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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Kitchen Sink
Do you ever have one of those quilts that you spend more time un-sewing, than actually sewing? Well this was one of them! It had nothing to do with the instructions...it was just me! Kim's instructions are great...don't know what my problem was, other than I was not as focused as I should be. I decided to do as Kim Brackett suggests in her book, Scrap-Basket Surprises...challenge myself to use only scraps to make this quilt. And I did. In retrospect, I think I would like it better if my lights were more uniform...there are too many different shades. Guess I do like a more controlled scrappy quilt! I made a quick trip to the quilt shop and purchased the borders...some Jo Morton's Spice Chest. It is aptly named "Kitchen Sink"!
After about 4 inches of snow on Monday, today was gorgeous! It was 70 degrees, so I worked in my flower beds...so nice to see little bits of green poking through!
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13 comments:
I know it is so frustrating but it sure did turn out amazing.
Sharon, this is GREAT!!! I only dream of doing this...being brave enough to dabble in scraps, one day I will! I have this book and am anxious to play but, still have a few other things to finish before I can play! You are inspiring me try outside my box!
What a fun quilt. It turned out so beautiful. Love the borders you've picked also.
Sharon I absolutely love it! I love that the backgrounds are different values...Oh I really do love it!
Again, I love this scrappy quilt, although like you, I am a planned scrappy person. I've seen my first poppies and lupine, so Spring has sprung here in the desert.
What a terrific quilt and it looks like a great stashbuster!
Your Kitchen Sink Q looks great, and I like your border selections.
I'm more comfortable with a bit of control over my scraps too. There are so many quilts in both of Kim's books that I want to make. One of these days I'll get going with something.
Sharon this quilt is really beautiful - I wouldn't change the colors at all! blessings, marlene
Wonderful! It turned out great. You know how I love these scrappy quilts.
Carolyn :)
I love it, and your dark/lights you've used. I like c acontrolled scrappy, too, so I do understand, but yours is really well done! (I've done the kitchen sink, too, & my only complaint was it was too many small pieces for the huge quilt I made, it seemed to take forEVER to finish!)
:-}pokey
Sharon, this quilt is wonderful! You are such an inspiration with your beautiful quilts!
I like that you used so many backgrounds. It does make a busier look but nothing wrong with that.
Love your kitchen sink quilt. The different colors for the background look great I wouldn't change anything
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