Scrap Cabin: Week 2
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Do you know what I love? January. It’s not the most flashy month, but it has so much potential and wide open space.
In the sewing room, I have a lot of energy this month to sort and tidy, especially if that means using up my fabric scraps. That’s why I wanted to sew this project in January. I’m loving the process! How about you?
To find out how to join the Scrap Cabin sew-along, click over to the master sew-along post. It’s a digital pattern, so you can grab it in a flash and sew right along.
WEEK 2 GOAL
12 Scrap Cabin blocks
Here comes another batch of 12 Scrap Cabin blocks, which is equal to 3 Scrap Cabin Clusters. To get started, I arranged my week 1 blocks on my brand-spanking-new design wall and then chose colors for my next cluster.
To be honest, I was in a lot of doubt at this stage about the direction of my quilt. The first three blocks didn’t look fantastic together, in my opinion, and I was tired of being hemmed in by sewing strictly complementary color pairs.
I wanted something that felt fresh and totally cheery. That longing was expressed in this aqua and bubblegum pink cluster. It’s sugar sweet! I also got a kick out of incorporating playful low-volume scraps like those VW buses and the baby dolls.
I definitely benefit from a clear sense of direction when sewing patchwork quilts. I’m not a “mystery quilt” kind of person, and this project was feeling too much like a shot in the dark. That’s why I pulled colors for a bunch of new blocks at this point.
After a fun hour or so of fabric play, I felt confident and excited to keep sewing!
My next block was baby blue and lemon yellow. These two are almost complementary, but in washed-out shades that feel springy. Gotta love that princess (Heather Ross fabric)!
I am quite happy with all three of my week 2 Scrap Cabin clusters. Their pastel tones are lightening up my quilt and giving it that bright and cheery vibe that I wanted.
Here are all my blocks so far. How are yours coming along?
SHARE TO WIN!
This week share a photo of your Scrap Cabin progress on Instagram or Substack chat!
Your photo enters you into a giveaway for the Red Sky at Night eBook by Tales of Cloth. Red Sky at Night is a sampler quilt designed for easy progress. The collection of 62 beautiful Machine pieced and EPP blocks focuses on easy, batched construction.
Winner will be announced next week and giveaway is open worldwide.
Two ways to enter!
On Instagram, share your photo with hashtag #ScrapCabinQuilt. Follow @TalesofCloth to be eligible to win.
On Substack (that’s where my blog lives now!), share your photo in the Week 2 Chat.
It has become increasingly difficult on Instagram to see your photos. That’s why we are now using Substack chat, where your photos won’t be lost to the Instagram algorithm. And it’s working great.
Good luck!
Congrats to Robyn Weiss, winner of the Week 1 giveaway.
Can I start the sew along today? I've been watching and reading. It's a snow day in Missouri, US, and I'd like to reduce my scraps along side your other participants.