ScrapHappy February 2019
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
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ScrapHappy January 2019
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
Quick and Easy Gift Bags
I needed some gift bags, and I wanted to make them from a bunch of beautiful furnishing samples a decorator gave me. The pieces I had were about 12 inches by 13 inches,… Continue reading
The Bottomless Bin of Red Scraps
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
ScrapHappy September 2018
I am so happy to join this group! I have been wanting to get something finished for the monthly Scrap Happy Day on the 15th, and I finally made it. I bought big… Continue reading
Bright Blocks for Gray Days
About five years ago, the coordinator of my quilting group was cleaning out leftovers from group projects, and I took home some of those scraps, including some tiny little nine-patches that were only… Continue reading
From a Shoe Box Full of Scraps
Back in January I bought a lot of fabric from a quilting friend who is moving, and instantly, all my New Year’s resolutions went out the window. Except for one — working with… Continue reading
Scrap Wrap-up
Well , Use Up Your Scraps month has come to an end. It was a valuable experience for me. I was able to use up a lot of scraps, and to organize the… Continue reading
Sew Many Variables, Sew Little Time
As part of Use-Up-Your-Scraps month*, I decided to focus on the different types of stabilizers, needles, and thread that are stuffed in drawers in the studio. I got all of these notions in… Continue reading
Dye Samples Revisited
In the midst of using up my scraps, I was hunting in the closet for that last little piece of a fabric I needed, and came across all my naturally dyed samples from… Continue reading