and then sew pieces back together again So I just cut pieces and make the end result. 

This is the last day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) color green. I am anxious to see what new color of scraps I will be sewing with in March.

Uneven Shoofly

10 inch

Made with floral and shirting scraps.

(Just like grandma used to make!)

Streak of Lightning

6 inches

Made with 2 inch squares.

Streaks will be black/white fabrics.

Another Streak of Lightning

9 inch blocks

Made with 2 x 3.5 rectangles

This one takes an A and B block.

Wonky Log Cabin Duckworth Style

6 inch

One color blocks made from scraps will have centers in a complementary color.

New start because this month the theme in my sewing space to move UFOs forward has been "log cabins and variations".  I have a lot more green scraps to sew into Wonky Log blocks but this is all I have managed to make so far.

And sew on...

RSC ScrapHappy Saturday

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Finished a book! When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward. "Historical fiction novel set during the 1917 Halifax Explosion, exploring loss, resilience and hope through the lives of two women."  I had never heard of the Halifax Explosion so I found it interesting at the end of the book to read the author's notes about some facts of the Halifax Explosion.  I liked the book because I like books about bravery and survival and I like historical fiction. I did find the book rather slow moving.

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Happy 17th birthday to my grandson Jacob! I witnessed his birth and can't believe 17 years have passed already. 

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February weather here in Iowa has been weird. We have 60 degree temps one day and below freezing the next. And the ground is very dry so we could use some precipitation but I sure don't want that four feet of snow they have out East. 

Sunshine And Shadows Log Cabin Finish

It's a finish!

Sunshine and Shadows Log Cabin

60 x 80

I made the top in December 2024 to use up 2.5 inch width scraps.

I quilted it on my sewing machine with vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines.

The binding is a multicolor print.

The back.

And sew on...

Finished or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts

Hidden Log Cabin Finish

It's a finish!

Hidden Log Cabin

40 x 56

In December 2024 someone with the Stashbusters group posted a link to Hidden Log Cabin made with a jelly roll or layer cake. I don't normally even look at jelly roll or layer cake ideas because I don't buy precuts. BUT at around the same time as the link came out someone sent me a flannel jelly roll so I went and looked at the video. 

The video calls for 42 strip jelly rolls and the one I had was 40. I used 35 strips which is all I needed to make a nice sized kiddo quilt. 

I finished the top in December 2024.

I quilted it on my sewing machine with vertical lines. 

The back and binding are a darker green flannel.

And now it is ready for donation.

And sew on...

A Couple of Green New Deals

3 inch finished Nine Patches in green.

I have a couple of new starts using green scraps. 

When the theme in my sewing space in January was "Itty Bits, Fiddly Bits" I found a couple of baggies of green 1.5 inch squares someone gave me in the project box for Gum Wrapper Chain. There were so many neat little piles of duplicates. I set them aside to make little 3 inch Nine Patches. 

And since this month the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) color is green I noticed I also have quite a few small scrap chunks of green I can use to make more little Nine Patches if need be. 

A long time ago I copied off a pic of this c 1920 vintage quilt I saw a long time ago at the International Quilt Museum. And I've been meaning to make my version for a long time. I guess that time is now! 

Recently I also saw a similar version coming soon at Laundry Basket Quilts. 

9 Inch Greek Keys

I will be making a Greek Key Quilt in green. 

The January theme in my sewing space was "itty bits, fiddly bits". At that time I noticed I had a lot of green 1.5 inch width scraps.

In February the theme in my sewing space has been "log cabins and variations". I decided to make some Greek Key log cabin blocks and ended up with a small top using green and blue scraps.  I saw a really cute wonky Greek Key quilt I liked and wanted to try but before I tried to make a wonky one I decided I should make one that's not supposed to be wonky so as to figure out how the pieces go together.  This is another one that is not supposed to be wonky.

And since the February RSC color is green I'm using those green 1.5 inch width scraps and small scrap chunks. 

And sew on...

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Finished a book! Anonymous Voice by Jean Hackensmith. It is the third book in the Dirty Thirties Saga that follows a Philadelphia family who lost many family members in the mines and then moved to Oklahoma to homestead. Evidently there is to be a fourth book in the series. 

Round Five - Two Colors

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

Round Four I added 3 inch Drunkard's Path blocks.

Round Five with a two color border all around of two inch width strips.

The top is now 42 x 48 inches.

The next and final round will be added to the top and bottom of the quilt.

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Two colors".

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

 Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Round Four - I added borders with hearts to the top and bottom. 

Round Five - I added two color borders made of 2.5 inch width strips to the top and bottom of the quilts.

Both are 36 inches wide and 40 inches in length. 

And sew on...

SAHRR Linky Party at Quilting Gail

Winter QOV Quilt Along Part I

Alycia is hosting another QOV Quilt Along. 

I usually make a scrappy version of Alycia's Mystery Quilts and Quilt Alongs. 

I was thinking I would not participate this year because my patriotic prints are down to very small bits and pieces. However, I was looking around at some of my other options and now I think I have decided to actually make two quilts. 

I gathered together some red, white and blue civil war reproduction scrap chunks for quilt number 1 and...

...for quilt number 2 I gathered together some shirtings, plaids and homespuns. 

This week we made six 8 inch (finished) blue Sawtooth Stars on white. 

Winter Sew Along Introduction

Week One of the Sew Along

If you want to join in on the conversation and photos of others working along - join us at :

https://groups.io/g/MysteryQuilts4Military

And sew on...

Monday Musings at Brenda's Songbird Designs

 

Courthouse Steps Log Cabin - A Hand Quilted Finish

 

It's a finish!

Courthouse Steps

60 x 80

I used civil war reproduction scraps to make the blocks.  The top was finished in March 2021. 

I big stitch hand quilted it with pink, brown and ecru perle cotton #8.

The quilting makes a design on the solid burgundy back. And the burgundy solid sure picks up a lot of stray threads!

And sew on...

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Green Scraps

Snowball 9 Patch

9 inch finished

Made with 3.5 inch squares and 1.5 inch corners

Blocks with light and dark corners will alternate in a quilt

Crossroads

7 x 9 inch

Made with 3.5 x 4.5 rectangles. All blocks have brown sashing and red center.

I think I've been making these blocks since 2024. 

After I made blocks using what was in the 3.5 inch width scrap box I noticed I only needed a few more to reach my goal of 81 blocks for a quilt layout 9 x 9 (63 x 81).

So I made a few more blocks from scraps in the 3.5 inch width scrap box and met my goal.

Last year I assembled a child sized comfort quilt with these blocks.  Now I'm going to cross this block off of my list of scrappy blocks I make for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC). 

Buckeye Beauty

6 inch blocks

Made with scraps from the 3.5 inch and 2 inch scrap bins. 

Courthouse Steps

7.5 inch 

Made with scraps in the 2 inch width bin.

Rick Rack Blocks

8 inch

Made with 2.5 inch width scraps.

1 width of fabric makes two blocks. 

And sew on...

RSC ScrapHappy Saturday

Pie Birds - A Complete Block Set

 

Pie Birds

I now have completed 35 ten inch (finished) blocks.

They sure used a lot of 1.5 inch width scraps!

I was inspired by a quilt on Viridian's Blog.

Now there is some assembly required!

And sew on...

Finished or NOT FINISHED Friday at Alycia Quilts.

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I thought the groundhog was wrong when he predicted six more weeks of winter. We have had a week of unseasonably warm weather with 50-60 degree temperatures.  It was so nice to get out and putter around outside.  There were a lot of sticks to pick up because we have had some 30-40 mph wind gusts. This morning I woke up to a light dusting of snow on the ground and 28 degrees. It is predicted that temps will be below freezing for the next few days.  

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You may or may not know that I do my laundry the old fashioned way - two washtubs with a wringer in between. My clothes dry on a rack or line in the basement or clothes line outside.  Why I do my laundry that way is another story for another time. This story is that I took advantage of the nice weather and hung my sheets and pillowcases outside on the line to dry IN FEBRUARY on a sunny and windy and warm day. Oh, I had the smell of wind and sun  and fresh air on my sheets when I went to bed last night! 

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I finished reading the first two books (Seeds of Hope and Beneath the Panhandle Sky) in the Dirty Thirty Saga series by Jean Hackensmith. I've started the third and final book in the series. A family who has lost many relatives in the mines of Pennsylvania moves to Oklahoma to claim land under the Homestead Act. 

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I have only managed to get two of the seven Amaryllis my husband gave me last year to bloom again this year. The rest of the bulbs have leafy growth but have not sent up any flower spikes. I have been enjoying and thankful for what I have. Both plants have many blooms on them now. 

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Oh joy! Wanda D. in TX sent me another box of scraps. And I mean SCRAPS. I measured every piece with my little six inch ruler so I could add them to my bins of scraps I organize by width. I usually have a block or two going for every scrap bin.  Most of these scraps were under 3.5 inches in width. I had such a good time sorting scraps. Now I will have a good time using them!

Courthouse Steps Finish

It's a finish!

Courthouse Steps

52.5 x 73.5

The 10.5 inch finished blocks were made from 2.5 inch width scraps.

The top was completed in December 2024.

I quilted it on my sewing machine with vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines. 

The backing is pieced with two green fabrics and the binding is scrappy greens from the leftover binding box. 

And sew on...

Round Four - Curves

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

Round Four I added 3 inch Drunkard's Path blocks.

The top is now 42 inches square.

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Curves".

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

Curves - Drunkard's Path blocks with fabric that has curves in it.

Curves - Faux curves in the top of the heart blocks and fabric with curvy hearts. 

Curves - Faux curves in the top of the heart blocks and fabric with curvy hearts. 

Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Round Four - I added borders with hearts to the top and bottom. 

Both are 36 inches wide and 32 inches in length. 

And sew on...

SAHRR Linky Party at Pieceful Thoughts. 

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs