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Can you believe that it’s been almost a year since we gathered together as a creative community and quilted our way through those first few crazy weeks of a global pandemic?! In March 2020, I hosted a mystery quilt along – the Happy Scrappy QAL – where I encouraged you to dig into your scrap buckets and just play creatively… Read More
Way back in March 2020 (I know, it feels like a lifetime ago!), the world really, uh… “hit the fan” and shut down. Those of us with kids suddenly found ourselves supervising home learning, many of us were juggling working from home at the same time, and for some strange reason, everyone bought up on toilet paper. And in the… Read More
Leftover scrap triangles are a common occurrence in when sewing quilt blocks. They are the result of making any quilt block unit that uses the easy corner triangle method, like flying geese, or more recently around here, the method used to make the Ribbon blocks. If you’ve been sewing along with the Happy Scrappy QAL, then you will have a… Read More
Today’s the day we finish our Happy Scrappy quilts!! Putting all those Ribbon blocks to good use. By the way, all these Ribbon blocks will have left you with 40 pairs of scrap triangles. On Monday, I’ll share a blog post of ideas of what you can do with them – whether you’ve sewn them into half-square triangles or have a… Read More
I am freakin’ LOVING seeing all your Happy Scrappy quilts grow. Such variety and all so beautiful! As you know, the Happy Scrappy quilt is a medallion-style quilt, so now we’re adding the first border. If you’re just tuning in now, fear not, you’re welcome to join in at anytime. Here’s the blocks that you will need to have made for your… Read More
Today’s the day we start to construct our quilt tops! The Happy Scrappy quilt is a medallion-style quilt, so we’re starting with piecing the centre section today. If you’re just tuning in now, fear not, you’re welcome to join in at anytime. Here’s the blocks that you will need to have made for your full Happy Scrappy quilt: 1 Cross… Read More
Welcome back to the Happy Scrappy QAL! For all the QAL details, you can read this blog post here that provides more info on how this QAL is being run, but here’s the quick rundown to remind you: The Happy Scrappy QAL will be run right here on my blog, and go for about a month It’s a mystery quilt designed… Read More
Welcome back to the Happy Scrappy QAL! For all the QAL details, you can read this blog post here that provides more info on how this QAL is being run, but here’s the quick rundown to remind you: The Happy Scrappy QAL will be run right here on my blog, and go for about a month It’s a mystery quilt designed… Read More
Welcome back to the Happy Scrappy QAL! For all the QAL details, you can read this blog post here that provides more info on how this QAL is being run, but here’s the quick rundown to remind you: The Happy Scrappy QAL will be run right here on my blog, and go for about a month It’s a mystery quilt designed… Read More
Welcome back to the Happy Scrappy QAL! For all the QAL details, you can read this blog post here that provides more info on how this QAL is being run, but here’s the quick rundown to remind you: The Happy Scrappy QAL will be run right here on my blog, and go for about a month It’s a mystery quilt designed… Read More