Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Scraps and Slabs

While making some Bow Tie blocks out of my green scraps, I started using some of the smaller bits as leaders and enders, and ended up with a few more crumb blocks.

Light green -


Dark green - 


and the rest of the turquoise from last week.


You can see in the picture below that my more recent blocks have gotten bigger than the first few I made! 


Even though there isn't much there yet, these blocks represent a lot of little pieces, and the seeds of an idea have begun to sprout!  I'm thinking they will turn into a rainbow sort of Scrap Vortex quilt, and I'm going to have to do some figuring out about the layout and how I will transition from one color to another.  That will be fun!  Meanwhile, I think I'll make some of the smaller blocks bigger.  That's a place to start, anyway!

Hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend, and have some time for sewing!  

Linking up with Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun than Housework!





11 comments:

Chantal said...

Sounds like a fun new project you have. Possibilities are endless with a Scrap Vortex quilt. Enjoy! ;^)

Mary in Peoria Handmade said...

Good idea. I keep making 10 inch(ish) blocks with my small light scraps and they are piling up nicely. I'm especially liking your light green blocks. Have a great day. mary in Az

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Slab blocks are a great way to use up those small odd sized bits. Blending yours all together is a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Love your 'slab' blocks! Looking forward to seeing how you transition from one colour to the next.

Ivani said...

great idea Diann! Have fun with your rainbow vortex

The Joyful Quilter said...

Those Slab blocks all turned out nicely!!

margaret said...

so good to use up scraps this way I have been making blocks too but not sticking to one colour maybe I will add some like that too

Vicki in MN said...

It's looking awesome! I think I need to do this with a bunch of my neutral scraps:)some day.

Alison V. said...

Looking great!

Linda said...

What a great idea! This is going to be a beautiful quilt and a fun one.

Kate said...

You've got a great start on your new project. It's going to be fun watching this one come together.