scrappy rainbow

 
A new craze has hit me.

I'm in love with crazy piecing.  So fresh looking yet scrap friendly.  It gives purpose to all those mismatched fabric leftovers, bits and bobs of all shapes and persuasions wil find a home in a quilt like this.  No more 'sorry scrap but you are not the right shape for this quilt' rejection.

This is for a new lap quilt I'm making, which uses the crazy block pattern used in my 'Bedtime story quilt'.  I thought I'd try an alternate layout using 6 blocks instead of one in a more block per quilt inch kind of a way.  These one's were made 12" each and then sashed with a little white.

 

 
Meanwhile, in case you're wondering why I have omitted to use my favourite prop, the washing line to photograph this top.  The picture below will describe this in great detail....

 
This.................is what happened last week when I dared to hang two quilts on the washing line at the same time to dry.  It is true, I should have partially dried them in the tumble drier first but as little miss c keeps pointing out - that kills all the polar bears.

As opposed to drying your quilts on your washing line, which kills your washing drying implement instead. 

Needless to say, sometimes, you just can't win.........  

 

Comments

[april]

I LOVE this!!! I like to use all my scraps in this way as well. Although mine end up being used for an owl.

[Stephanie]

Those blocks are awesome. I love the fabrics in them. Sorry about your clothesline. What a drag!

[Margy]

very nice quilt.

[jenny]

wow, you might be tapped out for scrap swaps for a while after this beauty aneela!

[izzy inspired]

These blocks are amazing!! I am totally taken with the quilt you made for FQ, and this one just takes the cake!!

[miss holly]

you really do magic!!! every thing you touch is just heaven!!!!!!!

[Julie]

Love the quilt. Oh dear re washing line!

[jeannette]

Very pretty... makes me think about trying crazy quilting.

[trash]

but the polar bears are so grateful.

[wendy]

Wow, you used only the best of the best fabrics! They are all the ones I hoard and never use because they're too good. Love it!

[GlitteryKatie]

I lurve your blog- I've just started quilting and already made my 2nd quilt!!
I notice that you are in the UK too - well I'm guessing that from the rotary drier actually *giggles* and wondered where you shop for your funky fabrics?

I'm not keen on Fossil prints and wild animal prints along with all the chintz that seems to pervade so much of the UK market!!

Anyways if you have the time to drop me a line about good laces to shop I'd be really grateful!
I can see fabric is going to be as addictive as my scrapbooking papers!!

Take care and happy stitching!
love kt x

[GlitteryKatie]

Hiya!
I notice you are a UK quilter and as a newbie myself I was a wondering if there are some lovely shops either online or IRL that sell some of those yummy, funky fabrics you use.
I see so many on the US websites and was hoping you could recommend one or two?! *grins*
I'm already planning my THIRD quilt- little bit addictive this lark!!
I'd be grateful of any shopping tips!!
Thank you so much!
love kt x

[Nicole FollowtheWhitebunny]

I love your scraps and the scrappy blocks you've made with them! And I think it's time for a new clothesline ;)

[Katy]

yikes - the poor washing line!!!!

Best go back and admire the pretty quilt instead. Ah, that's better...

[Krista - Poppyprint]

It's true that everything old IS new again with all this 'modern' quilting going on, with wonky log cabins, crazy quilting, dresdens and hexes. There's no denying it...it's all traditional. Thank goodness for the fun fabrics we have now. Our foremothers would have gone crazy for the gnomes, I just know it. Beauty quilt Aneela...will you quilt it with decorative machine stitches along some seams?

[Mary on Lake Pulaski]

Too cute (the crazy blocks) and too funny (the laundry pole falling over)Aneela. Send them to me and I'll wash and dry them for you!

[Molly]

I love these blocks! A quick tut on how you make these would be sooooo sweet!! Just a thought ....

Sorry about your laundry pole too. Hope those polar bears appreciate it!

[Angela]

LOVE LOVE LOVE - I can't wait for the ezine to come out.

[Kaye Prince]

Love the scrappiness of those blocks - they're amazing! Poor mr. washline; you gotta admit, it's kinda funny though!

[Megan]

I've come back three times today to look at these new blocks you made (ideas brewing inside head but no time to sew!)

Oh, and I haven't forgotten about Miss cherry I won from your giveaway awhile back. She is on my kitchen counter awaiting to be stitched!

[Karen]

I love this quilt! I am slowly starting to collect some munki munki fabrics. One of these days (years?) I will be able to make a quilt with them!

[Floh]

I like your sewing a lot!

[Marit]

Oh Aneela - this is fab!!! Love, love, lovely....

; )

[Islay]

Oh dear!

Am very in love with those quilt blocks though...

[alisonb2]

I do love your blocks!! How do you find the time to do all the things you do? Thanks for the sharing.

[simone]

What a great treat, to visit your blog! So many lovely projects to see and great tutorials!
Very impressed and I will come more often!

[Janey]

I have just come in from my yard where I had mixed and poured the Quickcrete for the base of my new clothes tree. My old one keeled over with a little help from a tree branch. What a laugh to land on your site with the picture of a downed clothes drying tree while flitting among the sewing blogs.

Alas, the new one I bought--the only choice I had--is as light as a feather. I don't think it will be holding up one wet quilt let alone two.

[Carla]

I love your blog. I can't wait to try some of your tutorials. Thanks so much for sharing with the rest of us.

[wendy]

oh what a beautiful scrappy rainbow! So there is a reason to hoard my scraps...

[Injabulo]

I love this idea- what a fabulous way to use all those little pieces. I also love the way that you have put the colours together- really calming.