scrap-a-palooza

Simple Starts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Now that I am making quilts to donate to my local hospital, I have been looking around my sewing room for some simple starts for future quilts. One of the first ideas I came up with was making some 16 patch blocks.

I cut my binding at 2.5" wide and I always save any leftover pieces in a scrap bin just for them. I have been using a lot of striped bindings lately and I thought they would make some really happy blocks.

I am pairing them with some white/low volume scraps. I also pulled some other bright ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 11 months ago. under 16 patch , donation quilts , quilt #9 , scrap-a-palooza

Another Colorful Finish from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am definitely starting this year out with a bunch of colorful finishes. This week I have another scrappy quilt made with my Kaffe Fassett fabrics.

For this quilt I used mostly warm colored scraps. I chopped them all into 4.5" wide strips and just started sewing.

I pulled a cantaloupe colored background piece I bought at Connectng Threads last year. I looked to see if they still have it but couldn't find it. They always have lots of Blenders to choose from and rotate the patterns often.

This design is one of my Scrap-A-Pallooza designs. I have ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 years, 9 months ago. under finished quilt , kaffe fassett fabric , scrap quilts , scrap-a-palooza , stacked coin quilt

Oh Scrap! : Kaffe Scraps from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been busily sewing away on my Kaffe Fassett scraps.

I have been sewing up all the warmer colors into these colorful strips. I thought I would go back and make one of my Scrap-A-Palooza designs. I haven't made one of those in a long time!

The next step will be to add in the vertical sashing. I still plan on using a light cantaloupe color.

If you read my initial post, you know I sorted my Kaffe scraps into warm and cool colors. After sewing all the strips together, I still have a number of the warm ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 years, 10 months ago. under improv blocks , kaffe fassett fabric , oh scrap! , quilt #10 , scrap quilting , scrap-a-palooza

Oh Scrap! : Something New from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I decided to try and squeak out one more scrap quilt before the end of the year. I can start and finish a lap quilt in under two weeks...Right?

So with hands on hips, I looked around my sewing room for inspiration. I saw my bin of Kaffe Fassett scraps hiding under my cutting table and decided to start there. My first task was to sort my scraps into warm and cool colors.

Oh boy...there are probably at least three quilts here!

I decided to start with the warm colors. Most of the scraps were narrow strips so ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 years, 11 months ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , scrap-a-palooza , stacked coin quilt

Hand2Help Quilt Finish from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Happy May Day!

When I was a young girl I used to always love making paper baskets and filling them with flowers to leave on neighbors' doors.

I should think about starting that tradition up again one of these years!

But today I am sharing the first of two Hands2Help donation quilts.

I made it using one of my Scrap-A-Palooza quilt techniques - it is made from leftover 2.5" binding strips. I focused on oranges, red, and pinks paired with blues and purples.

I didn't have quite enough 2.5" strips so I pulled some fabrics from the scrap ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 6 months ago. under 16 patch , finished quilt , hands to help challenge , scrap quilts , scrap-a-palooza

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