ScrapHappy February

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 spending much of the first two weeks of this month 1400km away, I’ve managed to get my ScrapHappy project done!

You remember the pretty teal tablecloth I got for my porch table?  And that I wanted to make cushions for my bony porch chairs?  Well, ’tis done.

Big, squishy 16″ square cushions. No zip, just a pillowcase opening, to keep things simple.

 

I had a 20cm scrap of a really bold rose print in pink on pale yellow, both of which picked up colours from the tablecloth. I had some odd-shaped pieces of dark teal with a bird and leaf print on it left from my last Ovarian cancer quilt, and then of course, I have loads of teal scraps and a fair few pink ones. Each cushion has two big squares on one side and scrappy strips on the other, and I’ve rotated everything so no two cushions have the same layout or strip-set repeats. I’m pretty pleased with how they look.

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 genuine 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). The list below is the most current one I have, so if you’d like me to update something, let me know in the Comments.  This month, we’re welcoming Edith back after an absence to do other things, and Karrin, a new member.

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy,  Tracy, 
Jill, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Jon, Dawn, Jule, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera, Edith
Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Carol,
Preeti, Debbierose, Nóilin, Viv and Karrin