Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Scraptastic Tuesday - February Link Up

Scraptastic Tuesday




My Hot Cross Bun blocks have got me feeling scrappy happy at the moment!  I have made 54 so far...



I love planning the combinations of colours which I have been doing on old pizza bases and stacking them in a pile 20 high!   Then when I have had a bit of time I have been chain piecing them together.



My initial plan was to make a quilt 60" square from these 5" finished blocks which would mean making 144 of them!  This is a small sample of what I thought it might look like....

I was quite up for that - I do get enthusiastic about things and as long as it is a quick make I can power through it especially if I give myself a daily or weekly target to hit!   I might just be a little competitive...??  

But then after a bit of play I thought I might make a large cross with the blocks and fill in with solids....



More play and I thought this might be another great layout - courthouse steps


 And then this one

And because I am hopeless at choosing I am now thinking of making all three for the Siblings Together Charity!   Solids are already on order.  

 And I can keep making blocks right?   I will need 45+49+45 = 139!   I'm feel like I'm winning as that is less than I had originally planned and I get three quilts instead of one!

 Now I'm sure Leanne has been up to something scrappy too - I'm loving her courthouse steps blocks which I might just have to make a normal sized scrappy version of!

 And now to the important matters!  

Here are our February Link sponsors:

A huge thank you to our generous sponsors for providing the following prizes:
    They have all been such a great support and I hope you will support them in turn.  Hope you winners have been enjoying your prizes!
    And here is the February link up - show us what scrappiness you have been up to...

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    15 comments:

    1. Judith, Belfast10 February 2015 at 09:29

      Really love the cross inside the cross! Jxo

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    2. Lucy | Charm About You10 February 2015 at 10:05

      Brilliant designs! Love the giant log cabin!

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    3. Cathy10 February 2015 at 12:29

      I saw your how-to on previous post. Thanks... I may have to make some now that I'm finished making 5 inch Little Monkeys from scraps. I like little blocks with lots of pieces. Nice layouts too. Nice use of scraps. Nice cause.

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    4. Debbie10 February 2015 at 14:31

      What a great plan with all your little blocks! What great layouts!

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    5. Leanne10 February 2015 at 14:39

      I just love those layouts, each is an oversized single quilt block made out of all the small blocks, what a wonderful idea.

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    6. Scrappy quilter10 February 2015 at 16:15

      Wonderful layouts no matter what you choose. I love the scrappiness of these blocks.

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    7. pennydog10 February 2015 at 16:49

      I like the last layout best of all!

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    8. Lisa C10 February 2015 at 18:24

      The cross choice is amazing!

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    9. audrey10 February 2015 at 21:13

      You are making great progress on the hot cross buns! Each layout is more interesting than the previous.:)

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    10. Lisa J.11 February 2015 at 02:35

      I love all these possibilities. What fun!

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    11. Carla11 February 2015 at 02:46

      That courthouse steps layout looks fantastic !

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    12. Pasqualina this & that11 February 2015 at 20:57

      Cool blocks! I love the cross with the red background. But all layouts are great. Can I ask what software you are using to design these layouts? I look forward to see the finished quilts!

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    13. Ann13 February 2015 at 06:50

      I especially like your plus blocks because they have the "extra" squares in the corners. And then all the different layouts! Such fun.

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    14. Archie The Wonder Dog14 February 2015 at 18:54

      They're going to be stunning!

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    15. SarahZ17 February 2015 at 02:44

      I am brand new to Scraptastic Tuesday, and happened upon it just last night...so I made it in just under the wire...and so glad because I have had a really Scraptastic week!! I will enjoy looking at some of the other scrap happiness, too, now that I have caught my breath!!! :) Thank you!!!

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