The only acceptable vom is obviously the Scrappy kind! I'd been considering making
one of these for a while but was put off by the amount of cutting involved, then
Katy started off a little
Scrap Vomit swap a while ago and I just couldn't resist joining in. I made up five blocks similar to the one below and sent them out to 5 other swappers knowing I'd received 4 in return :)
Then I packaged up 4 lots of squares and sent those out to 4 different swappers and got 4 lots in return :)
This is the first block I made with the squares I received from one of the swappers. I intended to make a block with each of the packs of squares as they came in but life got in the way so I only made this one.
I've used some of the other squares I received to make
the B blocks. This is my "favourite" vomit square, that is one scary ass child!
I completed my first row last night...
and today I made up another 2 rows :) I'm not sure whether I'll add more at this stage or just call it quits here. This is so unlike anything I have ever made before. I usually obsess over the placement of fabrics and colours. This quilt has been totally liberating in that I didn't place anything, I just grabbed and sewed and I didn't stress if my squares didn't quite line-up! I think that every once in a while it'll do me good to just let go and sew. I can be absolutely certain that I won't be precious over this quilt. It will probably end up as a very stylish dog blanket, not that we have a dog yet but one day ;)
I've also got to put my hand up and admit that I need
a good slap, I caved in and joined another swap!
Mouthy Stitches opened and closed sign-ups today and I'm hoping that I got in :) I just couldn't resist this one after seeing all the fun they had last time round from the sidelines. Catch you soon :) x
Das sieht Klasse aus.
ReplyDeleteLiebe Grüße Grit
So funny - between scary ass child and a good slap! Perfect post and, come on, you know you want to be in our swap and don't regret hopping on the bandwagon one bit. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think your vomitty quilt looks great and I think you should keep going, you might end up with a really big dog ;)
ReplyDeleteI need a good slap too because I also caved and joined the swap. I had lectured myself that I had enough pouches/cushions/mini quilts and mug-rugs, but I hadn't thought about the perils of a tote bag swap!
I can still see order in the chaos of that quilt - you haven't let go completely........
ReplyDeleteI spy a very familiar looking block.
ReplyDeleteYou must have been eating grannies cookies before you got sick...you seemed to have chucked a few into hour vom quilt. Love the effect.
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt. I prefer the ones that look not perfect. And I think that this one looks more creative than the ones with a strict pattern.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous quilt. Its a great idea with the swaps otherwise you could end up with a quilt that has lots of the same in it. You are very good: the thought of cutting all those 2.5" squares, and then sewing them all together, would just finish me off!!
ReplyDeleteI signed up too because I am a mouthy stitcher and it would have been rude not to ;-) That is a scary ass child. Who would have thought it was ok to put that on fabric eh? Perfect for your vom though. And yeah you need to go supersized because you may end up with a St Bernard? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI am laughing so hard! That "scary ass child" is Sally in the Dick and Jane fabric line. She's playing in her retro green car and is picking up her teddy bear. Poor Sally! That y'all would talk about her that way! (I was laughing so hard my husband thought I had lost it.)
ReplyDeleteLoving the barf quilt! I'm glad I stayed away from my laptop til now otherwise I would have caved to MS2 also! Jxo
ReplyDeleteYou'll be able to use your new tote bag to carry essential sewing supplies while you're moving house!!
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