Work in Progress Wednesday (on Thursday) - Scrappy Trip Along!

I started this a year ago - yikes.  So happy to do some mindless, fun sewing over the holiday break.

Last night I cut strips for hours while watching the Polar Express with the boys!  I want a queen size quilt so I need 56 blocks!  I still have to cut strips for about 26 blocks but I'm tired of cutting, so, off to sew I go : )  You can find my original post here where I explain how I created an OCD version of the "Scrappy trip along".  I do not do well with randomness : )

Hope you are enjoying the quiet after all the holiday craziness.  I'll have to admit that I was feeling a bit like "grinchella" right before xmas but have since come out of my grinchiness.  Seeing the joy in my boy's eyes on Chrismas day and having the honor of spending the day with my hubs 96 year old grandmother did wonders!  

I think the lazy, relaxed days after the Christmas rush is my favorite part of the holiday.   

Enjoy your week!

xo

Charise

Random Bits

 

Modern Fabric (left) and Feedsack (right) 

 

Happy Wednesday!  I Love to collect feedsacks and was really happy to find this little cherry print in my stash - it is the swatch on the right.  It was given to me by a friend along with a bunch of wonderful feedsack blocks. 

The fabric on the left is a fat quarter of fabric I have in my stash - it is from Darlene Zimmerman Clothesline Club "Sweet Treats".

 

 

 

My scrappy trip around the world quilt is growing - slowly! I cut lots of strips that are ready to sew into more blocks.

 It is so satisfying to see the diamond patterns come to life with each additional block. I love having this project to work on for a little mindless sewing. 

 

 

Off now to work on a deadline and try to fit a few bee blocks that I must have done soon!!

 

xo

Charise

Scrappy Trip Around the World

I've been seeing all these fabulous scrappy patch quilts all over Flickr.  They looked so wonderful but they also looked like lots of work.  Well I was sooo wrong.   The tutorial is from Quiltville and is called "Scrappy Trip Around the World".  It is genius!  6 - 2 1/2" wide x 16" long strips sewn together, cut in strips and then resewn to a 12" block.

I  have tons on my plate....bee blocks, craft it forward and lots of stuff I just want to make!

But I decided to join in - always nice to have an easy, fun project.

I'm not so good at completely scrappy so this is what I did:

I cut strips in colors red, aqua and pink and 3 light or white ground to go with these.
If you want even less scrappy, you could use a solid or the same white ground dot.
I alternated the dark and light to have contrast between each strip.
Choose your favorite color combos!  I think a yellow in place of the pink would have been nice in this quilt - in retrospect : )
 

I then made sure I picked one color to be the diagonal line down the center - I picked aqua.

All blocks have the exact same layout but different prints - my OCD verion of scrappy!
Be sure to go to Quiltville and Flickr to see all the inspiring versions of this quilt!

: )

xo

Charise