Hello, happy Monday to you all.
I had some super fun, absolutely the best, scrap play time over the weekend :). And, I even discovered something (which I probably knew for quite some time but on Friday night it finally clicked). I really, really like using my scraps for improv piecing. What a discovery, right? I realized I can't just reach into my stash, pull half yard cuts of fabric and simply chop off random pieces of fabric. But, to have some improv fun, one needs random pieces of fabric and that's why I love my scraps so much.
I had some super fun, absolutely the best, scrap play time over the weekend :). And, I even discovered something (which I probably knew for quite some time but on Friday night it finally clicked). I really, really like using my scraps for improv piecing. What a discovery, right? I realized I can't just reach into my stash, pull half yard cuts of fabric and simply chop off random pieces of fabric. But, to have some improv fun, one needs random pieces of fabric and that's why I love my scraps so much.
See? I made all these blocks on Friday night, pulling the scraps out of the basket and piecing them into these random sized, random shaped blocks. I did have a certain color palette in mind, so not all scraps got to come out and play, of course :).
And then I used solid scraps to fill in the gaps. Because, once again, it's hard for me to be chopping random pieces off perfectly good yardage.
I think there's certain freedom that comes from using scraps. Because, really, they are just scraps so if things don't work out, well at least I had some fun along the way. No pretty new fabric got harmed :).
Hope you all have a scrappy, happy week.
I'll be adding some borders to my patchwork, digging through my scraps, of course. Svetlana
It is a gorgeous way to use scraps, too. I love it!
ReplyDeleteLove this! You have a lot of low volume scraps to work from.:)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazingly visual way to explain improve/scrappy piecing! Thank you so much. xx
ReplyDeleteWow it looks awesome! I want to search through my scraps now.
ReplyDeleteI love how the solids frame your blocks and just seem to bring it all together! I need to remember that whenever I get back to scrappy play. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is great. What a fun sew.
ReplyDeleteOne day I will get into this improv business too. It looks so appetizing :D Oh, and love what you came up with your scraps!!
ReplyDeleteI love your colors choice and the style of your quilt. As usual ... It is really inspiring ! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your scrap blocks! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful to look at. Such eye candy.
ReplyDeleteA very soothing color pallet love this!
ReplyDeletePiecing with scraps like this is my favorite way to sew! So fun and freeing, and I always love the results :)
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ReplyDeleteI love watching you when you put your improv quilts together. Once again this is such a beauty! Do please show us how you continue because I can learn so much from you. Thanks for sharing!
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