Simply Sensational Summer Scrap Quilt!

Hey all you scrap quilters!

How many of you all like things that are simple?

Do you like things that are sensational?

What about Summer......do you all like the season that is upon us?

And, how do you all feel about Scrap Quilts???????

If you said yes or loved any of the questions above, I implore you to join me and the quilters of Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter in the..........

Thanks to my good friend Alycia of Alycia Quilts

and her son, Little Bit, for the cool badge!

Feel free to add it to your blog

and help spread the word!

Scrap quilting means different things to different quilters.

For me, it is about using a huge variety of fabrics in one quilt.

Although I do LOVE utilizing the smallest of scraps in my

quilt making endeavors, I will definitely cut from larger pieces

of fabric such as fat quarters and yardage to enhance

that variety.  Variety is the spice of life, and it is the same

for me in my quilting artistry.  I hope you will consider

doing the same during this mystery/sew along.

Let's get some of the particulars out of the way, 

concerning this mystery/sew-a-long shall we?

The Simply Sensational Summer Scrap Quilt is

based on an antique quilt in my personal collection.

It measures approximately 69"x 82".

However, YOU will be able to determine

if you would like your version to be

a little larger, or a little smaller

in our first clue!

This quilt embodies simple, traditional quilt making 

techniques, which is something I love.

When I say this is going to be simple.....

I! MEAN! IT!

Clues will be posted here on my blog

 on the 4th Thursday during the months of

June

July

and

August.

Yep!  You read that correctly!

3 EASY clues that will help you create a very

striking quilt and help you "dent" that

scrap/stash!  Notice, I didn't say bust! LOLOL

PDFs will be added as they become available.

PDF UPDATE!!!!
HERE
(My apologies for all of the confusion!)

Consider this an easy pallet cleanser that you can do

in between other piecing this summer.

No specialty rulers needed!

Did I mention it is some super easy sewing???

Perhaps you are seeking an easy design to

use your scraps in making a donation quilt?

Maybe you have always wanted to step out

of your comfort zone and try something new?

I would like to encourage you to participate and consider

donating this quilt to a charity, philanthropic organization,

or church in your area.

You are probably asking yourself at this point....

is he going to give us a color pallet to go off of???

What about yardage requirements????

Well......

this is designed to be a 2 color quilt, so what I want you to

do is...... analyze your scraps/stash.....

go on......

I will wait........

Find 2 colors that you have A LOT of

and that have 

STARK CONTRAST.

We will be working with

lights, mediums, and darks 

in each of the 2 colors you choose.

We will also be exploring color saturation.

Trust me......if you are a scrap quilter

 like me, you will have

MORE than enough

fabrics (yardage requirements) to work with.

Don't stress......just take delight

in using up some fabrics.

I personally challenged myself to visit one of my 

fabric bins

that rarely if ever gets peeked into.....

My batiks scrap/stash bin.

I selected to work with brown batiks.

In the photo above you will see

red browns, gold browns, green browns, light browns, 

medium browns and

dark browns.....

I am working from pre-cut strips, irregular scraps, as well as 

fat quarters and yardage.

All are batiks in my version of this quilt.

And, for STARK CONTRAST

 I am working with.....

neutral batiks.

These range from very light, to mediums,

to darker gray tones and beige,......

you can see above

there is quite a variety in the neutrals.

The one important aspect is that these 

contrast against the browns.

You can choose to work with any 2 colors

you would like to!

Some options might be:

Blue - Red

Red - Green

Neutral - Black

Black - Gold

Brown - Yellow

Again, the choice is yours.....

just make sure you have a lot of 

scraps/stash in the 2 colors you choose

and that the 2 colors have

STARK CONTRAST.

This quilt truly is too easy

NOT to do!

It reminds me of the good ole' summer time

when I was a kid, sewing with my

2 great aunts!

I hope you will choose to join me in this

fun quilt along mystery.

And......enjoy what summer brings......

yellow crook neck squash and zucchini from my garden

already being harvested here at the
Quilt Cave.

I turned the squash into...

this scrumptious casserole.

HERE

is the link to this

delicious, cheesy squash casserole I made.

Thanks for all of your encouragement!

Keep on Quilting!

Kevin the Quilter