Sunday, March 24, 2013

Scrap Basket Sunday

The idea that I needed to do something with my increasingly packed scrap drawer has been lurking in the back of my mind for some time now, and I finally formed a plan to help decrease my scrap stash.  I'm going to start something I'm calling Scrap Basket Sunday.  Each Sunday I'll pull fabric out of my scrap drawer and make a few blocks.  Then I'll post photos on my blog the following Saturday night--that way, the photos will show up in my Sunday post.

Once I decided on a plan, I started looking through various resources for a project to begin with.  First I visited Quilter's Cache.  Have you looked at all the blocks Marcia Hohn has uploaded there?  It's a great resource.  If you don't know about it, click on the name link which will take you to the page where you can access the blocks and check it out.

I printed out a couple block possibilities but then I remembered that Kim Diehl's books contain a lot of scrappy quilts and I love her patterns, so I pulled my books off the shelf and began browsing.  When I came across this one, I knew I'd found my first project:


The quilt is called Pie in the Sky and the blocks are stars inside of churn dash blocks.  My friends and I saw a quilt made from this pattern at the Manteca Quilt Show a few weeks ago, and it was one of my favorites.  And I'd already forgotten about it until I went looking for a scrappy project!  You can also see there are plenty of plain fabric squares that make up the sashing--great for using up a basket full of scraps!

I'd like to invite you to join me in Scrap Basket Sunday if you also have scraps that aren't being put to good use.  And I may have a few scrappy giveaways along the way--which will also help to decrease the amount of scraps I have.  Win-win, right?!  Just find yourself a pattern you like and join in--it doesn't have to be the same one I'm making.  If you have a blog, post your blocks on your blog each Sunday and let me know you're participating, and I'll create a section in my sidebar of links to other scrappy bloggers.

Speaking of giveaways, I promised to announce the winner of the Australian magazine Stan sent to me for machine embroidery.


Here's the winner's post:

Shelley has left a new comment on your post "Stan's the Man!":


"That issue looks like an 'oldie,' but 'goodie.' I have been embroidering for over 12 yrs and I do not have that particular issue. Maybe there is something inside that catches your eye? Love adding embroidery to my quilts! Thanks for the chance to win a little treasure."

Shelley, please email me your mailing address and I'll mail the magazine to you this week.  Thank you all for stopping in to visit.  Happy sewing!

12 comments:

JoAnne said...

Great idea! I'm probably "in." I'll let you know when I post!

Dorothy said...

Great Idea -- i was thinking of making some string blocks today and it would be good to have a day dedicated to scraps -- I certainly have enough of them!!

Diane said...

I would love to play along. I have enough scraps to keep me busy for a very long time! Thanks for the great idea!

Carol said...

I love this idea Kim. I'm going to do my best to join in every week as I too want to decrease the size of my scraps. I have a pattern in mind already so I can get going on it later today after I do a bit of cleaning.

Carol said...

Maybe you can make a blog button for this. Just a thought.

Margie said...

Grandma always told me "If you sew on Sunday you will rip on Monday" Well Grandma, times have changed I have a very large stash of vintage sheets and am wanting to try and get them to fit into a smaller tote!!!
I'm in, but like Carol said a button would be nice just to keep reminding me.

shelley said...

I was just looking at this book a couple weeks ago. I love the pattern with the stars and churn dash blocks. Definitely on my list "to do", but not sure I can play right now. Will watch for your blocks though!

Sewfine Quilts said...

I'm in too. I like the Kim Diehl quilt so I will likely join you in doing that one.
I too would love a button that I could post on my blog.

Linda

Anonymous said...

After seeing that quilt again by Kim Diehl, I decided to purchase the book. Hopefully I'll be able to follow along and make a couple of blocks every week. Thanks for sharing.
cindy

Bowbailey said...

The Kim Diehl quilt looks very fun to make and I have the book and lots of fabric and I need a piecing project like this to take to sit n sews. I might not make a block on a weekly basis, but will be fun to work on. Thanks!!!

Norece said...

I love the pattern and will be purchasing the book. Thanks for sharing it.

Sinta Renee said...

I really really would love to join you Kim. I have all the Kim D books... but I want to make all of the Edyta Sitar patterns from her Scrappy Fireworks book right now... can I join?