When I mentioned to my traditional quilt maker-friends that I was sewing my scraps together to make yardage.....well, they laughed....and laughed.
Yes, they were laughing at me! But not to be deterred, I sewed even more scraps together than I had originally planned. Yes, even scraps deserve to be organized. I first sorted by color...yellow, bluish/green, and lime green and sewed like color to like color.
I then cut my new fabric into random size medium to large squares and rectangles and arranged on my design wall in what I considered a pleasing design.
There were enough scraps to sew together to make enough yardage to make this little quilt top. Now to find a back for it and do some major quilting to get this baby ready to take to my modern quilt guild meeting. They may snicker too! That's okay, I was doing what I love to do and that is use what I have on hand while enjoying the moment, taking time to be creative and making quilts. My newest mantra - Be Scrappy, be Happy.
Yes, they were laughing at me! But not to be deterred, I sewed even more scraps together than I had originally planned. Yes, even scraps deserve to be organized. I first sorted by color...yellow, bluish/green, and lime green and sewed like color to like color.
I then cut my new fabric into random size medium to large squares and rectangles and arranged on my design wall in what I considered a pleasing design.
There were enough scraps to sew together to make enough yardage to make this little quilt top. Now to find a back for it and do some major quilting to get this baby ready to take to my modern quilt guild meeting. They may snicker too! That's okay, I was doing what I love to do and that is use what I have on hand while enjoying the moment, taking time to be creative and making quilts. My newest mantra - Be Scrappy, be Happy.
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Oh my.........if that is modern, I love it....good job, and then....what do we know, you know we love to laugh.....you are always so creative and frugal at the same time. I admire you..........and if you really need to know, so do most of our group........Luv ya! Karla
ReplyDeleteLOVE it!! Get earplugs (to hide the laughing) and sew on, sister!
ReplyDeleteI hear you Kat!
DeleteI laughed when I read the title of your post. I certainly didn't laugh when you said you were making yardage. If I remember correctly I ran upstairs and started sewing my own scraps together to make a journal cover.
ReplyDeleteYou rock, Val.
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