Scrappy Batiks

 Several recent finishes made good use of batik scraps and I am pleased that my batik box is no long overflowing.

This quilt used 3" x 6" bricks arranged into twelve 12" blocks. Nothing fancy, but I like the look of all the batik colors scattered across the quilt. I quilted it with a freehand feather swirl. This 47" x 58" quilt will be donated through my guild.

This "Diamond Magic" pattern (Willow Brook Quilts) has been on my list for awhile. I bought the pattern at a cute quilt shop several years ago while visiting my father. I pieced the top last April to keep busy when all my usual activities were canceled. The pattern is illustrated with ombre fabrics, which look fantastic, but I decided to use some Anthology Batik sample fabrics with a black background. I quilted and finished the binding during my push to finish-lots-of-tops in December and January.

The extra pieces make a nice accent for the back. This 50" square quilt will be donated through my guild.

Linking up with Oh Scrap where I always find lots of inspiration!

January Pink Report

 I have been doing lots of sewing but not much blogging. I am joining in again with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge to focus on using up some of my color-sorted scraps. I made some good pink progress in January.

First up are 9" churn dash blocks in pink. I was going to make a few each month in the rainbow colors, but once I got going, I realized I had enough blocks which included at least a little pink for a full top. I purchased an Accuquilt cutter this summer, and have made good use of the churn dash die. I will donate this 45" x 54" quilt through my guild.

The back used up some pretty border print strips left over from a long-ago project.

Next up are quarter log cabin blocks which made a pretty good dent in my pink strings. I was inspired by Sarah's scrappy blue blocks and found this top worked up quickly.

I had fun quilting with hearts and loops, and finished up some partial spools of pink variegated thread. This 45" x 63" quilt will also be donated through my guild.

I dug deep in my "random pieces of fabric" pile to choose those with a little bit of pink to put together this scrappy backing. I'm glad to have these fabrics used up.

To finish off my pink month, I made a decent dent in my drawer full of 2.5" strips. I made some pink scrappy trip around the world blocks (from Bonnie Hunter's instructions).

I also started some blocks for a rainbow Rickrack quilt using this Missouri Star Quilt tutorial. I will use the light yellow flower fabric for the background for all of the blocks.

Linking up with Whoop Whoop Friday and Rainbow Scrap Challenge.