Quilt UFO Buster: May 2023 How are you doing on this year-long endeavor to finish some quilt projects? It is time for a new Quilt UFO to work on – ready to find out what number has been pulled for May? Remember, it isn’t about being perfect; it is about making forward progress and working on projects. May’s Project number is… 3! My number three holds a special place in my heart. This project was…
Mystery Quilt 2023 Step 6 This mystery quilt step is another quick one. You will create a 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strip from the Half Flying Geese blocks. That’s it!! With this portion of the scrap quilt pattern, you will only deal with two scrappy colors and two backgrounds. The backgrounds don’t even touch, so that is all the better. Create two piles, one for each orientation. I made a couple extra because I…
Mystery Quilt 2023 Step 5 This mystery quilt step is super easy. You will focus on creating 4-patches. The scrap quilt pattern aspect of it is less stressful as you are only using 4 squares. I randomly grabbed two scrappy colors and two backgrounds. It is mindless sewing and pressing. 4-Patches mean chain-sewing for me. It process speeds right along as you match a scrappy color with a background color. Carefully press the seams toward…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 4 This step is a quick, easy step for the mystery quilt. You are creating one half of a Flying Geese unit. The only difficult part is you need half of them in one orientation and half in the other. This step of the scrap quilt pattern will help to create texture and movement across your quilt. Depending on the number of units you need, split your scrappy squares and background rectangles…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 3 Another step for Mystery Quilt 2023! This scrap quilt pattern is coming together. It truly amazes me to see how all these random fabrics come together. I am thoroughly loving the results. If you’ve gone scrappy with the background, it helps if the prints are all very similar in value. Getting Started I randomly chose my squares for this block. But, I did make a couple of extra 2-patch units…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 2 Gather 16 different scrappy fabrics for this scrap quilt mystery. If you have more than 16 fabrics, you can randomly pick them out. You may want to be a bit more controlled if you have less. It is so exciting when a Mystery Quilt project starts and combines it with scrappy fabrics, and the results are lovely! Creating Rows Put them in rows of 4. You are essentially creating a…
April Quilt UFO Number Are you ready for April’s number? We have made it through the first three months of 2023. How’s your progress coming on your quilt ufo list? Remember, this is supposed to be a fun way to motivate us to finish some of the projects on our list. Making a game out of it helps to bring out my competitive side. The Number Drawn: 1 The number drawn for April is number…
The Pinwheel Block Goes Scrappy This month I am sharing the Scrappy Pinwheel block pattern. I ignored this block when I first started looking at easy scrappy quilt patterns. No reason except that I thought there would be too much background and not enough color. This free quilt pattern is worth adding to your scrap quilt list. See other scrap quilt patterns here. I kept coming back to it because it was such an easy…
Step 1: Mystery Quilt 2023 Are you ready to get started in Mystery Quilt 2023? This free mystery quilt is geared toward scrap quilts. This will be a quick post as the focus will be gathering fabrics and following the cutting instructions. The directions are written that way. Get ready to use up some of those scrap fabrics! I created the queen-size one. All of my scrappy fabric fit into the box shown to the…
Quilt UFO Buster Update I am checking in to see how everyone is doing with March’s Quilt UFO Buster. With the help of a friend sharing a quilting weekend, I can say that mine is complete. Honestly, I probably would have given up on it several times without our little “quilt retreat.” It has been a while since I have felt that way about a project. This month I worked on a Row by Row…