Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Scrap Happy Summer Challenge

Quilting and sewing are very spasmodic at the moment. So when something simple and quick catches my eye I tend to jump in with both feet. That was my reaction when I saw that Em was having a summer scrap challenge.
I showed this pile of scraps yesterday. I've had fun playing with the bright colors, quite opposite to my usual pink.
Add some white background and a little cutting and stitching and you come up with these happy little 6 inch  Maverick stars.




Time doesn't seem to be my friend at the moment, what with looking for work and buying a new car, my sewing machine is feeling very neglected, but all going well I hope to have these little blocks all put together by the end of the day.
Happy Stitching.
Linda

16 comments:

Simone de Klerk said...

Lovely blocks you made in the time you had!

Nancy said...

a new car and a job...how fun!!

was there a pattern for those maverick stars somewhere?

em's scrapbag said...

Love these scrap happy stars! Thanks for joining my challenge. Hope you have fun.

Darlene said...

Very cute, Linda. I love them!

A job and a new car - woohoo!

Linda said...

Don't feel down, even though you have a lot of concerns. When you CAN get to your machine, let it all out. Those blocks are funky, fun and a wonderful way to use up scraps. Great!

Jo in TAS said...

Love those summery colours on the white background!

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Cute little blocks and maybe a great distraction for you Linda.

Allie said...

I LOVE Maverick Stars, and yours are wonderful! I wish you luck finding a job - I'm looking too, blech.

Micki said...

I love your blocks!
Micki

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Carrie P. said...

that's the way to use those scraps. fun blocks.

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Katherine said...

Great looking maverick stars! Scrappy blocks are always my favourite. Love yours.

julieQ said...

I love what you did with your scraps!!!So cheerful.

Kristen said...

Scrappy stars are just so happy! I love the colors you are using. Good luck on finding a car!

Magnolia Bay Quilts said...

Beautiful blocks, Linda! Don't you love it when you can make something as pretty as that with leftovers?