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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Blue tumblers... or are they thimbles??

Ah hand sewing! I was putting away the blue scrap bin then thought... hmmm what if I used these really small scraps for tumblers of different sizes? Will they go together?
some of them are 1" Some 1.5" and some 2.5"

Close enough!

It snowballed. Like eating potato chips I couldn't make just one.

I'm totally obsessed now.


sew them into strips then decide how to place the strips...

Will I add a strip now and then?
Will I put a little and medium next to each other?

Separate them with bigger ones?






Now that they crossed over from an idea to a project to an obsession....
They need a carrying case!

This little make-up case will do for now.
Til the project out grows it.

I printed the thimbles onto card stock and cut them out to make templates... here
http://www.quiltviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/thimbles1.pdf


little ziplocks for each size, little snips of fabric rough-cut ready to baste, with thread or glue

I don't know what got me going but it's very fun. Could be the colors, the mindless aspect of same shape with the choices of color placement and design still there to make it interesting. It's small but it's teaching me as I go, and it's really quick to make too.
Whatever the reason, I am enjoying the process so much.
Update: MORE is BETTER!
This picture skews to blue but I have added in bits of ruby red, purple and green. And this weel little perfectly placed little scrap of what looks like a spirograph drawing. Remember those?
All pieces someone else would have thrown away.
I'm obsessed with color!


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43 comments:

  1. Glen QuiltSwissyJanuary 30, 2016 at 6:25 AM

    No, I seem to have the same affliction as you. Can I tell you how many project bags I have? And being a seamstress is a bad thing. If I run out of project bags......I just make more!

    Love your tumblers...I have a lot of little scraps, too.

    NO! Not doing it, nope. Millefiore will have to take up my desire for doing things like this.

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  2. scraphappyJanuary 30, 2016 at 7:42 AM

    Those are fun. Love the way you mixed in all the different shapes.

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  3. Nell's QuiltsJanuary 30, 2016 at 7:48 AM

    Today and tomorrow left to play with the blue scraps before it's time to pull out another. A girl could do a lot of damage to the scrap bin in that time! Cute idea.

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  4. KajaJanuary 30, 2016 at 8:47 AM

    More is definitely the way to go! Love the mix of sizes too and the intensity of the colours.

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  5. The Joyful QuilterJanuary 30, 2016 at 9:34 AM

    Friends thought I was crazy for sewing 1" squares together, but you've taken it to a totally different level of CRAZY with those Thimbles!!!

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  6. Deb @ Frugal Little BungalowJanuary 30, 2016 at 9:51 AM

    What a great idea to use for RSC! :)

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  7. Tails Around the RanchJanuary 30, 2016 at 10:53 AM

    Is that like asking if the glass is half full or half empty? [wink]
    ღ

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  8. CathyJanuary 30, 2016 at 11:24 AM

    What a fabulous idea! And why shouldn’t it skew to blue, after all? Maybe your next area will morph into another color.... what fun!!

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  9. sonjaJanuary 30, 2016 at 12:12 PM

    Yes, it is all about the COLORS! i love to play that way usually in strips though. I will watch out for you posts on ways your might/end up joining them...let me count the ways...be well, Sonja

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  10. JoanneJanuary 30, 2016 at 12:22 PM

    Winter's quite colorful at your place!
    Using up scraps, using color! Fun stuff!

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  11. JoanneJanuary 30, 2016 at 12:22 PM

    Winter's quite colorful at your place!
    Using up scraps, using color! Fun stuff!

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  12. Kathy S.January 30, 2016 at 1:37 PM

    Fun. Love the blues!

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  13. PaulaB quiltsJanuary 30, 2016 at 1:59 PM

    Call it a passion, not an obsession, and it has a positive ring to it. You're doing some great USING there. Love the sofa, hope you can make it easier to do next time. The TV is a blast from the past!

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  14. DeAnna January 30, 2016 at 2:58 PM

    I think you have something there. A great use of scraps! The different sizes look good together.

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  15. PeggyinNOJanuary 30, 2016 at 3:18 PM

    You are such an enabler!! Even giving us the pattern!!! I am just looking away now!!!
    BUT, I do love what you did!

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  16. PaintedThreadJanuary 30, 2016 at 3:56 PM

    Very cute! They look great.

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  17. Michelle RidgwayJanuary 30, 2016 at 4:16 PM

    Great idea...such fun!

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  18. quiltedfabricartJanuary 30, 2016 at 5:38 PM

    They look like gemstones! You are crazy like a fox :-)

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  19. Kathy's A QuilterJanuary 30, 2016 at 10:49 PM

    Leeanna be nimble, Leeanna be quick, Make another thimble...you get the idea. these are fabulous.

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  20. LisaJanuary 31, 2016 at 5:39 AM

    I have always wanted to make a thimble quilt!!! Love yours!

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  21. gayleJanuary 31, 2016 at 6:04 AM

    Oh, LeeAnna, using multiple sizes is the BEST idea! But ulp, you've now removed the last roadblock standing between me and a tumbler quilt. The idea of using just one shape over and over ad infinitum has always stopped me from tumblers and hexagon quilts. But Millefiore and now your tumblers are quite inspiring...

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  22. The Cozy QuilterJanuary 31, 2016 at 6:28 AM

    Your thimbles and tumblers play very nicely together. Have fun adding a few more to your project today.

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  23. JayneJanuary 31, 2016 at 6:51 AM

    The blues are beautiful and obsessed...I get that! EPP has done the same thing to to! I'm still on the hunt for my next project! I love the different size tumblers. Great idea!

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  24. Denise :)January 31, 2016 at 6:54 AM

    Wow -- I love the tiny thimbles in there with the tumblers -- how cool that is. Way to mix it up!!! ;)

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  25. KateJanuary 31, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    Fun way to use up those little scraps as thimbles. They will make an interesting scrap quilt.

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  26. Alycia~QuiltygirlJanuary 31, 2016 at 7:49 AM

    Fun idea- lets call them thimbles!

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  27. Quilter KathyJanuary 31, 2016 at 8:20 AM

    I sure do remember spirograph... I loved it!
    What a fun project you are working on!
    It was wonderful to see how you organize everything for carrying!
    How about "thimblettes"?!?

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  28. Carla A Few Of My Favorite ThingsJanuary 31, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    Oh i like the different sizes put together, a bit like a puzzle, you just want to see where it goes!

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  29. Teje KarjalainenJanuary 31, 2016 at 11:02 AM

    Hi! I like tumblers and your idea to make them in different sizes is great! So beautiful blue colours! Looks beautiful and inspiring! x Teje

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  30. CathyJanuary 31, 2016 at 12:53 PM

    I think thimbles. Really, really cute thimbles. How fun that you mixed in different sizes.
    And, yes, I remember the Spirograph!

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  31. Deb AJanuary 31, 2016 at 1:57 PM

    What a fun project. Love how you changed up the size and popped in some spots of color here and there that are different. How about little bitty vases? That is the first thing I think of when I see that shape.

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  32. claudiaJanuary 31, 2016 at 3:39 PM

    Oh. My. Goodness!!! How much fun can one person have???

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  33. AnnJanuary 31, 2016 at 8:12 PM

    What a fun project. Love the different sizes of each row.

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  34. JasmineJanuary 31, 2016 at 9:46 PM

    What a fun colorful project. I love how the sizes look together.

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  35. StephieFebruary 1, 2016 at 4:23 AM

    Oh Leanna, this is gorgeous! I've never seen different sized tumblers together - very creative. And Spirograph...how could I forget, I spent hours whiling away the time with a set at my nan and grandad's, great memories :)

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  36. Mary HueyFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:01 AM

    Fun and inspiring!!

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  37. QuiltdivajulieFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:39 AM

    These are just fabulous -- variety in sizes really adds interest. LOVE!!

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  38. Sally TrudeFebruary 1, 2016 at 7:46 AM

    I love the variation in size. And maybe years from now there will be a reproduction movement to copy your quilt that will be called "Total Obsession."

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  39. Mystic QuilterFebruary 1, 2016 at 8:45 AM

    Now these are tiny!! Like Sally T too like the variation in size and this adds a whole different look to the classic tumbler.

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  40. Lisa J.February 1, 2016 at 4:35 PM

    These are unbelievably small. All the different sizes look great together.

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  41. SaraFebruary 1, 2016 at 7:31 PM

    You are right - they do look like thimbles. Very cute, but too small for me.

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  42. ScrapatchesFebruary 2, 2016 at 12:08 PM

    Like the look of the different size tumblers together ... :) Pat

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  43. Sharon - INFebruary 2, 2016 at 5:36 PM

    Very fun! Looks like Tumblers, cups, and thimbles!

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