The Scrap Basket :: Sneak It In!, Where You'll Find Me, & Quilting with Stripes

ISSUE 10 :: Sneak it in! :: WHAT'S UP :: WORTH A READ :: ROUND-UP :: A GLANCE BACK

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Between crafty deadlines, family fun, and hectic days at work, there's lot's going on in my little world! But sneaking in some creative time helps me balance everything else so much better! Hope you're finding those rejuvenating times too. Even a few minutes helps!

WHAT'S UP

Crazy that so much is happening THIS month, but you can find me today over at I'm Feelin' Crafty sharing a favorite game for Louise's Sew Ready to Play series. Next week I'll be participating in the Good Neighbors Pincushion Party with Amanda/crazy mom quilts, and there's yet another blog hop that will be announced tomorrow that I've been creating for. I'm not very patient when there's secret sewing involved, so I'm excited to share these projects!

WORTH A READ

Freezer Paper Piecing by Allison/Allison Sews [allisonsews] ... have you tried this method?
Lee/Freshly Pieced [freshlypieced] has created a lovely Decorating with Quilts Pinterest board.
Color Theory for Quilting by Deanna/sewmccool [sewmccool] on sew, mama, sew [sewmamasew].
More in the ongoing discussion of What Defines a Modern Quilt, Leslie/the seasoned homemaker gives some nice visuals, including a Pinterest board, Modern-ish Quilts [theseasonedhomemaker].
5 Free Motion Myths and How You Can Overcome Them! by Michèle-Renée(M-R)/Quilt Matters [quiltmatters].
And from Melyssa/the nectar collective, 10 Ways to Build an Active Community on Your Blog and 6 Ways To Create a More Engaged Instagram Audience [thenectarcollective].

ROUND-UP

The idea for this issue's round-up came about after I made my Monochrome quilt, where I used striped fabric to add points of focus to a very neutral palette.

I had tried using the stripes as a key element once before on my Striped Strip quilt, with less than terrific results, though it was a challenging, fun, and maybe even shocking to some, experiment.

Anyway, I went looking for other quilts using striped fabric, and boy did I like what I found! Here's Jacqueline/Bind Quilts' Stripey, using a controlled palette and jut a few different striped fabrics paired with a single solid.

Her Under the Sea quilt first called to me because of the use of the black and white striped fabric, but when I looked closer, I saw several different stripes used, all giving a striking effect. [bind_quilts]

Next are two quilts from Victoria/The Silly BooDilly. More subtle in overall palette, they are still so striking. First is Broken Barn Window #1, an improv pieced 1/4 log cabin quilt that incorporates several different stripes. You can see more in Victoria's Broken Windows series in her flickr photostream.

And here is Crossroads, where just one striped fabric was incorporated, but then it was also used as binding. [victoriagertenbach]

The work of Drew/Andrew Steinbrecher is more recently known to me, and I've really enjoyed looking through his portfolio. Here is his Line Study #4, which I'm especially fond of. Love his use of several sizes of black and white stripes!

Look how Drew's The Triangle Quilt incorporates the use of stripes in such a fun and unexpected way! [drewsteinbrecher]

A GLANCE BACK

I've been meaning to share about 2 books I recently read: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative and Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered, both by Austin Kleon. I found them both quick reads but inspiring to me as a creator, and both encouraging and affirming to me as a quilt blogger. Here's my brief post about them.

P.S. So do you sew with stripes? Geta/Geta's Quilting Studio has a helpful post to get you started: Fun with Stripes!

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