Monday 22 February 2021

Show your Stripes.


Today is day 1 of the Show your Stripes blog hop. Thanks to Carla from Creatin' in the Sticks for organising the hop. We were asked to create something that had stripes in it. The stripes could be fabric stripes or striped fabric.

I'm on a mission to use up my scraps this year and so my plans for this project  involved using as many scraps as possible. I've also recently finished a pink scrappy quilt  so now I needed to  use up my blue scraps. It also had to involve stripes and so I started by going through all my blue string scraps and stitching them to form blocks.

 

At this point I had no idea of the pattern I was going to make so I started to surf through the pattern folders on my computer. I came up with Lincoln by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. I had bought this pattern in 2013 and never got round to making it.



The stripes were sorted as they would be blue but I needed the colour for the stars. I had some red I wanted to finish up so that decision was easy.


The piecing was easy to do and it all went together using chain piecing. When making the stars, chain piecing reduced the risk of losing the little bits, a big problem if Picasso gets involved.

I wanted the finished quilt to be 36 inches square and so I added a border. The border and around the stars are quilted with a meander, otherwise it is all straight stitching along the seams.

The quilt isn't quite finished as I have to finish stitching the binding to the back of the quilt. I love the way the quilt looks and particularly the pop of red against the blues.


Now you need to visit the other blogs taking part today. Here is the schedule for the week.

Monday, February 22nd

Tuesday, February 23rd

Wednesday, February 24th

Thursday, February 25th


Thank you for visiting today. Do go and see what everyone else has been up to. You are sure to find a lot of quilty eye candy and inspiration.

Take care

Lyndsey

38 comments:

  1. You have created some pretty striped fabric blocks in your quilt.

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  2. Great QOV idea. I need to make 2 tops.

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  3. I love that kind of quilts. Scrappy is the best. I often buy new fabrics just to give them to friends giving me their scraps. Your quilt is beautiful.

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  4. Pretty quilt, and made from scraps is a double win in my books!

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  5. What a great quilt made from your scraps! Stars and Stripes are inspiring and a great design for this stripes blog hop. A room with this quilt in it will be ready for the patriotic months coming up. You’ve inspired me with an idea for a patriotic quilt myself. It’s always a great feeling to sew up some scraps into a project. At the prices of fabric today, I love it when none of fabric goes to waste.

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  6. I love patriotic quilts and yours is no exception! Using only 2 fabrics for your stars made them pop!

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  7. That is a lovely quilt. You can never go wrong with re, white and blue. I'm just curious, did you make it as a baby quilt or for a wall hanging?? I keep making baby quilt size quilts and would love to find another charity or two who would benefit from them.

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  8. Nice job on your lighter and brighter version of that quilt pattern, Lyndsey. SEW perfect for the Hop!!

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  9. Your quilt is wonderful. love all of your choices.

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  10. Nice pattern, and your quilt is really pretty. The red is a great pop in with the blues and whites.

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  11. I love those little Schnibbles patterns. What a fun version your's is, with those cute little elephants.

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  12. Using up your scraps was perfect for this cute quilt! The pattern is a great scrap buster with so many color options. Thanks for sharing your stripes!

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  13. Such a bright and cheery quilt. Love that red fabric!

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  14. Love your quilt. So bright and cheerful. I'm on a mission to use up scraps this year too.

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  15. What a great design! The red stars really pop. It would be a great scrap-buster in many colorways.

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  16. Super quilt! That would be great for American Hero quilts, too. Thanks for the name of the pattern.

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  17. I just love the simplicity of your pattern. Great scrap buster too. Thank you!

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  18. Great use of scraps, and stripes! Love it. I will have to keep that pattern in mind. I am trying to use up my extensive scraps too this year! Great job! Thanks for sharing

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  19. I like adding striped blocks to quilts because it adds motion. Your red, white, and blue quilt is beautiful. I am partial to Americana quilts. The red elephant fabric is adorable. Thank you.

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  20. You did a great job using up your scraps. Love the pattern and your rendition of it.

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  21. That is a really cute quilt! Thanks for sharing your ideas on making it.

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  22. Your quilt is lovely. What a wonderful way to use up scraps. I have always loved Schnibbles patterns and have quite a few in my collection. I recall when I used to participate in a schnibble a month challenge a few years back. That was fun. Maybe I should challenge myself to sew a few more schibbles. Thanks for the inspiration ... :) Pat

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  23. I have a lot of Schnibbles patterns and books - actually made this quilt (larger size) for QOV. The rail block is a basic 'stripe' block, well done.

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  24. this is so fun. looks like you had a lot of fun making it. it shows.

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  25. Oh, Lyndsey, this quilt is perfection. You are right, the red stars are awesome next to the blue stripes. This hop was great for your scrap challenge and that pattern has been fully useful now. Thank your for sharing your stripes. Love it!

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  26. Your quilt is lovely! Great use of scraps too. Thanks for sharing!

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  27. That pattern was perfect for the strips. I'm impressed that you have decided to work on your 'scraps' this year; that's a wonderful idea.

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  28. Such a lovely end result of "scraps".

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  29. Woohoo for using up scraps. I love that pattern.

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  30. Great way to use your scraps, and a beautiful quilt in the end. Thanks for sharing.

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  31. I like your version of Lincoln! The elephant star centers are so cute!

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  32. Your use of scraps made a wonderful little quilt--the elephants are great!!

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  33. What a fun way to use Stars and Stripes! Thanks for the inspiration 😉 Carol

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  34. Great stars and stripes! Very fun.

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  35. So pretty with the stripes, shades of blue and pop of red.

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