Saturday, January 22, 2011

Blue Scrappy Challenge


Basket of Blue Fat Quarters


sewing seams on crazy patch with the flip and sew method
I just love the random and carefree way of piecing crazy patch blocks.  I haven't done it for many years and I am realizing that I miss doing this style of work.  As of this week I now have 3 blue crazy blocks.  I think I'd like to do something special in a crazy block for each color of the month in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  Wouldn't it be fabulous to have a set of blocks at the end of the year in a dozen different color ways?

Squares and bricks in blue dishes & Testing out snowflakes
I've been gathering up any Accu-Cut snowflake dies I can find around my school and at my friends  home and school.  Next I will check with my quilting neighbor.  Yes, two lucky people I know happen to have the studio cutter by Accu-Quilt.  I also have access to the smaller model at my school.  I have cut about 7 wool snowflakes using 3 different dies.  I don't think I'm done yet!  Every place I look they have a slightly different cutter, so I'm getting plenty of variety.

I've got a busy weekend of sewing planned.  I will also sew during the Packers - Bears game on Sunday.  GO PACKERS!

I will make posts to update you on my blue scrap progress.

9 comments:

Cattinka said...

The snowflake looks nice on the blue background. You should make snowflake blocks, it will look pretty.
KATRIN W .

Just One More Thing said...

I love crazy patches and yours looks great!! Flip and sew --I'll look it up:)

Elke said...

I like crazy patches, too. And you have nice blue fabrics.

Terriaw said...

I love crazy patches, especially in such gorgeous colors as these blues. What a fun way to spend a cold weekend, leading up to that big game! Go Packers!

Melissa said...

Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm enjoying working on the scrap challenge with my sister using my paper scraps! I enjoyed scrolling through your blog and seeing some of your beautiful quilting creations.

sophie said...

A friend cut some of those snowflakes for me and I keep thinking I should put them on a scrappy blue wallhanging/table runner/something for this challenge. It looks great on yours.

Ellen said...

Nice collection of gorgeous blue fabrics. I also really like crazy patches - by the end of the year you will have a very pretty colourful quilt.

Melissa said...

I love the contrast of the snowflake on the blue. Great job!

Elly D said...

What delicious looking blue scraps you have:) I love your idea of a rainbow crazy block quilt. Those snowflakes look so beautiful on the blue crazy block.