Sunday, December 29, 2013

A Scrappy Sunday

Christmas is over, all is quiet, except for the hum of my sewing machine.  I just finished up the final block in my "Searching for Scraps" quilt top. (from the design "Soul Searching" by Kathy Doughty) I am not quite sure of the final arrangement but I am liking this one. (My large design wall is in a hallway so it is difficult to get a good full-on photo)  When I posted about not having the scraps I wanted to work this project, I received a lovely package in the mail with just the strips I needed to finish up.  Thank you so much Lesley. Also, with the suggestions from a few other blogging friends, I ended up piecing some of the strips to achieve the 2 1/2" width required.  Worked out great.  Don't get me wrong....I am not out of scraps....I was just having trouble not repeating a fabric and a bit of a problem with size...but.....I still have a ton of scraps.  I think I will try Quilt-As-U-Go with this. More on that later.

Here is the apron I made for my sweet niece Katherine.  She is a bit of a cowgirl, she owns her own horse, Liberty.  So I knew she would love something made from pink John Deere fabric.  I just love this apron design.  It is called Retro Fun: Vintage style apron and here is the link.  It was easy to make and I just love the grommets. I made it the opposite on the back so that she can just switch the neck tie and have it a reversible apron. I didnt add the pockets that were called for. 
I also made her a cute potholder that she can use when she and I make cookies.

7 comments:

  1. First of all, wow, what a header photo.
    I love your scrap quilt. It's wonderful. What are the block sizes? Your niece is certainly one lucky lady. Love that potholder.

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  2. Your scrappy blocks are just fantastic. You know me....rainbow-y ones get my attention the most. I can't wait to see it finished.

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  3. Hi Linda, I love your scrappy quilt! turned out beautifully. Love the apron too. I love aprons!

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  4. Great quilt Linda. I have some more selvedges for you too-have you posted any projects where you used the selvedges yet? Hope you had a great Christmas with your family.

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  5. Linda that scrappy top is awesome!

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  6. YOur rainbow top is looking great - cool that you were ablet o do it without repeating. Love the apron and oven mitt, too - what a great gift!

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  7. I love your "Soul Searching" quilt Linda! I love the colors you chose. Your neutrals are awesome too! I will be interested to see how you will use QAYG with this!

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