a little scrappy quilt top #1

Well, if you've popped by lately, you'll know that I've started out the year sewing scrappy. Inspired with the softly muted vintage vibe of Jolene's quilts @ blue elephant stitches, I sorted fabrics & began sewing, but somehow along the way, my (wonky) star hollow & 9patch blocks found a colour story of their own ... in pinks, reds, and bright blues.

My little scrappy quilt top is full of favourite fabrics, starting with leftover colourful scraps that I added to the scrap basket, and then pulling extra fabric from my stash to make up the required amount.

My blocks are a combo of bright fabrics teamed up with a few more muted tones, it's great how a little contrast can add such a depth. 

If I had enough of any one fabric, I repeated it in a couple of blocks to help create some balance. If I ran out - as one does - then I used two similar fabrics to make up the 9 squares needed for the star backgrounds, why use one when two will work, yes?

lots of leftovers 

sorted into a nice combo and then jammed into my scrap basket ...

Today I reshuffled my blocks around and then set about joining everything up ...

scrappy looking quilts are what I love to make💖

Linda