This past Saturday, at the Greenville Modern Quilt Guild meeting, we discussed scraps, scrap management, and some scrap projects. This meeting was more of an open discussion instead of a speaker so I thought I would make a scrappy slab to show at the meeting. I used the tutorial taught in the book Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison.
I don't have a huge scrap amount so instead of making the blocks with just one color, I made mine with blues, red, grays, and blacks. I must admit that it was a little difficult to start and make those first seams and cuts. I did not want to use up my precious scraps and create something awful looking, but I pushed ahead, grabbed some prints, and started sewing. Once I got over the initial fear I really had some fun. Sewing the pieces together and seeing the blocks forming was pretty rewarding.
Here are some of my slabs I made:
I took the exercise once step further and combined the slabs into a quick quilt top, adding some irregular borders as a place for the eye to rest a little bit.
I think that I am going to quilt it with a large pebble pattern all over, with the curved quilting hopefully contrasting nicely with all of the straight lines.
So that is my first fun adventure with no-block design, scrappy modern slab making. It was super fun and I will be trying it again soon (as soon as I clean up, piecing with scraps makes for quite the mess :)
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I haven't ventured into "modern" quilting either. Your quilt is fun! Love the large border you used. I like how it is asymmetrical. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love your "slab" blocks! I struggle with the "modern" quilt label at times too. I like ALL aspects of quilting, from simple modern styles, to complicated traditional stuff.
ReplyDeleteYour slab quilt looks great! Glad to hear you had fun with it. I know it can be difficult to try something new that goes against our usual impulse. You pulled it off beautifully!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to do this with my scraps also. My one concern is using my fabrics that I am hording and petting for no apparent reason at all. They are all precious yo me but I guess in a drawer they are not being appreciated anyway. So what is it really accomplising? Nothing I guess?
ReplyDeleteHi Cheryl, your combination of colors--really makes this work! I actually think it's quite lovely!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out great! I love how you set it off center.
ReplyDeletelove it!! the colors you used are beautiful together!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool looking! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have a hard time getting started too... You did a great job!
ReplyDeleteLovely, you did a great job
ReplyDeleteFun slabs!
ReplyDeleteLove this - the colors and prints work so well together!
ReplyDeleteLove the choice of scraps and how a scrap quilt tends to go with everything. Best, Kate
ReplyDeleteLove your improv!! So fun!
ReplyDeleteWow that is a very impressive first foray into improv. This style suits you well.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very good. I enjoy working with stray pieces and putting them wherever. I have so many scraps, they aren't so precious any more, though once in a while it's hard to use the *last* bit of something I loved. I like the variety in fabrics AND in size and shape that you worked out here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Great fabric choices.
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