The tail lights of Santa's sleigh are long in the distance but it seems that I am not ready to say goodbye to red and green quite yet. An innocent scan of a few of my Pins on New Year's Eve day opened the door wide for the quilting squirrels and soon I was off cutting strips for
Wintersweet.
It's an Irish Chain pattern from Cakestand Quilts of a few years ago that was originally made up in a wide variety of Fig Tree fabrics, which I love, but which are in short supply in my stash, so I opted to go with what I have and make it really scrappy (surprise, surprise).
The beauty of scrappy is that the more variety you add in any given colour, the better the outcome, so I set off digging. In addition to cutting from yardage and larger scraps, a little scavenging through drawers and bins revealed a few scraps like the one on the left that were just big enough to give me one or two squares to work with. Love that!
Nicola has kindly provided a
free pattern and tutorial so there was really no reason not to dive right in. It relies heavily on a number of strip sets to move things along quickly, and in no time I had several 2.5" strips cut and was off to the races. When I came to the end of my spool it seemed like a good time to call it a wrap for 2021 so I trundled upstairs, wished the Official Cookie Tester 'Happy New Year' and settled in for a long winter's nap. It looks like we'll by lying low again for a while, trying to stay out of the way of the Omicron variant, so I'm looking forward to working with this cheery palette to help pass the time.
I hope that you have a very happy and healthy New Year and that your days are filled with many creative diversions as you explore your quilting passion!....M
Looks like a great way to spend your time while avoiding Covid! Lots of pretty scraps!
ReplyDeleteFinding little bits of scraps that fit perfectly in the project I'm working on is always worth a WhooHoo! I like this pattern. It is very calm and great to work on after all the hooplas of the past weeks are done. Enjoy! Have a wonderful, healthy, and quilty year. ;^)
ReplyDeleteNice crisp project for winter and scrappy is always fantastic. We are trying to avoid Omicron too. Happy New Year '22!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on emptying a spool of Aurifil thread. That's a major accomplishment! Your scrappy red and green is a classic combo, not always a holiday theme. So you can work on it anytime. Have fun.
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