I just finished catching up on my blogging buddies blog post and I just read one by Mary @zippy quilts where she shares an awesomely scrappy quilt she made with her fabric scraps – Scraps Galore.
Well I am getting my scrappy on too recently, as the other day I decided to pull out a very dusty pattern (Bamboo Shade by Aardvark Quilts) that I bought a while ago (like maybe the mid 2000s?) and make a table-runner with my basket of batik fabric scraps.
My plan after putting my Etsy shop on hold (and endless project bag making for it), see post That darn grief, the Etsy shop saga, and a little grace , was to start working on a new body of work of art quilts. But I realized I needed to do something to “warm up” as I am feeling rusty creatively (if that makes sense).
So I thought working with my basket of batik fabric scraps would be a great way to start.
First I selected and sorted colors I want to use for the table-runner. I was drawn to Southwest-y colors:
Then I ironed the select scraps, cut them to size for the pattern and began to organize them:
And now I am sewing up a storm on them (lots of “chain-piecing” all those small strips!):
We’ll see how it progresses….
By the way, the bag/basket holding my batik fabric scrap collection was gifted to me years ago by my friend MJ and was made by her friend from recycled plastic shopping bags! I’d love to learn how to crochet bags from recycled plastic shopping bags someday!
tierneycreates 
Thanks for linking 🙂 Those are some yummy scraps; it will be a fun runner.
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Thanks – it was so fun to pull them out of the basket (surprised they were not covered in dust, ha!) and play with them 🙂
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oh I love a good scrappy quilt or table runner! It’s been way too long since I’ve made something like that, you might have stirred that ‘scrap monster’ in me LOL
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I am pretty excited! Let your scrap monster run free – I bet with all your recent projects you have a little nest of scraps brewing 😉
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Can’t wait to see the outcome! And I always like doing a smallish project to get into the swing of things again 😉
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Thanks Monique I can’t wait either and it is helping me warm up 🙂
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This looks great, I’ll be following. Plus the bag is awesome – a great sustainable project.
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Thanks so much 😀
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Oh what a delicious array of scraps
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Thank you I am so happy to be playing with them!
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Putting scraps together is my favorite way to end the day — it makes me feel productive without having to do any thinking. 🙂
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Glad you are doing more art quilting and creative work – your art quilts are just amazing! Your scraps are lovely – can’t wait to see what you make with them!
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Thank you, it has been good to work on piecing something together. I appreciate your kind words 🙂
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every now and then my paper scraps become too much, and I have to collage with them…maybe that will happen early next year, which is fast approaching but for now it’s more about sifting and sorting…tomorrow the recycler el. people are picking up a pile of things which I’m surrounded by on this here table… just enough room for my laptop and meals! All the regular art materials and tools are on a table off to the side…but really there is no room to craft anyway!
Your scraps look gorgeous and I wouldn’t be surprised when I move up this inbox I find you’ve finished your table runner
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Thanks for your comments and I wish I was able to report I’ve finished it, but I’ve been out of town again and I am behind 🙂
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Your colorful scraps look beautiful in your repurposed Freddy’s bags bag! Can’t wait to see your finished project!🥰
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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