Lap Quilts, Orange Scraps, and the Big Sale

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It's two for the price of one today!  These little lap quilts are ready to be donated to a local nursing home.  They are twins, made from the same blocks and the same scrap bags.  I call them fraternal twins since the colors are opposite.

The block is rectangular.  I got this idea from Cynthia at Oh Scrap.  Each block is just one square and one rectangle.  The squares were cut 4 in., and were in a bag of scraps donated to our guild.  The rectangles came from a similar bag, and were originally 2.5 x 4.5, but I cut them down to 2.5 x 4 to match the squares.  There were only a few squares of this farm animal print.  Isn't it sweet?

Quilt A (above) is made from dark squares and light rectangles, all from the scrap bags.

Quilt B is made from light squares and dark rectangles.  I had plenty of rectangles from the scrap bag, but I did have to add in some light squares cut from my scraps.  The border, backing, and binding are the same on both quilts, and came from my stash.

The cat in this square reminds me of Little Lizzy, our shy kitten.  She's shy around people, but goes chasing through the house with her big brother Snicky.

Speaking of Snicklefritz,  our Little Guy asked me to take this picture with him.  Little Guy loves Snicky, but we are still working on teaching him that cats don't like hugs.

Quilt guild meeting was last Wednesday, and I picked up a few more scraps from the free table.  The squares in front are Halloween prints.  I love the ones with black cats!  In the back are squares and rectangles made from strips.  Lots of great orange variety!

Time has been short this week, but I was able to use my orange scraps to make some hearts for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

As always, some are more successful than others, but all will be put to good use in kid quilts.

I have two favorites this week!  Birthday candles and monkeys, and two Dr. Seuss prints!

Sometimes people ask me where I get all these novelty prints.  One answer is the big sale at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, which happened on Thursday.  It's always a highlight of the summer for me.  Above is the flannel I bought, some novelties and some "calmer" fabrics as blenders.

Here's the rest of it, the quilting cottons, plus a Sock Monkey panel.

I like these cat and dog prints best!  I can't wait to start sewing with them.

Also, lots of scraps!  They had a scrap section outside, where you could fill a bag for a set price.  I filled a kitchen trash bag for $5.

I always think of this sale as a Win-Win-Win-Win-Win.  The museum wins by raising money, and those of us who donate fabric etc. win by cleaning out our stuff.  Shoppers like me win by saving money.  The charities I give quilts to win, and the last win is keeping fabric and scraps out of the landfill.  Plus it's so much fun!

As of this writing, all the new-to-me fabric has been washed and put away.  I must admit, some of the bins are pretty full!  (I will not be buying any more flannel for a long time.)  Everything I bought will either be useful for the quilts I sew, or will be passed on to others.

It's a lovely summer day here, but a heat wave is forecast for the whole weekend.  Perfect weather for sewing in the air conditioning!  But isn't it always perfect weather for sewing?  Have a wonderful week!

Cheers for reading,

Sylvia@Treadlestitches

Linking up with:

Alycia at Finished or Not Finished Friday

Angela at So Scrappy, Home of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge

Cynthia at Oh Scrap