Scrap Happy Day - May 2026

Scrap Happy days come around so quickly!  But at least this month I have some scrap work to show.  Thank you Kate, for the regular reminders. 

Several years ago, I made a quilt as a birthday gift for a friend.  Sadly she told me last month that one of her dogs had chewed it.  Thankfully the chunk taken out was not a big one.  It isn't a big dog!

As I had used a whole jelly roll to make the quilt, I only had scraps of those strips left, most of which I had cut up into 2.5" squares.  I rummaged through the boxes and found pieces of the three fabrics needed - front, back and binding.  The black and white fabric was three separate 2.5" squares, now joined together.  

It was a pretty rough repair job but not noticeable unless you're looking for it.  There wasn't much of the binding fabric so I had to join the fabrics straight across the binding rather than at an angle.  

And now you can hardly tell it has been repaired!  I'll drop it off to my friend in Melbourne in a couple of weeks' time when I'm down there.

I've mentioned the making of the quilt in blog posts here and here and here

Although I've mentioned it in my monthly report, I'll include photos of the string quilt I've been working on - all scraps - as well as the scrap squares 12" blocks I've worked on in the last month.  I must count the ones I've got in the box to see if I have enough for a quilt.  It is a great feeling to be using up scraps to make these quilts.  

ScrapHappy is open to anyone using up scraps of anything – no new materials. It can be a quilt block, pincushion, bag or hat, socks or a sculpture. Anything made of genuine scraps is eligible (including food). If your scrap collection is out of control and you’d like to turn them into something beautiful or useful instead of leaving them to collect dust in the cupboard, why not join us on the 15th of each month? Contact Kate on katechiconi@gmail.com and she'll add you to the list.  We welcome new members. You don’t have to worry about making a long term commitment or even join in every month. Regular contributors will receive an email reminder three days before the event.

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at).

Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, 
Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera, 
Ann, Dawn 2, Carol, Preeti,
Viv, Karrin,  Alissa,
Hannah and Maggie