Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Friday, April 17, 2026

Super Scrappy!

Hello from the Little Penguin house!


I have a scrappy placemat in pink to share today!  I started this month with dumping out the scraps from the pink bin and this was the photo.

There was even an already made block!

So, as I do each month, I just kept sewing and trimming and adding more until I had some crumb slabs that would make the right size for a placemat.

There were even a few leftover quarter star blocks in pink!

Once I had my desired 12.5 x 16.5 size, I layered it up and quilted with a square spiral.  That was fun!  Nothing marked, just chose a spot to begin with a tiny square, and then kept going round and round.


Remember the dots I used to bind the red placemat last month?  Well, there are more of them, and these on pink looked like a good choice for this month's finish.

Voila!

And here's the rainbow!


Sharing at SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday.
Melva Loves Scraps for Sew and Tell Monday.











 

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

I spy a penguin, of course! Your colourful collection is growing. Gail at the cozy quilter

Linda at Texas Quilt Gal said...

The little waving penguin! So cute, one of my favorites of your placemats. I like the red binding with the pink.

Julierose said...

What a cute addition to your placemat stash this month. Love that little penguin;))) Nice work using orphans too hugs, Julierose

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

That's a great way to use up the bits left over, and fulfill the RSC at the same time.

Deb A said...

What a fun placemat! I also spy some penguins!

Sara said...

What a fun placemat design. My pink bin isn't as full as blue but hasn't gotten any less full either unfortunately. LOL

grammajudyb said...

I am in love with your “crumby” placemats! I think I need to start a set for gifts.

Kat Scribner said...

Great placemat in pinks, Diann. Your collection is looking wonderful!

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a lovely PINK placemat, Diann!! That's one of the prettiest ones I've seen. Love that it looks vaguely like a gift wrapped box!

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

that is cute trying to get the little penguins in there.

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

That is one cute penguin! Your rainbow is looking fantastic!

Cathy said...

What a cute placemat, and the square spiral quilting is perfect!

CathieJ said...

What a pretty placemat. How wonderful it is to find previously sewn pieces in the scrap bucket.

QUILTING IS BLISSFUL, DI said...

oh my--lovely--scrap placemats you are making--I just love them--wonder what May's color will be?? hugs, di

Edith said...

These placemats, what a lovely collection. The little penguins are so cute.

Chantal said...

This is my favourite one ... so far, lol. I love the addition of the quarter stars. Very well, done. ;^)

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Aaaw this looks amazing, Diann. I love the layout of the this month's pink placemat . You used such pretty fabrics. The penguins made me smile. Great job. Hugs.

piecefulwendy said...

Cute placemats! You probably have a stash of penguin fabric!

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Love the penguins! Great use of your scraps, Diann.

Kate said...

Love the penguin in the middle, very cute. You have a very fun set of placemats going.

Turid said...

They are fun, and so beautiful.