My scrap heap challenge!

My Scrap Heap Challenge - The Trifle Dish Quilt

Trifle Dish Quilt top complete without borders

My scrap heap challenge was on!  A friend decided to start a Facebook group to do a quilt along of the Moda Bakeshop Trifle dish Quilt, but instead of doing it weekly we would do monthly.  Some people were getting fabric kits once a month but i decided this would be a fabulous quilt to use up all of the itty bitty scraps that just seem to multiply.  I have only made a small dint into them.  I plan on doing more quilts like this as it was such fun.

organising of the heart blocks

sewing of the heart blocks

two of my strawberry hearts

The strawberry hearts I designed as I felt it needed smaller pieces compared to what was in the pattern, also I was using scraps so large pieces were not an option for me.  I was also rescaling every block to a slightly smaller scale to accommodate the scraps and to make a slightly smaller quilt

citrus peel block

Citrus row complete

Pinwheel block complete

Two of the spool blocks

Sponge Roll Block

Butterflies and 4 patches

lower half of quilt

ready for last row of butterflies and 4 patches

complete without borders

Now for the fun part of adding the borders, I decided on a sawtooth border as I felt this framed the quilt nicely as you can see in the photo below.  I have cut out a binding from the scraps and it will be bound with a scrappy look, I also have the backing and I will be hand quilting it with Aurifil 12 wt thread.  I am looking forward to quilting this in the coming weeks.

Gelati Bowl of Lygon Street

I am renaming this quilt as I have done some considerable changes to the original pattern and used different techniques to assemble and make it.  I would encourage you to sign up and follow my blog for there are lots of exciting quilty adventures and projects I am about to undertake and I would hate to see you miss any of the opportunities and offers which will be coming your way. 

Also just incase you haven't done so don't forget to check out Amy's Creative Side for the the spring bloggers festival,  I have two quilts in, one in large is my Love calms the seas and the one in hand quilting section is Time Warp.  I would appreciate your vote if you have time and the eye candy is worth the look around.

Until  next post have fun Quilting and Creating,

Wendy

Layers of Trifle dish quilt coming together

Just thought I would share a few of the photos from my latest quilt top.  I am currently piecing this top from my scrap heap pile.  I have only added a couple of fat quarters so I might just take my scraps after all. 

I am nearly up to half way and am very excited at how this is looking.  I can't wait to piece the next few layers, I have resized my quilt as I do not want mine as big and I wanted to make it more of my own.  If you would like to make one go to Moda bake shop and download the free Trifle dish quilt instructions.

Until next time continue to have fun in your quilty adventures

Wendy.

Ps don't forget to leave a comment and say hello 

Wow where have I been

Around the world blog hop!

Well awhile ago I was nominated byA Few of My. Favourite Things and had previously been asked to blog for the hop from my friend Kathi at Design Originals by KC

What am I working on?

The start of the Trifle Dish Quilt

Some inspiration from my garden, Papa Gontier Rose

Love calms the sea progress

I have also put fabrics aside to do Bonnie Hunters Grand Illusion mystery quilt, plus I have a few others in the think tank which will be done next year.

Why do I create?

I create to stay sane, I love making things and have been around creative people all my life.  My parents, grandparents and Aunts and Uncles also made things not only out of necessity but for a way of life.  I feel privileged to have been raised in such a way to learn many things.  My father taught me how to make wire chain, he made all of his own dog chains and boy was that necessary when we had so many.   My mum made our clothes etc, I learnt to knit and crochet before I went to school.  I used to sew on the treadle machine at home and one of the best things as a child was making paper stamps from magazines, it was a great way to practice to sew straight lines without wasting thread.

Nowadays I mainly quilt and I love to create my own patterns and I am trying to push my boundaries and create all different styles from modern and old techniques.  I really love to hand quilt but am exploring the new but old technique of big stitch or utility quilting.

How do I differ from others?

My style of quilting is always changing, one way I differ from my friends is that i just love my hand quilting and that I love exploring different colour combinations.  I also like mathematical problems so this helps me cover that aspect and expand my mind.

Where and how do you create?

I find inspiration everywhere, I love my garden which is full of birds and other wild life.  I will often find colours emerging from new leaves and the sunsets or sunrises very inspirational.  Other times it will be a floor when we are shopping or a wrought iron gate.  Fellow quilters and hand crafters also help me find new ideas and ways of creating things that I never thought would be possible and to those people for giving me encouragement and the energy to continue I thank you.

Once again I would like to thank Carla for passing the Baton to me to do this blog, it has been a little bit since I blogged as my life had become very hectic.  but I am back!  My Storm at Sea Quilt is now off the frame and the final quilting stitches are currently happening.  I look forward to showing you the full quilt fully quilted.

I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and I look forward to you following my blog in the new year.  I will leave you with a tiny bit of my newest quilt for you as a sneak peek! 

Start of my latest quilt as a sneak peek!

Until next post have a wonderful time!

Wendy