Got a bunch, now what?

I haven't wanted to do anything lately that required a lot of concentration - ever had spells like that?  SO I created bunches and bunches more fabric...

That's a lot, now I have a few more yards made up! 

I used some of it for strips in these 4-1/2" blocks...

then I realized I don't need such large sheets for this size block - doh! 

So, I'm going to make some of the monthly blocks and also some larger blocks with inserted strips.  I really like those strips, what a great way to play!

Linda

Scrappy Cabins

I had 30 free minutes this morning before work and put this together:

 I'll just need to figure out the best square to cut from it....either this:

 or this:

 Over the past few months when I haven't had a particular project in mine, I've grabbed scraps and put them together to make wonky cabin blocks:

This will be fabulous when it's all sewn together...but slow and steady until I feel I have enough blocks.  I'm thinking at least 20  but maybe more....

Thanks for letting me share ... Eileen

scraps

These little scraps just seemed to

fit themselves together without

much help from me.

They were meant for each other!!!

My 15 minute crazy, scrappy block became a pot.

Lots and lots of circles...

Maybe they'll turn into flowers.

???

Unsuccessfuly setting my scrappy hearts

I love what everyone is doing with their 15 minutes. So inspiring.

As for me, I have gone ahead and set my scrappy heart blocks, and I tried to think outside of the box, but I am not thrilled with the way it came out.
It doesn't read this way, but it is supposed to be alternating sets (snowball block, bordered block, snowball block) but the borders are too thin (due to my own errors) so it isn't giving me the alternating look I had pictured in my mind:
Oh well, that is what experimenting is for!

I'm finishing this off and starting a new with the lessons that I learned, there are plenty of scraps where these came from!

Scrappy blocks with plain sashing

Hello again ladies, I thought you might like to see my friend Silve's scrappy quilt, made the same way as my "kitchen table" quilt. Silve decided to break up the riot of colour by using plain sashing in between the blocks, which were set in 4's.
In this photo it is up on her design wall, waiting for the borders.
Silve made the blocks in spare moments between other sewing projects, so I think she qualifies as a 15 minute player, don't you?

Inspired by the Kitchen Sink

Some time back, Miss Victoria showed an amazing creation taking shape on her Blog, called the "kitchen sink quilt".
I was very much inspired to grab all my scraps and "have a go". Time went by and I never made a start and it wasn't until I attended a scrap quilt class, that I really took the time to sit down to play!
At first all the ladies at the class said they found it hard to "throw away the rule book", but very soon, we were joining bits of fabric with whoops of pleasure and abandon.
I couldn't wait to amass a large enough number of blocks to join together and set my machine up on the kitchen table, so I could make the odd block in between stirring the dinner :D

At first my blocks were rather tame, but soon, they got crumbier, as I got the hang of using the tiniest of scraps and even cutting up orphan and experimental blocks.

Here is my finished quilt. It was my first attempt at free motion quilting, the part that took the longest was making and hand stitching the scrappy binding.
I am really enjoying following this site and marvelling at all your colourful, fun creations.
Best wishes from England!

Inspiration...

I have been so very inspired by all the ideas of making fabric, that I stole a few minutes last weekend--I made these out of my scraps. Can't wait to determine what I'm making out of them, but I'm making them 6" unfinished and am toying with different ways to set them. Just got to tell you that I love what you all are doing with bits and pieces!! I found this to be quite liberating and fun!! I'll be back with updates as I put some more blocks together.