Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Black and White and Colors all over


Just to let you know I have not given up sewing. This is what I spent my black and white scrap stash on this week. I got the grand idea  to do this in our two day scrap-a-thon from seeing it on judy simmons blog . Please note my current favorite black and white print of a martini glass. I also sacrificed some of my fave cow fabric.
An older friend of mine once told me, "learn from your elders, if you cut up and use fabric in a quilt you'll keep, you still have the fabric!" Wise woman.

The sewing bee members all  chose to do a different pattern but shared scraps. By sharing, of course I mean I took more home by the good grace of my  suppliers friends.
so this is the whole thing laying on the flannel only a bit different than Judy's. I think it may be a bit bigger, likely because I'm a bit bigger, ahem. It looked a hot mess up on the design wall at our bee, but seems less chaotic somehow now.
 It might finish at about 50 X 70 and I need to do some think tank work on how to break sewing it into segments that I can easily machine quilt, then put it together after. It's how I do bigger work. I try to break it into segments that are workable but not numerous.
As it's February, I plan to start tomorrow showing you some of my Valentine quilts.
I'm back to the machine now for some instant gratification! Color! Just what we need on a gray and sleet/rain filled day.
LeeAnna

14 comments:

SIMPLESEW said...

Stopping by from Freshly pieced linky party.. your Elder was so right.. I love the flow of the quilt

Joanne said...

Hi LeeAnna!
Looks great! Black and white with colour accents is always an eye catcher! It's a great idea! My quillow grew to the size it wanted to be. That's the joy of quilting/sewing/art !
Looking forward to seeing your Valentines quilts!
Take care,
Joanne

Jayne said...

I think it turned out fabulous! I'm not afraid of color...its my go to color of choice!

Judy said...

Beautiful! Thank you for linking up @ the party. :)

Anonymous said...

Great quilt! Love the bright colors with the black and white prints.

Live a Colorful Life said...

I really really love this! The four patches look like confetti...

Connie Kresin Campbell said...

What a neat quilt, love the colors! Thanks for sharing.
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Glen QuiltSwissy said...

I have some favorite cow fabric too! I like your piece. A lot!

Heather Pregger said...

I love scrap quilting! The quilt is beautiful -- the scraps make it sparkle. And I love love love the quote about using fabric -- so true!

Paula@TheSassyQuilter said...

This looks awesome! Iove the colors and how they pop. It does brighten these dreary winter days:)

suemac said...

Love the mixture of black and white and bright scraps. Looks like you had fun and fed your scrap habit, I mean added to all those scrumptious piles of small pieces of cut up fabric,at the same time.

PugMom said...

Love the black and white prints mixed with the pop of color. This is what I am doing for my birthday blocks this year. You have a lot of fun prints!

Unknown said...

Great quilt. I am also a fan of black & white fabrics. What a great way to use them adding splashes of color.

Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation said...

fun quilt! the black and white with pops of color look really cool!

Thanks so much for sharing at Needle and Thread Thursday!

:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation