Over the past few weeks, I’ve been addressing the mountain of scraps in my house. It has been a big time suck, but I see the light at the end of the fabric-y tunnel.
Part of this process has involved putting some scraps to use right away, and I’ve cut maybe a half-dozen projects. Has doing so complicated my efforts? Yes, it most certainly has. But if I’m going to be touching almost every piece of fabric I own in an attempt to organize it, I might as well pull fabric for some projects.
The scrappiest of those projects is Quilty Stars, a pattern by Emily Dennis and the first of hers that I’ve sewn. (Can that be right? I’ve never made one of her patterns before?) It’s a little outside of my comfort zone because it’s just so very scrappy. I think a more Michelle approach would have been to make two quilts, one with solid stars and a scrappy background and one with scrappy stars and a solid background, but it’s too late to change course now.
While organizing my scraps and sewing this project, I realized that my pattern library isn’t as orderly as I had thought. I purchased the PDF of Quilty Stars only to find a printed copy in my stash, so this post has turned into an impromptu giveaway ...
If you would like this printed pattern to make your own scrap-tastic Quilty Stars, let me know in the comments. If more than one person is interested, I’ll pick a name at the end of Sunday, May 26. I’m happy to mail this pattern anywhere in the world. If you’re a no-reply blogger or comment anonymously, please include your email address in your comment or send it to me at frombolttobeauty (at) gmail (dot) com.
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Your Quilty Stars quilt is going to be lovely, so nice and scrappy! Everyone needs a really scrappy quilt on hand. Emily has some great patterns. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteYour scrappy stars are going to be shining brightly!
ReplyDeleteI love your Quilty Star!
ReplyDeleteOOo I would love a copy of that pattern, I have so many scraps as well. I plan on doing a few scrap quilts this summer.
ReplyDeleteI love your blocks! There are so many fun fabrics. Laughing at buying the same thing twice. I've definitely been there. --Anne-Marie quilting (at) storiesfromthesewingroom (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI love scrappy stars and probably have enough stash to make a few lol. Would love the pattern. Smithcindyk@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteScrappy is out of my comfort zone, too, but your blue block looks great to me. I look forward to seeing it come together for you.
ReplyDeleteI too have a ton of scraps that need use - even though I have donated a lot in the past month.... the pattern may be what I need and I would appreciate my name being added. Thanks! cmberry@lsu.edu
ReplyDeleteI love scrappy stars!!!
ReplyDeleteI completely understand and appreciate what you're doing with scraps! Always, always they need to be dealt with to keep them under control. That's why I'm currently putting together a scrap quilt using the "Bonnie Lass" design in Jen Kingwell's book "Quilt Lovely." Your scrappy star design fulfills a similar need, and I love it! Please don't enter me in your giveaway, but thank you!
ReplyDeleteThese are the cutest blocks!!! They could be stand-alone mini quilts!!! I adore them!!!
ReplyDeleteHa, the idea of the two quilt, could have come from me ;) But I think this will work out wonderfully, as long as there is enough contrast/defined colors as in this block. It is beautiful! xo
ReplyDeleteI love a good star block/quilt. Great way to use scraps.
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