I have a stash of fabrics collected over many years like quilters do, sorted in small bins by color family, multi-colors, dots, plaids, stripes, and vintage. Turns out I have fewer solid fabrics so it was a challenge to spy just the right solid to go with my multitude of scraps. It's much easier for me to sort and snip through pieces that could have been destined to the trashbin than to start cutting into larger pieces of fabric. Recycling is in my DNA - maybe because my parents lived through the Depression.
This is my second scrap quilt with this design and it makes me so happy every time I see it. I used several sentimental bits of fabric - from my grandmother's feedsack, my father's work uniforms, a 1950s doll dress, and a little sliver from my first Mother's Day mother/daughter dresses in the 1980s. There are 201 different fabrics, but who's counting?
This is my second scrap quilt with this design and it makes me so happy every time I see it. I used several sentimental bits of fabric - from my grandmother's feedsack, my father's work uniforms, a 1950s doll dress, and a little sliver from my first Mother's Day mother/daughter dresses in the 1980s. There are 201 different fabrics, but who's counting?
I especially like the crocheted edging I added in three colors to compliment the variety in the quilt. My grandmother and mother loved to crochet and working on this border reminded me of their many hours of thread labor, something they loved to do.
I entered this quilt in our local show this year and no one seemed to notice it as far as I know. No matter. It now hangs near my computer so I see it everyday. Happy Scrappy is just for me and I LOVE IT!
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