It started on a wet Sunday afternoon last winter. I tripped on a basket of scraps on the floor of the sewing room and thought 'I must do something with that now' and settled down to a happy afternoon, back against the radiator, basket emptying gradually as I sorted scraps in to piles by size. It then dawned on me that I have kept tiny scraps of much loved fabrics. There were bits with little ladybirds, bigger bits with sheep and here and there half a tractor.... So I started to cut them into 3 " squares and make tiny bits into quarters sewn together to make another 3" square. On the design wall I made groups of squares, keeping the colours balanced but not worrying about the odd legs and heads which appeared as the squares were sewn together.
It all got a bit addictive, I kept nipping in to add a few more squares when waiting for kettles to boil or washing to spin and the quilt top began to grow.... and grow..... and I added four stars at the corners.... Here is the finished small single bed size quilt:
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| Scrap Squares Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
There are heads without bodies, legs without feet and wheels without cars. There are tiny ponies, half sheep, sunflowers, bugs and bears. It is really a bit of a riot and I am very pleased with it!
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| Scrap Squares Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
I took lots of photos on a rather gloomy day.....
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| A Scrap Squares Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
This the backing fabric with a folk art birds design...
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| Scrap Squares Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
I made husband admire it, I took it round to show the neighbours , I hung it over the door for a photoshoot, I am so proud of it....
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| Scrap Squares Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
It is quilted with double lines a quarter inch from each seam, a lot of stitches but such a lovely grid effect and a lovely drape to the quilt too...
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| Scrap Squares Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
The stars are quilted with big swirls....
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| Scrap Squares by Quilt Green Star Quilts |
Then down the garden to my rail made specially for throwing quilts over...
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| A Scrap Squares byQuilt Green Star Quilts |
If you think you have seen enough then look for the stag and the bear....
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| Scrap Squares Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
And the gnomes loved it too!
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| Gnomes and quilt by Green Star Quilts |
This is a quilt for our very gorgeous and rather new boy who is growing so fast and has the best smile I could wish for. I really, really enjoyed making this quilt and can't wait to plan another one. I've got another basket of scraps with a seaside and sailing theme but I haven't fallen over it yet so it may have to wait for another rainy afternoon!
Have you got a favourite scrap pattern for using up the fabric you just can't throw away? I am working on wonky log cabins at the moment and will show you those soon,
Happy quilting this weekend,
Kind regards,
