ScrapHappy August

Welcome once again to ScrapHappy Day!

It’s the day my friend Gun in Sweden and I host ScrapHappy, a day for showing something made from scraps.

Despite my doubts last time, it appears I did have enough paler scraps to make the blocks I needed for a 4 x 4 pale rainbow quilt… In addition to the 9 you saw last time, I’ve made another 7 blocks, and we are up to the necessary 16! The eagle-eyed among you will notice that the black/white/grey number has been removed. I found another old block in the cupboard, a brown one which was too pale for the previous quilt, so I’m going with two browns instead. In any case, the grey one told me it wanted to be part of another quilt at some stage, made with all monochromes and some brightly-coloured sashing. I still have to spend some quality time squinting at the blocks before the layout is final. I suspect it won’t be on point, because I’d need to make more blocks.

I also managed to score some shot cotton in a pretty colour that I feel really works with all those pale blocks. What would you call it? Blackberry and cream? Mulberry and cream? Not quite the $11 I paid for the dark blue in the previous quilt, but still, it’s a remnant, the ragtag tail-end of a bolt, and I did get a 50% discount so it’s honorary scrap, don’t you agree? Not sure what I’m going to do about the backing this time. I used my most unloved bits and pieces last time, so I might have to start using actual fabric (gasp!), but probably the ‘What Was I Thinking?’ pieces, assuming I still have enough of those, as well as ‘I Love It, But…‘ fabrics. And of course, I’m still thinking of a name for this quilt.

ScrapHappy is open to anyone using up scraps of anything – no new materials. It can be a quilt block, pincushion, bag or hat, socks or a sculpture. Anything made of scraps is eligible. If your scrap collection is out of control and you’d like to turn them into something beautiful or useful instead of leaving them to collect dust in the cupboard, why not join us on the 15th of each month? Either email me at the address on my Contact Me page, or leave a comment below. You can also contact Gun via her blog to join. We welcome new members. You don’t have to worry about making a long term commitment or even join in every month, just let either of us know a day or so in advance if you’re new and you’ll have something to show, so we can add your link. Regular contributors will receive an email reminder three days before the event.

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at). If you’ve contacted me recently to join ScrapHappy but don’t see your name there, it’s probably because I need your email address and a link to your blog, so make sure I have them for next time and you’ll be there 🙂

Kate (me!), Gun, Titti, Heléne, Eva, Sue, Nanette, Lynn, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Debbierose, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan, Karen,
Moira, Sandra, Linda, Chris, Nancy, Alys, Kerry, Claire, Jean, Johanna,
Joanne, Jon, Hayley and Dawn

See you next month 🙂