Monday, July 27, 2015

Another Scrap Wave Top is Finished!

A special thanks to invisible quilt holders Joannie and Marion.
I finished this quilt top a while ago, but recently decided that it wasn't really complete without borders. So this month I added the turquoise batik inner border and made the outer border using the leftover squares from the quilt panels. I have enough turquoise batik left for the binding. This quilt was made from four identical jelly rolls, which is an expensive way to make this quilt. Typically I make this quilt with fat quarters. I think that I last showed you this quilt in May 2014 when I made the first panel. I think I'm going to call this one Tropical Punch!

Does it look familiar? It's the same pattern as my Blue and Purple Scrap Wave.
If you have really sharp eyes, you'll notice a difference. When you cut your strips for this quilt, you're supposed to cut them along the short side of the fat quarter so they are 18 inches long and you get eight 2 1/2 inch strips, which you use to make eight panels that are six squares wide. When I made the blue and purple version, I forgot, and I cut them on the long side of the fat quarter, so I modified the pattern and made my panels wider, but I have fewer panels in my Blue and Purple Scrap Wave top.

This is a free pattern from Bonnie Hunter called Scrappy Bargello. Have you made one? It's easy and fun and you use 40 fat quarters (I make my panels longer and use 44 fat quarters). Here is the first Scrap Wave quilt that I made many years ago. I also made one for my friend Linda B. when she got married in 2005. I will have to ask her to send me a photo of it.

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Pugs and kisses,
Nancy

19 comments:

  1. That is beautiful, Nancy, and has the perfect name!!

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  2. Gorgeous quilt! I have a bunch of 2 1/2 inch strips I think a scrappy trip may be in order.

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  3. Beautiful! I love it when a mistake works out!

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  4. Beautiful, love the colours...

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  5. These are both so pretty. Love the colors! I've always wanted to make a quilt like that. Did you find it easier to work with the shorter strips than the longer ones, or didn't it matter?

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  6. Tropical Punch is gorgeous! I have made one... from scraps for a baby quilt. I think I need to add this to my list again. I love your colors.

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  7. Tropical Punch: what lovely colors. I'll have to revisit Bonnie's pattern and check it out.

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  8. Wow, that is a LOT of scraps! I could probably make 3 with all mine...lol. Love the aqua one especially. The addition of the border was just perfect, yes.

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  9. looks very heavy with all those seams, is it? I made a big watercolor quilt once, usually make wall pieces with the little squares, and it was heavy! LEeAnna

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  10. I love these "Srappy Trips" quilts, and yours is no exception.

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  11. I love these "Srappy Trips" quilts, and yours is no exception.

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  12. Love the latest one - I think more blocks work really well. Great colours too - the way the lime green sings really does give it a 'punch'!

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  13. Beautiful colors! Congrats on the finish.

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  14. Such a gorgeous quilt top! I am drawn to those cool blues. Looking good!

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