I’ve joined in with the “Show Your Stripes” blog hop. Many thanks to Carla of
Creatin’ In The Sticks for allowing me to join and all her hard work of organizing a successful blog hop.
My stripes project began with a smallish quilt. 55” X 60”
Using a bundle of Tim Holtz fabric fat eighths that I have had stashed for a few years.
I pulled out the bundle, plus considered a few extra pieces to add to it.
I cut the pieces into 2.5” strips.
I arranged a line-up and stitched the strips together end to end. I made the top using the jelly roll race technique except in a controlled manner.
Because I’m terrible at accepting the unknown. I had to have some control.
I squared it up and quilted it.
Added the binding. I know, shocking that it isn’t a striped binding! Who would’ve guessed for a stripes blog hop that I wouldn’t use a stripe for the binding.
Hand stitching the binding to the back is my favorite part of quilting.
And DONE!
I love including selvedges in my quilts. I stitched the few selvedge strips end to end for a fun narrow row.
I love including selvedges in my quilts. I stitched the few selvedge strips end to end for a fun narrow row.
That’s another stored project OUT of storage. It is my last long stored project. What a super feeling to have ZERO planned projects in storage.
I also don’t want to keep making scraps to store. I had some strips leftover. They became a pillow.
But there are STILL some strips and pieces of strips!
Too hard to just toss them out. And I can’t just keep keeping them. Too many scraps become too chaotic for me. So I stitched them all together.
Then cut that slab in half, stitched it end to end and I now have a long hot pad for the table.
That’s it. I always find it amazing how far a fat eighth collection will go.
The Giveaway...
I have a striped fabric postcard that I will send to one of my followers. Simply include in your comment that you’d like to receive this postcard in your mail. I will contact the winner for mailing info.
Check out my fellow bloggers sharing their striped projects today to inspire your sewing creativity.
Love the jelly roll quilts. Have been in a competition a couple times at retreats. So much fun.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you found this line of fabric and held on to it to make something so pretty. It reminds me of a card background, and Tim Holz does a lot of that sort of thing, too. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat uses for such pretty fabric. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteAll amazing projects. I love the eclectic fabrics so much.
ReplyDeleteGoodness, what amazingly acurate corners! And a gorgeous quilt - the fabrics are great. You certainly made good use of the leftovers too. And of course I would love to receive one of your postcards! xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a great group of striped projects! Everything's so neat and perfectly finished!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful projects! Such fun fabrics make for beautiful projects, and no scraps left I'm impressed.
ReplyDeleteWonderful use of your fat 8ths! I love how you just keep using them up and making more projects. The fabrics look wonderful in the jelly roll race style. Thank you for sharing in the hop and the chance to win the cute fabric postcard ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteYour projects are all wonderful. You had a lot of perseverance, using up all the scraps! The postcard is really cute and I would love to receive it. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the keeping of scraps. I hate to throw them out but I also cannot keep storing them. I love your ideas of a small runner and pillow for the extras. I would also love a postcard! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love the distance you covered with this fabric. The idea of using the scraps at the same time you produced them is mind boggling. And yes I am really confused about your choice of binding for the quilt :-} Of course I'd love a chance to receive one of your postcards. Oh and your projects were wonderful, I know that was supposed to be the first sentence not the last.
ReplyDeleteI love those fabrics and what a fun way to use them. I have to say, I'm just more than a little jealous that you have no more projects not finished hiding anywhere. I could sure set you up with plenty! LOL!! Hand stitching the binding is my favorite part of the quilt too, especially on those cold winter nights. It's fun to snuggle under it and stitch!
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric, and your quilt and pillow! Great work!
ReplyDeleteYou are a strip genius! Usually, those jelly roll race quilts don't appeal to me, but with your controlled application, this one turned out great! It always feels good to get one more project done and use up every single strip...kudos on your creativity! Even using those selvages is a bonus! Yes, I'd love a go at receiving your artsy postcard...add me to the list of wannabes!
ReplyDeleteLove everything you do. I've made Halloween and Christmas post cards this past year. Must say that I've never received one in the mail. Curious as to how they post.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scrap quilt.
I might have squealed a bit when I saw you had joined in. It's so fun to see you here and brings back such fun memories of the old blog days. I love Tim Holtz fabric and it looks awesome in your quilt. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteStriped fabric in a striped quilt ... so fun!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work
ReplyDeleteWow! You weren't kidding around about using it all up. Those are very creative ways to finish all the leftovers! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteConnie
This quilt just yell at me, make me, make me. I just have to try your method. And you card is fantastic, as usual. I love all your cards, and would love to have a new one.
ReplyDeleteI love watching your process! I'm amazed at the way you used all of those scraps. And yes I would love to have my name in the hat to receive a piece of your work.
ReplyDeleteLove your striped strip quilt. Great job with the leftovers too. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank You for this lovely giveaway. You are very talented.
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I love Tim Holtz fabrics and made something very similar for my grandson (and used up the left over in a pillow). I like the edea of adding the little strip of selvedge in the quilt.
ReplyDeleteWho wouldn't love that postcard? I would love it. I love what you did with this fabric - its a fabulous quilt.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt. I love the fabric line you used and the 'control' was used very well. I'm glad you use the scraps up. Super ideas.
ReplyDeleteFor years I thought I had to buy yards of fabric. Your projects made from a bundle of fat 1/8ths shows how every small scrap can make many things.
ReplyDeleteIt IS amazing how much you made from that fat 8th collection. LOVE those fabrics and such a fun way to make a quilt. It's perfect. That post card is pretty amazing too. Love it all! Thanks for a great post in the Show Your Stripes Blog Hop.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your projects! I love how you were able to make so many things from your collection.
ReplyDeleteOMG!! I am in LOVE with ALL of your projects for the Hop!!! Interesting idea to sort your strips for a more controlled Jelly Roll Race outcome. Super cute fabric post card!! Thanks for the opportunity to win it. I would LOVE to add it to my collection (which I enjoy displaying on the gallery wire in my studio!!)
ReplyDeleteYour quilt and pillow are fantastic! I know what you mean about having the leftover fabric - mine is becoming overwhelming. In fact, I have been looking for scrap patterns to try to use some up.
ReplyDeleteYour stripes ended up being great projects--good use of everything!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a long time since I've seen a bloghop I wonder if they are particular to the quilting community.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your fabrics before they are sewn together. I especially like the third photo where they look as if they are on the starting line for the Jelly Roll race. Although having looked back and forward maybe the previous photo is the start of the race?
You've said you like control of the strips but the strips all stitched together look pleasingly random to me, so I obviously don't know the Jelly Roll race rules.
There are a couple of other mysteries to me here but this comment is in danger of being too long so I'll post it before Blogger eats it.
Continuing....
ReplyDeleteI love these little jelly coloured clips you are using, I must try to get some of these to hold sketchbooks open. The mystery of the moment is on the photo afterwards which has the quilt divided into squares with pale edging?????? which doesn't look like the finished quilt?????? Am I missing something?
Then there is a cushion and a hot pad, both of which each deserve their own blogpost.
And a sweet little pile of innocent scraps.
And great photographs all along.
Gosh.
Oh, Wow! I love it all: the quilt, the pillow, the hot pad for the table, the postcard! I don't know how you get so much done...and done so beautifully, but it always makes me happy to visit and discover what you've created!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt, love the fabrics, and how awesome to use up every tiny bit.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt, I love it and especially all your bonus projects to use up every bit of the leftovers. I consider using it all up to be a very smart move (you know why I say this).
ReplyDeleteI'm interested in how you sorted the strips to control how the jellyroll sewing all came together so cohesively,
Creative strip quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat perfectly inspiring ways to stretch a fat eighth collection to the very limit. A beautiful quilt (love the selvedge addition) a pillow cover and a hot pad! I am impressed. Your post card is just the cutest! I love it. What fun it would be to get that in the mail
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a long hot pad for the table! I should think about something like that for big meals like Thanksgiving. So great that you got three projects from your fabric bundle!
ReplyDeleteWonderful striped projects you created with these fabrics.
ReplyDeleteOk well clearly I've been way behind again...you know I LOVE this quilt and pillow!!!♡♡♡ congratulations on no more unfinished projects♡♡♡ fabulous idea for the table runner out of the scraps too 😀 and of course your postcard is beautiful as always!♡♡♡
ReplyDeleteAnnie, I’m just getting some time to read a few blog posts. Yours is my first ‘go to’ to see what you’ve been creativity. Love this stripes quilt and pillow with its subtle colors. I also love how you keep going to use up all the scraps...great idea! As always, your postcard is wonderfully creative! 😍
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! The quilt is totally amazing and my favorite project I have seen on your blog so far. The pillow is fun, the table-runner is fun, and I wish I had been to your blog when it was give away time because the post card if fun too. Delightful post.
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