Bloomin Steps Scrappy Blue Quilt

Today I finished the scrappy quilt I have been making for the last couple of years.

Over the last couple of months I have been working hard at getting it finished, hence no postings on this blog.

I can't believe this is now over, I feel both elated but sad at the same time.  Now it is finished it doesn't show the amount of work that has gone into it, because (even if I say so myself), it has gone together so well, you can only see the whole and not the individual squares that have gone into it. 

The blues are mainly scraps, from my own garment and quilt making, or shirts bought from charity shops with the odd fat quarter thrown in.  The white squares are scraps, bought white shirts or packs of fat quarters with a wide backing fabric bought for the border and the back.

The pattern is from "Cut the scraps" by Joan Ford.  In total 1328 squares went into making it, 1008 2" squares (yes 2"!) and 320 3.5" squares and the final quilt measures 75" x 87", just big enough to throw over a king size bed for a topping.  

You could say that I have scrap quilts out of my system now! But what to do with all my other scraps!

Bloomin Steps Scrappy Quilt

Just thought I'd show you this picture

It is the finished centre section of my scrappy quilt.  With the border on, it will be a generous double or a top for a king size bed.  I started piecing it about 2 to 3 years ago, but have been buying and collecting old shirts and blouses for about 6 years.  The rest of the pieces have been left overs from previous projects.  Made with mainly 2" squares, and the outer border took over 300 of them, it took longer to cut the squares than it did to sew it all together.

Now all I need is enough pins and a large area to put the backing and batting on it.

Can't wait to quilt it.