Using up the leftovers

I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John

Ahhhhhh yes! Hot dog. We have hope. Finally John ventured into florals,
hexagons and now scrappy. Yipee-yuuuuu. Does a 'wild and crazy guy' lurk
beneath that organized and formal ho-hummidy? Can we persuade him to try
FM? Yes we can. Polly


"John" wroteI was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided
to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John

John wrote:
I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John


Good for you for moving outside your comfort zone. I really admire when
someone is able to do that. So far, I haven't managed it. I'm really
partial to certain colors and a certain amount of scrappiness in a quilt.

Can't wait to see the picture!

If you don't like the quilt, I'm sure some charity would be delighted to
have it. Or you could just send it to me. ;-)

Michelle in NV
http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter
Email me: michelle_of_the_desert AT yahoo dot com

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257zlhkre
I did the same thing with a pile of my leftover and sample blocks. For some
reason, I bet John's are a little tamer.

--
Kathyl (KJ)
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"John" wrote in message
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I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John

On Feb 1, 10:19*pm, "KJ" wrote:
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257zlhkre
I did the same thing with a pile of my leftover and sample blocks. *For some
reason, I bet John's are a little tamer.

--
Kathyl (KJ)
remove "nospam" before mchsihttp://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz"John" wrote in message

...

I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John

Very cute. I like it.

John

On Feb 1, 9:25*pm, John wrote:
I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John

I had an epiphany last night, as I lay in bed thinking about what to
do with the leftovers. I often get inspirations for projects late at
night while laying in bed awake and trying to get back to sleep. I
won't say, at this point, just what I came up with, but if I pull it
off, you will be amazed. How's that for a teaser?

John

John

Well done! This is how I make most of mine, just let them evolve and
see what happens. Looking forward to photos!And if at any time you
don't like it, you know what to do :-)
Roberta in D, Queen of the Scrap Heap

On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 18:25:54 -0800 (PST), John
wrote:

I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John

Now that's a fantastic quilt! Totally fun! (And wearing sunglasses
always makes one look glamorous ;-)
Roberta in D

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:19:39 GMT, "KJ" wrote:

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257zlhkre
I did the same thing with a pile of my leftover and sample blocks. For some
reason, I bet John's are a little tamer.

Well of course we will be amazed -we always are with you!
Roberta in D

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 04:46:17 -0800 (PST), John
wrote:

On Feb 1, 9:25*pm, John wrote:
I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John

I had an epiphany last night, as I lay in bed thinking about what to
do with the leftovers. I often get inspirations for projects late at
night while laying in bed awake and trying to get back to sleep. I
won't say, at this point, just what I came up with, but if I pull it
off, you will be amazed. How's that for a teaser?

John

John

John,

My bet is that you will LOVE it when it is finished. I once made a
quilt top from a pattern that was essentially a "grab a bunch of FQs,
slash them up, mix them up, and sew them together" thing. While I was
doing that, I decided that the name of the quilt would be "Massacre in a
Quilt Shop". It wasn't looking good to me at all. It is now my very
favorite of those quilts that I have kept for myself.

Have fun!

Rita L. in MA

John wrote:
I was rummaging through some of the stash drawers and decided to use
up some of the leftover blocks and pieces, that went into blocks that
I used to make some quilts over the last couple of years. I started
sewing up these things in random order and the whole thing is turning
out to be rather fun. You know me. I love organized and rather
formalized quilts. This is definitely not formalized or ordered. There
are fans, 9 patches of various colors and so forth. All of the colors
are ones that I bought and used so the color spectrum is one that I
like, but not in any great amount of any one color. I don't even know
what I am going to do with this darn thing, but it is kind of fun to
try it out. I guess you might call it scrappy. Just make sure to
pronounce the "S" at the front of that. I will post a picture, of
course, when it gets further along to be representative. Or, baring
total disgust, when it is completed.
who knows, I might even like it.

John