ScrapHappy May

It’s again time for showing off our scrap projects!  ScrapHappy is open to anyone using up scraps of anything – no new materials. It can be a quilt block, pincushion, bag or hat, jewelry, dolls, socks or a sculpture.   Anything made of scraps is eligible.

If you'd like to join us and use up your scrap collection, instead of sitting around in bags, etc, why not join us on the 15th of each month? Either e-mail Kate at the address on her Contact Me page, or leave a comment on her Scrap Happy Post.

You can also contact Gun via her blog to join. We welcome new members, and you don’t have to worry about making a long-term commitment or even join in every month. Regular contributors receive an e-mail reminder at least three days before the event.  

The past several months I have had a lot going on, getting ready for our quilt show that happens this week.  

I did take time out and have completed the top for my grandson's graduation from high school which is coming up.  

This is a picture of him and his date for senior prom this last weekend.  

For his graduation quilt I used flannel scraps and printed pictures of the family dogs on fabric and made wonky stars.  The plain flannel blocks were not scraps though, but all the star blocks were made from scraps.  

My scrap basket had gotten pretty full lately.   While my embroidery machine was stitching out some big motifs that took several hours, I spent the time ironing and sorting out all of the scraps in the basket.  I sorted out according to color or projects I have them planned for.

And my basket is empty again.  

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time.  

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, 
Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera, 
Ann, Dawn 2, Carol, Preeti,
Nóilin, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa,
Lynn, Tierney and Hannah