ScrapHappy August 2026

  Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

Multiple scrappy projects were in play this month.  First up was using up a surfeit of white and cream tonal strips leftover from prior projects into 'found' fabric.  I then ironed Wonder Under onto the backside and cut postcard backings from them for 5" by 7" postcards.

I finished off this quilt top by adding the final 2 borders.   Used a small part of the string pieced pinks and a remnant of WOW.   Heart blocks were made years ago from string pieced fabrics.   In making this top I finally did the stitching around the hearts on 30 blocks.   Some of the block backgrounds are also string pieced.

A while back I won a giveaway on Instagram of a new line of fabric.   They came in a medium flat rate box and there were lots of strips in widths from 0.75" to approximately 6.5".   The wider strips will be trimmed to 6", 4.5", and 3.5" squares.   

The teeniest ones have been sewn together to make 4.5" wide strip set.   These have been subcut into 4" width pieces.   I'm planning on bordering them out to make larger blocks with various WOWs or creams.

2nd smallest width strips (~1.75") have been sewn into strip sets.   I'm debating on whether to subcut into 4" or 6" widths.   Once cut these will be bordered with various WOWs or creams fabrics to make larger blocks.

The final bits of the teeny strips went into these postcards.  These are still waiting for embellishments.

Gratitudes:

1. Celebrated my BD with a long-time friend in Northern AZ.

2. Yeah for the monsoons finally bringing some rain back to the state.

ScrapHappy July 2026

  Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

String-pieced bookmarks

First two postcards, top one features a piece of silk ribbon embroidery on denim that was given to me by a friend probably 20 yrs ago.  2nd one features embroidered roses salvaged from a way to big for me denim shirt that I cut up yrs ago.

These started with half of an old quilt label and an orphan block.   Yellow scraps, a wooden scrapbook word, and a bit of trim finished out that postcard.  The embroidered motif from a repurposed childs t-shirt and another scrapbooking piece finished out the second postcard.

Final two cards that were finished up.  Top card started with a stitched piece my mom made years ago.   I bordered it out with an orange scrap from the stash.  Size of the original piece meant that part of the lettering had to be penned in after stitching so that it could be read.

Bottom card started with a piece of fabric from a long ago backing.   Embellishments were the ribbon from a scissor fob kit I'd had for years but was never going to make and a scrap-booking mini saying.  

Final scrappy projects were these two totes made from a remnant of some home dec fabric.   One of them was just the fabric.   The second was decorated with a scrap left over from a commissioned quilt I made from cheerleader outfits this particular piece was a sleeve originally.  =)

Gratitudes:

1. For AC in these hot and humid summer days in Phoenix.

2. For the gift of the many friendships in my life.

ScrapHappy June 2026

 Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

First project worked on was to take a sample block that I'd made several years ago, and then decided that I didn't want to make any more.  So far I've used more of the background scraps and some lime green string pieces to set the block on point.   Then followed that by a border of pink strings.  More to go, but have been ruminating on what to do next.   Current thought is a border top and bottom of string appliqued hearts on scrappy WOW backgrounds.   After that I'm not sure what will be next.  I'm thinking it'll end up a toddler quilt size.

Next up was getting a commission finished up.  This started out as a flannel shirt from a father who passed away last year.   2 stockings and 30 ornaments were made from the main body of the shirt and the sleeves..  That left me with the cuffs, the back yoke, and collar of the shirt that still had usable sections that could be used.

Back yoke with batting inserted for quilting.

The cuffs were made into rectangular ornaments that highlighted the buttons.  7 ornaments in various shapes were cut from the yoke and the sides of the collar,.  

And this is all that is left of the shirt.   Had the collar not been badly worn in the center I'd have used that section as well.

Gratitudes:
1. I've been released by the surgeon.  Now to get an appt for a redo on the colonoscopy that  started me down the hernia repair road 2 yrs ago!

2. For being able to continue my walking program even as the days heat hup here in Phoenix....and for being able to get a free gym membership so that I can keep exercising as the heat gets worse!

ScrapHappy - May 2026

 Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

This month was one where multiple quilt pics on Pinterest caught my attention and made me want to recreate them.   The quilts were scrappy, so of course I've had to work with my scraps in making them.

First up was this simple 2 fabric quilt.   It wasn't from Pinterest, but was quick and easy.  Scraps were cut into 6.5" squares. The black on white print squares were cut from a stack of scrap pieces bought at one of the local thrift stores near my house.  The blue tonal ones were cut from fabric leftover after all the masks I made back in the midst of mask mania in 2020.

This came from a photo I saw on Pinterest.  I made a PP'd pattern for the block because it is a half-rectangle block.   I worked from a quart-sized ziploc baggie of purple batik (mainly) strips and strings.  The scraps had been pulled for probably 5-10 years now....definitely time to use them!   Did not manage to get them all used in this quilt.

A couple of remnant WOW pieces were used for the background, and a third remnant was used for the final border and to make the binding.

And this is the final scrappy quilt top for the month.  The inspiration came from several photos I saw on Pinterest.   The black on white print is the same as the first quilt and used up what was in the original stack of scraps that I'd bought.   The white on black prints were from another stack of scraps that I'd bought at the thrift store.  The bands of colors were out of the multitude of scraps that I had in my stash and about half are batiks.

All three quilts are slated to be donations once finished.

Gratitudes:

1. For complete healing from the hernia surgery

2. For the final bit in settling my  Dad's estate (bank has some unclaimed money for the estate I'm trying to deal with) to be almost finished.

ScrapHappy - April 2026

Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

First scrappy project was getting all blocks for this quilt completed and then getting them together.  I'm currently debating on what to do for a border.  Would love to use the remaining solid strips that I have, but that might not happen.

I also managed to get this scrappy top quilted.   The churn dash blocks were from a long-ago swap and are all scrappy.  The bars in-between the rows were pieced from teeny scrappy pieces using adding machine tape.  Border was a remnant found in the stash, and the batting was a leftover piece someone else gave me that was big enough for this quilt.  Backing was from an end-of-bolt sale piece.

Gratitudes:

1. I've healed well from the hernia surgery and feel better than I have in several yrs.

2. A bit of a cool front is going thru the area this week so temps are back under 90 degrees here in the southwest.

ScrapHappy - March 2026

Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

Life gets a little crazy at times for all of us.   For me that was the machine I always piece in needing to go in for an urgent "spa day" due to deciding it didn't want to feed the fabric through anymore (still sewed I just had to pull the fabric) and a cleaning.  And at the same time the long awaited hernia surgery was schedule for the end of February.

I've never been one to just sit around and twiddle my thumbs, so as the surgery date approached I used the machine I do my quilting on to piece up a bunch of various strings that I had pulled several years ago when sorting through my stash.  The strings filled gallon sized bags and were stuffed to the brim.

First up were the yellow strings.  These are the strips of strings.   Enough for 2 toddler quilt tops when added to focus fabrics (yet, to be pulled from the umpteen remnants or FQ's that I've got in the stash).  Along with these I trimmed the pieces that were big enough for 2.5" or 3.5" squares into squares for 2 additional quilts.   All of these likely will be donated.

Next up was the biggest bag of green strings, triangles, and odd shaped pieces.  Two sizes of squares were trimmed down first (3.5" and 2.5").  Then i sorted the strings into groupings based on width and sewed lots of 'yardage' with them.   Multiple quilt tops will be made with these.

The third bag of strings to be worked on was the pinks - from pale pink to bright fuschia.  For these, I started with making random squares or sections approximately 6"  "squarish" in size, give or take.   I then bordered them with a remnant of fabric I'd bought years ago that had brightly colored stars on a black background.  When that ran out I finished bordering the sections with a similar fabric that has larger stars.  Blocks are trimmed to 9" unfinished (why, I don't know...but they are).  Finally I finished off the pink strings by making a stack of string blocks to the same size.  These will go into toddler quilts as well, and ultimately be donated somewhere.

Gratitudes:
1. Surgery went well, albeit not quite in the way that I had hoped (ended up old-fashioned incision vs robotic, laparoscopic).  Thankfully recovery is going ok so far.

2. For friends who have helped out while I was in the hospital and now in these first few days after release.