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| My Pieced Units and Leftover Blocks small quilt top progress, new strip on left. |
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| My Sunflower Pincushion, YouTube tutorial by Beth Shibley. |
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| This is my 'Scrappy Brick' quilt top, tutorial by Teresa @ TeresaDownUnder. |
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| Scrap Quilt Diary by Jolene Klassen, this is an inspiring, informal look into Jolene's quilt thoughts. |
Hello Quilt Friends!
Spring is a very invigorating time of year isn't it? More walks, more sunshine, flowers and birds singing, uplifting, yes?
I've been busy experimenting with new projects and I'm happy with the outcomes.
Beth Shibley has a great YouTube tutorial on Sunflower Pincushions, I pieced one up and it turned out very cute! What a fun gift to give!
My small art quilt, Pieced Units and Leftover Blocks has a new strip border addition on the left. I pieced that border from left over strips from my new 'Scrappy Brick' quilt top.
My 'Scrappy Brick' Quilt Top was directly inspired by Teresa @ TeresaDownUnder. Her YouTube tutorial Scrappy Brick Quilt is excellent and this is a great way to use up some leftover strips.
My projects all seem related and they are because one informs the next one and I keep using leftover scraps and blocks from previous projects in the new projects. It just seems to work out better for me that way.
And after reading Jolene's Scrap Quilt Diary I was super encouraged because she thinks a lot like I do about design and color. Linda @ kokaquilts has a beautiful quilt in progress, Floating Log Cabins, and she recommended Scrap Quilt Diary as the inspiration for that quilt.
That is the quilt news from the valley, where the sun is shining!
I hope you're enjoying spring and starting new projects, what's on your list?
The bits are singing loudly this morning here too. Your small art quilt reminds me of a piece I started in Sarah Hibbert’s class at QuiltCon - lovely. I have been following Linda@Kokaquilts and have enjoyed this idea of quilting the book. I will look for ward to following along with you too.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed Jolene Klassen's Scrap Quilt Diary. I just finished her first book, so maybe I should check this one out too. I've seen several folks mention it lately.
ReplyDeleteYes, those scraps do tend to cause an overflow effect! Lovely colours in your scrappy brick quilt, I especially 💕the green. And thanks for the shout-out.
ReplyDeleteIt’s so nice to find new projects to use leftovers and scraps. The pin cushion is especially charming.
ReplyDeleteYes spring is here with greenery and flowers. It’s a lovely time of the year.
Enjoy!
Queenie