ScrapHappy Day, January 2020
I have not participated in the monthly ScrapHappy Day since August of 2019! I would like to say that instead of using scraps, I have been making lots of things with brand new… Continue reading
I have not participated in the monthly ScrapHappy Day since August of 2019! I would like to say that instead of using scraps, I have been making lots of things with brand new… Continue reading
This year at the International Quilt Festival, I bought these fabulous scraps. They were labeled “Banjara textiles from Afghanistan.” I had never heard of Banjara textiles before, so of course I… Continue reading
Well, if it weren’t for quarterly participation in The Endeavourers online art quilt group, and monthly posts for ScrapHappy Day on the 15th, it seems I wouldn’t be posting at all! Maybe someday… Continue reading
This month I made a lap quilt from the Bottomless Bin of Red Scraps (this one is the third, I think. Maybe the fourth. And the bin is still pretty full). I have… Continue reading
The wonderful Paula B kindly sent me a package with two scrap collections, one from the late 1800s and one from the 1930s. There are at least 200 different fabrics represented! Most of… Continue reading
[updated at the bottom of the post, with a few new ScrapHappy members that I should have added earlier today] My entry for this month’s ScrapHappy Day is not a major project, but… Continue reading
One of our friends is expecting a baby, so of course I would like to make her a quilt! I want it to reflect her taste, not mine, though, so I prepared a… Continue reading
If each of us were assigned the task of designing a dog fabric, and we were told, “Include as many breeds as possible, and make them look fairly realistic,” our resulting fabrics would… Continue reading
This ScrapHappy project uses more stylish scraps than my usual fare. I have been making these gift bags from large samples of decorator fabrics. I think I have given away 11, and I… Continue reading
It’s been almost two years since I bought eight shoeboxes full of scraps (and a lot of big pieces, too) from my friend, Marilyn, who had to downsize. For this ScrapHappy project, I… Continue reading