Recently I bought this book called Sunday Morning Quilts (a nice comforting title isn't it?) written by Cheryl Arkinson and Amanda Jean Nyberg. Primarily because it deals with scrap sorting and storage etc I thought I could use some guidance with that. ;) And it did immediately inspire me to go through my stash and weed out anything significantly smaller than a fat quarter and dump it in my scrap baskets. I then sorted the scraps (varying in size from 2 inch squares to almost fat quarters) by colour because I couldn't wait to start my first project from the book! The book has the most wonderful quilts and deciding which one to try first was not easy.
I finally decided on 'The Missing U' quilt. Right now it's obviously missing more than a 'u', it's missing at least another 11 blocks! Anyway the blocks are made by sewing slabs, which basically is sewing scraps together. And that is such a great concept! No need to match corners or exactly measure anything. Although you need to align the scraps or it' all end up as a very wonky block. All the details and tips on how to do this are in the book of course. Besides the scrap sorting and the projects the book also has basic info how to make a quilt and reflections on (and examples of) what makes a modern quilt. If you are passionate about scraps and you love moderns quilts you can't go wrong with this book. My only regret is that I'm running out on scraps too fast now!
This is my next buy quilt book and the way my willpower is going at the moment that will be sooner rather than later! Loving the look of your blocks and can't wait to see how turns out!
ReplyDeleteYou will love the book i'm sure! You can have a peek in the book on Amazon. :)
DeleteNicole, so beautiful blocks! lovely colors combinations!
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Thank you! :)
DeleteYour blocks are coming together so well! Love them! And I'm thrilled you like the book.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm a scrap addict and this book is like it's written just for me! :)
DeleteYour blocks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteScrap organising sounds like a smart thing to do! How gorgeous your blocks are becoming, what a beauty that quilt will be.
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy with how it's coming along. On closer inspection some of the blocks are a tiny bit wonky but that's ok. And I'm having difficulty putting some blocks together because of the lack of scraps of certain colours!
DeleteOlá Nicole,obrigada por pelo presente,adorei.Sucatas são a minha praia, eu só trabalho com esse material fabuloso que aguça a nossa criatividade.A beleza de seus blocos estão me levando copiar...brincadeira.Mais uma vez obrigada e Deus te abençoe.Maria do Carmo pezzuto-Brasil.ps:Já te enviei um E-mail.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book.
ReplyDeleteI love the book too. I am on block 3 Of Missing U. It is therapy for me as I am off work with high blood pressure and it is the ideal project for me to hand stitch while taking it easy. Yellow and light green blocks stitched so far and pink started yesterday evening. I love the whole concept of making slabs from scraps!
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