Wednesday 10 February 2016

Nuts About Blog Hop.

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Welcome to my day on the 'Nuts about' blog hop. Many thanks to Marian from Seams to be sew for organising the hop. It's been fun visiting everyone and seeing what they're nuts about and what they made.

I'm nuts about a whole bunch of things , sewing, quilting,  knitting, trying to paint, walking bird watching and a whole heap more. I tend to go through phases so for example I'll spend weeks being nuts about knitting and then I won't touch it for ages. The one thing that is a constant is that I love sewing. It doesn't matter what type of sewing, whether it's dress making, sewing curtains, quilting or embroidery I just find it very relaxing.

Now I love fabric and I do sometimes find it difficult to cut into a pretty length of fabric but I love what I can create with it. I also love trying to use up every last scrap of the fabric so there is no waste as it always seems such a shame to throw away the scraps because they look so pretty. In addition fabric here in the UK is expensive especially the good quality cottons so using it all up is essential.  So I have to admit I am nuts about making scrappy quilts and other items from my scraps. It's fun to see just what you can make with what's left over

For example this quilt which is my header photo was made mostly from pieces of fabric left after other projects or some fabric that I was given. My Rainbow group designed the pattern and learnt how to use the sewing machine by sewing the squares together. I finished up the quilt that was then donated to the Linus project.



The Tetris quilt made when Melissa from Happy Quilting ran her quilt along was all made from scraps.

 
 These little mini totes not only use up scraps but make great gift bags.



The little schnibble quilts designed by Carrie Nelson are perfect for using up scraps



Which bring me to my project. My starting point was my box of 1 1/2inch squares.


I decided I would use these to make some 9 patch blocks that I would then set on point with a solid background. The idea was to make a set of 6 mug rugs.

So I made enough 9 patch blocks but I decided to use white as the background as it made the blocks look so pretty. Now white isn't a good colour for mug rugs so I decided to tuen this into a table topper.


I was sitting looking at what I had completed on Saturday morning prior to getting back to the machine and adding another row of blocks when I changed my mind again. I have a colleague who pregnant. It's still early on and she hasn't told everyone but I started to see a baby quilt. So instead of adding another row I started making more blocks. I also decided that when I got to the border stage (if I add one)  I would use my strip scraps to make it. This box is just one of 4 of strips




By mid afternoon I had blocks in various stages of development. Some were just a bundle of squares waiting to be stitched into rows. Some were at row stage and waiting to become 9 patches and some had already had some of the setting triangles added, with some needing the seams pressing and others ready for the second set of triangles. It was at this point I remembered that this project was being made for this blog hop. Opps I'd got completely carried away and forgotten what I had set out to do.  So I need to apologise to you all as I don't have a completed project. Saturday was my last chance to get the main stitching done as we had visitors on Sunday and I'm working this week. By the time I get home from work I'm just too tired to get the machine out. At this point I thought about just making the table topper as I had all the blocks ready made and it would be quick and easy to quilt and finish it. By now I had set my heart on making a quilt so I decided against it.

This project needs quite a bit of work on it. The blocks finish at 4 inches when sewn together. That means I need lots of blocks. It a good job I'm also nuts about making blocks.

You need to visit the other folks taking part today, who are:

MeadowBrook
Sew Many Yarns
From This To That
Seams To Be Sew


There is also a giveaway but I am having serious problem getting the linky bit for it to work. Please go to Seams to be Sew to take part. I'll try and sort it in my lunch break.

Enjoy the rest of the hop and good luck in the give away. 

Lyndsey


42 comments:

  1. I made that same Tetris quilt! thanks for sharing your projects.

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  2. Your scrap projects are all wonderful. I really like the 9-patch quilt you're working on.

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  3. Great Job Lyndsey, I love seeing all these projects, and 4-inch blocks can be tedious to make, but fun. I'm glad you were nutty with us today. That dog is a little prince(ss), very adorable. :)

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  4. Always enjoy seeing what is under your needle. Love scrap quilts and yours are always so fun. Definitely a source of inspiration cause I can't throw away any scraps either!

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  5. Great way of using up your scraps.

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  6. Your little scrap quilt is great. Love the little 9 patches.

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  7. You make wonderful use of your scraps! I'll be watching to see just what that stack ends up as, just in case things go in a different direction from the baby quilt!

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  8. I like using scraps and I cannot throw them away. Now I have more ideas of how to use them.

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  9. I so loved your tetris quilt ...I have a lot of scraps....Been following bonnie hunter's page.....lol I guess i'm nuts about her scrappy quilts.......... ty for blog hop........ happyness044312yahoo.com

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  10. Scrappy blocks & quilts are the best & you've done a fantastic job with your projects!

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  11. Pretty scrappy projects. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  12. This is so pretty! I never thought about using scraps that small but this is wonderful inspiration. It is going to make a lovely baby quilt!
    donnalee1953 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  13. Love your work. You also have a good sense of color and what patterns go good together.
    Rosemary

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  14. Oh yeah...I do love scrappy quilts. Using up those bits and pieces and tiny squares...Perfect! The other big plus is, it can become anything you heart desires! ;-) Your post is proof of that!

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  15. I love how a 'project' has a mind of it's own sometimes--and it is fun to not always go with Plan A--so you are stitching right along and getting nuts about all of it--you go girl!!
    love and laughter, di

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  16. Isn't it fun how ideas change as you go along? I think you will be happy with your end project. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. I love making things from scraps too. As for your project, I say if you have an idea you love then just do it! Maybe you'll go back and use the other ideas another day. Or not. That's a great thing about creating -- no rules!

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  18. Your scrappy projects look great!

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  19. Love when a project takes on a mind of its own!

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  20. Love when a project takes on a mind of its own!

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  21. Your baby quilt is going to be beautiful! Thanks!

    Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

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  22. I love the tiny nine patch blocks. They will make such a pretty quilt . And you are so right fabric does take on a life of its own. It speaks its own language and leads you in many unique directions. And I guess the fact that we all understand that makes us a little nuts. Right?

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  23. The tetris quilt is awesome. The first quilt, however, is my favorite - based solely on the adorable model! *grin*

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  24. your projects are wonderful. i love how you use up all your scraps. and your baby quilt is going to be fabulous.
    quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

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  25. SUCH NEAT PROJECTS! THANKS FOR SHARING!
    msstitcher1214@gmail.com

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  26. You're a very busy lady. Some really nice quilts. Love you poochie. Your baby quilt will go with anything she has pick out for the baby's room.

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  27. Thanks for sharing!!! Love your fur baby!

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  28. The baby quilt is going to look great!

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  29. That baby quilt will be adorable! I love how you've put the strips in containers. I need to do that!

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  30. tanks for sharing how you are using your stash.

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  31. I love your projects and the blocks are going to make a beautiful quilt! I love the scraps too! I am nuts about fabric!

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  32. So fun! I just love 9-patches! Beth @ Words & Stitches.

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  33. So fun! I just love 9-patches! Beth @ Words & Stitches.

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  34. That will make a wonderful baby quilt and it sounds as though you have months to work on it.

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  35. I love scrappy projects as well. Your blocks will make the perfect baby quilt.

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  36. What a lucky baby to be wrapped in your beautiful quilt! I love scraps too and save them all. Anything scrappy turns out so pretty!

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  37. "Nutty about scraps" - now that's a catchy phrase. What fun to use scraps (It almost seems like they are free, right.) and then to just sew to create. It's marvelous that you can just let the creative juices flow even if it means that it changes things all about. Thanks for sharing your nuttiness.

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  38. I do that too. Start off with a small project and watch it grow. That will be a cute baby quilt.

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  39. Like you, I love scrap quilts, and am sometimes surprised by the direction they take.

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  40. I'm a bit obsessed with using what I have on hand, so a scrappy project is right up my alley. I love how the white is showing off all those pretty colours. This will be lovely!

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