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Saturday 6 October 2012

Scrappy Stash Quilt-Along Blog Hop - My turn!!!

Hello and welcome to my stop on the Scrappy Stash Quilt-Along Blog Hop (I can type it, not say it) and thank you Jennifer for having me.  I am loving this series and seeing other people's scraps is always more interesting than your own I reckon!

Those of you who hang around here often will have seen my sophisticated storage system before, but if not, welcome.

My scraps used to just live in a big mess until the beginning of the summer, but now they reside in the complete luxury of colour-sorted plastic bags!


I have a few extra bags which hold specific things, like selvedges or precious scraps of Heather Ross, but anything bigger than a 5" charm tends to just live with the rest of my stash; scraps are scraps, I save anything from 3/4" upwards.  If you can fold it, that still counts as yardage!

I love scraps though, and am a sucker for online stores selling scrap packs, all those little pieces, and the fun of working out what they are, what fun!

I use my scraps to try out new things like fiddly paper-piecing, right up to quilts.

The Happy Scrappy says it all for me...


Seeing as I have had scraps on the brain, I just had to make another of these blocks for Bee Blessed; there's still time if you want to contribute too...




Just in case you need a reminder of why Jennifer has us sorting those scraps, here are the important bits again...

Monochromatic Improv Log Cabin QAL and prizes! 

Sponsors: 
The many prizes offered to those of you that join our quilt-along are graciously donated by the following sponsors. 



Timeline:
Scrappy Stash QAL starts October 9. 
Scrappy Stash QAL ends November 13. 
Link up finished quilt November 13-15. 
Prizes drawn November 16. 

Remaining stops on the Blog Hop: 
10/7: My Go Go Life
10:9: QAL kick-off day at Ellison Lane Quilts
10/10: Maureen Cracknell Handmade (QAYG tutorial!) 

There's even a button for your blog...


Scrappy Stash Quilt-Along at Ellison Lane Quilts


So there you go - Happy Scrappy everyone xxx

18 comments:

  1. I have never really got into scraps but this has inspired me. That quilt is beautiful!

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  2. Love scraps Hadley! I love the BB bocks too!

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  3. Loved your quilt and making the BB blocks so much I've decided that's what I'm doing for my birdie quilt - bird in the middle - co-ordinating scraps round the outside. Sorted...when I do it that is!

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  4. "...if its big enough to be folded, its yardage." I love that- exactly my system of stashing! Now, do I need an other project?

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  5. Lovely to peek into your scrap bins Hadley! Thanks for being part of the hop my friend!
    xo

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  6. Great quilt! I also love even the tiniest of scraps. I feel like making something with them is like FREE fabric or something.

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  7. totally ravishing ... love your fussy cutting xx

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  8. I am totally in love with scrap packs too. My LQS has a scrap bin, all the scraps you can fit in a gallon bag for $5.50. And they have good scraps too!

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  9. I save scraps but they are such a mess. I need a scrap fairy to organize them for me.

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  10. Super quilt - can you really do that with scraps - think I am missing something xx

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  11. Wow, that quilt is beautiful! It must have taken a lot of scraps!

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  12. Last spring my bags started busting and I had to invest in Ikea bins for the scraps. It is time to use them up, I will see about this QAL.

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  13. Ahh, a woman after my own sorty heart. As for using them though, I'm less good at remembering that!

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  14. Oh I need more than bags, and a scrap fairy to,help too! Must get them sorted, they are taking over! Lovely quilt, and a BB block after my own heart! :)

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  15. I am SUCH a sucker for scrap packs too! My favorite is a local quilt shop's scrap basket. You can fill a ziploc bag for only $5- you just have to be able to zip it closed!

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  16. I love scrappy so I really need to sort out my scraps...perhaps later!

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