Monday, June 22, 2015

Strip Therapy

Sewing makes me happy. Sometimes I just want to sit at my machine and feed 2.5 inch strips through it without thinking. This was one of those weeks.

This week I just worked on an old UFO. This is Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trips Around the World. This is a free pattern on her blog. I started this project in a class with Bonnie at the Vermont Quilt Festival in 2012. No particular reason why this is still a UFO, except that it's for me, so not a priority to finish, so it got shoved by the wayside.

Below, I have 20 blocks finished. I want to make a total of 64, so 44 more to go.

All the fabrics in these blocks are batik. I did a batik strip swap with my Brown Bagger buddies several years ago, so most of the fabrics in this quilt are from that. As I sew, I enjoy looking at all the different fabrics and wondering what projects my friends used them in. It also expands my horizons because I get to work with colors that I might not normally choose, however I have set all the brown and beige strips aside (yuck!).

When I finish all my blocks I will play with them. I may color sort my quilt (many choices: from light to dark, in rainbow order) or I may leave it randomly delicious. It will be fun to play!

Linking up on Monday to Oh Scrap! Linking up on Tuesday to Freemotion by the River and Fabric Tuesday. Linking up on Friday to Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Richard and Tanya Quilts. Linking up on Saturday to Pink Doxies' Pet Project Show. Thanks for visiting!

Pugs and kisses,
Nancy
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21 comments:

  1. KatJune 22, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    I've got this pattern on my "someday" list. Love yours with the batiks, they play so nicely together!

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  2. KatJune 22, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    My phone is finally letting my comments post, yay!! :-)

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  3. Needled MomJune 22, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Those blocks look great. I have always wanted to jump in on the scrappy trip quilt craze.

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  4. Tanya Quilts in COJune 22, 2015 at 9:43 AM

    So gorgeous! You go girl. :0)

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  5. Siouxzq64@gmail.comJune 22, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Oh I need to make one of those with all my batik strips. Yours is fabulous.

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  6. Cynthia Brunz DesignsJune 22, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    What great color in this one! I really like the use of turquoise. I have days where I need mindless sewing too. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  7. Marcia KennedyJune 22, 2015 at 12:33 PM

    Beautiful! I did a scrappy trip around the world quilt last April and gave it to Becca's college roommate. It didn't make (much) of a dent in my scraps but it was fun/easy to do!

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  8. Linda @ kokaquiltsJune 22, 2015 at 7:31 PM

    Lovely .. a clever way to use those batiks! I've just finished a low volume version of this, Bonnie's pattern is so nice & easy to follow!

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  9. PamJune 23, 2015 at 6:39 AM

    Love your version, I am about to start another from an Eleanor Burns book. Must make some room for anything that might jump into my hands at the Festival of Quilts.

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  10. LA PaylorJune 23, 2015 at 10:45 AM

    you make me want to do one. So bright and fun. LeeAnna

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  11. Sandra WalkerJune 23, 2015 at 12:49 PM

    Ooh, lovely. I have projects, um plural, yes, like that: it's not that I no longer like them, just that others seems to take priority. Fun to pull them out, and I totally agree, sewing makes me happy!

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  12. TerriJune 23, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    So pretty! I've gotta follow you... love your take on brown and beige.
    Hugs

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  13. Hollie @ Just a Mom who SewsJune 23, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    I'm in Love!! I hope you continue to work on this. It's very pretty!

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  14. MariJune 23, 2015 at 5:32 PM

    Very pretty! With 64 blocks it's going to be big, too. It's sad how we push aside the things we're making for ourselves, isn't it? (And I'd ditch the beige, too!)

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  15. LorindaJune 23, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    It's so pretty!

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  16. Missy ShayJune 23, 2015 at 8:49 PM

    Your quilt looks great! I just finished mine after two years.

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  17. JanineMarieJune 24, 2015 at 9:26 PM

    This is so pretty. Please don't push it aside again.

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  18. HeidiJune 27, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    I also have a batik Scrappy Trip UFO! I think I was lacking contrast and lost interest, but now that I see your beauty, I'm thinking I will have to pull it out soon and rethink ;)

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  19. Mary HueyJune 28, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    great color assortment -- keep going, it's too wonderful not to finish!!

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  20. Connie Kresin CampbellJune 29, 2015 at 9:23 PM

    Looks beautiful and you KNOW I love the batiks!!!

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  21. Terry Aske Art QuiltsJuly 6, 2015 at 12:21 PM

    These are gorgeous colors! I'm looking forward to seeing how you arrange your blocks.

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