Of course I had kept them! And lookie what I made with them.
First step, put back all the long strips and big squares and well, usable pieces, then sort the others into about the same size for strips.
Don't forget to please yourself with colors !
Sew them with not too much thought.
Enjoy the process.
Stop when it feels done.
spritz it with water then press it flat and orderly
Make a few aqua/turquoise strips too. no worries!
We're soothing our spirits here folks!
Add in some curvy strips and maybe try a black and white strip set too.
Interesting...
Oh and a few more diamonds... black and white and Mama feels a bit better
also linking to sewcanshe Saturdays
Mindless sewing is good medicine!
ReplyDeleteMedicinal, not quite mindless... I consider size and color placement, but I don't match or worry with grain or where I'm going. LeeAnna
DeleteYum. The turquoise really sets the purple off. What a fun day you had!
ReplyDeleteFabulous strings! Gotta love sewing mindless!
ReplyDeleteThere's those purple and turquoise again! A wonderful combo, if you ask me! It's good to be creative just for the sake of feeling soothed. Good for you!
ReplyDeletemy favorite way to spend time sewing is joining scraps such as these. I especially like the curved horizontal lavender piece. I just wouldn't have thought of that! perfect touch. mary in az.
ReplyDeleteLetting yourself 'go & flow' with the pieces...mindless to some degree, medicinal without a doubt!
ReplyDeleteNice job. Just to let the pieces come together and get a clutter under control is the best kind of sewing in my book. We keep those little bits so might as well put them to good use, right? Aqua and purple look so nice together. Whatever it is, it is coming along beautiful. Enjoy the relaxing hum of the sewing machine. ;^)
ReplyDeleteAughhhh YES!! I always enjoy creating what I call: Made Fabric from my scraps. Yours came out great!!
ReplyDeleteOh Yeah. Don't ya love it. That is how my super scrappy pot holders come together every month.
ReplyDeleteJust so vibrant and lovely--what fun!! Sometimes we tend to forget--that IS what it's all about--having fun, too...hugs,Julierose
ReplyDeleteGood for you!!!
ReplyDeleteSewing can be so medicinal. I love it when you can just play and get completely involved with what's going on with the colors and textures. That kind of sewing got me through the last stressful years of my teaching career! Your purples and turquoises are beautiful together!
ReplyDeleteSoothing the soul with mindless sewing is always the best form of medication. It's healthy, cheap, and uses up some of our beloved scraps. Love the purple and teal together!
ReplyDeleteScrappy therapy pretty much never ceases to soothe. Love the purple WITH the teal!
ReplyDeleteLooks good! Fun stuff! Use it and follow your heart!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you said to listen to music. While visiting the design studio last week they mentioned that music is always playing as it increases creativity. But not music with words as that can be distracting. I had decided at that time that I needed to add a speaker to my sewing room.
ReplyDeleteSorry that should have said. 'didn't listen to music'. My brain was faster than my fingers.
ReplyDeleteThe piece looks happy itself. Must be all the fun you had that shows.
ReplyDeleteI gotta love your recipe! i Also find mindless random sewing of fabric odaments,( that is what i call fabric bits and strips, the leaving of other projects,) soothing, healing and a good place to be in the studio on a rainy day(or any day!!) just making!!
ReplyDeleteI just love "medicinal sewing"! Yours had some fantastic results besides the medicinal value.
ReplyDeleteWow, that looks great! I really love the look.
ReplyDeleteLove your scrap therapy. The colors are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love your crumb blocks! It's not really my thing, but I always wish it was whenever I see ones like this. The purple and teal go great. :)
ReplyDeleteThere is something about that color combination that soothes me too. I've done all my household chores, including putting dinner in the crockpot. So now it's playtime!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go. Good use of fabrics.
ReplyDeleteGreat way to use them up. Love the colours you have used too.
ReplyDeleteYour medicinal therapy made me feel better, too!
ReplyDeleteGood for you - and what I saw was Chinese Coins, but then I'm seeing them all over the place at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI call it Zombie sewing, when I just sit mindlessly like a zombie and feed scraps into the machine. I usually make baby quilts with the scraps. It is very fulfilling to make a finished project from them.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I took you too literally when I saw the thumbnail photo! I thought I could see medicine bottles! I sewed all my little pieces of purple together yesterday too. I should do that more often; it's very relaxing.
ReplyDeleteYour creativity just blows me away! Nice job.
ReplyDeleteNothing like a bit of scrap therapy, works wonders for me too!
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to go dump my scrap bins right this minute! Looks like so much fun. :)
ReplyDeleteGoing through scraps and making beautiful unexpected things is the best medicine! Thanks for the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteI love these!! I save even the teeniest tiniest scraps, too, so I feel better knowing I'm not alone in that! I absolutely love your turquoise and purple mini scrap creation. What a great mindset, too! Glad you were able to reset and refresh!
ReplyDeleteOh, I definitely see we could have fun getting to know each other...I cannot think how many crumb quilts I have made...did you look at my Quilts Page? And I have enough blocks down in the cabinet to do another one!
ReplyDeleteA great way to sooth a weary mind. Sewing has a way to do that.
ReplyDeleteSarah
A great way to get rid of those little scraps and clear you mind at the same time.
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