Instead of heading to the gym this morning b/c of all the snow here in NY
I headed to my sewing machine & tried to achieve the look of Sujata's block.
This time I cut everything by hand
but I still feel it's not quite there & maybe it's my fabric.
Has anyone ever bought scraps on line?
11 comments:
Margaret! You are there! I love this block and the other one! This is going to be one of my favorite quilt. And, you are cutting by and hand.. I love it!
The idea is to use what you have and for me to have your scraps in some way.. This is great!
Margaret, your scraps are so lively that I am getting stash envy!
This is a great block for Sujata. The colors are great.
Loved your other blocks - love this one as well. It does have a different feeling. Regarding scraps, it is really fun to get others scraps because you often receive fabrics you would never have in your stash. It is a great way to stretch! Gotta do more scrap swaps.
Your scraps are great! You are just tired of them. You need to do some trading! Love your block.
margaret~
excellent block. you have some really interesting shapes in there, visually my eye keeps moving around and around, finding hidden surprizes all over the place. I get my scraps from a lot of places, mostly swaps with friends, but i have bought scraps (i think it was the 3 lb scrap bag?) from equilter.com. I was really disappointed with what they sent-- i'd say 1/3 of the bag wasn't even quilting cotton, another 1/3 was just plain ugly, and the last 1/3 i've struggled to use when i could. maybe the smaller online fabric shops will have better scrap bags, but i haven't tried any yet.
i totally understand being tired of the choices in front of you-- that's why i said i didn't like the fabrics in the scrap bag i brought to the guild mtg! put them aside and work with some other fabrics for a while and we'll have another scrap swap on 2/5, won't we?
Margaret...it looks great!! Fun fabrics and lots of movement. Whatever are you worrying for?!
Love it - "stash envy"!
It looks great! You have some little treasures of scraps in there!
Thanks all for your responses ... truly appreciate your input.
I get so much inspiration from the postings on this blog.
I love those scraps you're using! What a great block!
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