{Note: This post is for both the usual Monday's pictures and Tuesday's crafts post. I will resume regular programming next week. :-}
In the beginning of January, Patchwork Times drew the Number 6. And, the number 6 was assigned to "Scrap Upchuck". {You can see my original post to see what number was assigned to what UFO.}
BeforeI don't know why I separated the fabric squares into light, mediums and darks. Habit I guess. I didn't really need to do that. did I?. And, there was an extra smaller box full of fabrics that I also used which was not pictured.
Anyway, I started on committing random acts of violence against fabrics. Ha! I cut up a bunch of 2.5" squares -- 1,375 scraps, 204 "darks" and 134 "lights". The original Scrap Upchuck quilt used solid black and blues. I didn't want to purchase any more fabric as I wanted to use up the stash that I had set aside eons ago to sell or giveaway. And besides, I'm not a solid fan. I rather use tone-on-tone fabrics or fabrics that "read" as solids. So, I am attempting to use "dark" fabrics and "light" fabrics from the stash.
After
I thought it was going to take me forever to cut a kajillion little squares. But, it actually went rather quickly. I had shoved my hand inside the boxes of stash and randomly drew out fabrics. I even drew out a bag that was labeled as stash fabrics! It contained nine quarter yard cuts of Nancy Crow's fabrics -- ancient and perfect! Ha!
I finished cutting all the required squares needed and the UFO challenge on January 21st. I was absolutely thrilled.
Since, the month was not quite over, I decided to slap some squares on my design wall. I'm doing things backwards. There are two different blocks for this quilt: A & B. I am suppose to start making Block As first. However, I am starting with and making block Bs. That is me. Crazy. But hey, I'm the one making this thing. I can do it in any order I please, correct? Ha!
Here is what I have on the design wall. Oh boy. They are not very pretty or good looking, Are they? Oh well. That is why it is called 'scrap upchuck'! Ha! All I need to do is start sewing the squares together to make the blocks. This is only four 'B' blocks. I need to make a total of seventeen of them. Auuggghh! Ha!
Anyway, the UFO challenge for January (cutting all the fabric squares) is completed. Hurray!
The pattern you have laid out for each block looks like my mini quilt. I need to post pictures but I haven't been inspired.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like the upchuck look. ;-)
I think they are looking pretty good. Much better than a stack in a bin :)
ReplyDeleteThey may not look like much now, but wait until you have a whole batch of A and B blocks sewn together and lay them out. You'll be suprized how goergous it will look once you're not focusing on individual fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that's going to be a gorgeous scrappy quilt one of these days! Congrats on getting through that first, and probably most difficult step! ;o)
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