Scrap Happy Day - June 2026

Lots of scrap sewing done in this last month.  When I have the urge to sew but don't want to think too hard, I go to my scrap drawers and make up some blocks for one of the scrap quilts I have in mind to make.  

        

In one drawer were a number of solid colour squares, so some of these were turned into these blocks. Not sure what I will do with these yet.

   

There were quite a few plain white/cream squares cut so I turned a few into a couple of chequerboard blocks, with some of the squares that weren't a specific colour.  I might make these into teapot rugs, bigger than a mug rug, for my teapot to sit on.  

As I prepared this post early for posting while I’m away from home, I realise now that I haven’t recorded the sizes of the blocks/squares.  Let’s say they’re 1 1/2” or 2” squares!  

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

Cooling down in May?

The weather may be cooler in May but my sewing machine has been running hot.  

There's nothing like a deadline to get things done!  I finished another baby quilt before the baby turns one.  I knew I'd be seeing the parents, and the baby, at my granddaughter's birthday party on the 31st May, so pushed to finish off Norah's quilt.  Happy enough with how it turned out.  

I had debated adding a narrower stop border between the top and the green but, after looking at photos of similar quilts on Pinterest, thought that wasn't needed.  The quilt is still a decent enough size.  Some free motion quilting around the flower and the name but otherwise a serpentine stitch across each section of the jelly rolls.  

Finished size: 58" x 71”.  All fabric from my stash, using a Moda jelly roll and adding a few 2.5" strips from my strip box.  Backing is a nice piece of wideback, also used for the border.  The binding is made from strips not used from the jelly roll. 

While I was on a roll, sandwiching Norah's quilt on my sandwich table (aka folding table tennis table), I sandwiched several other quilts.  I'll show these as I finish quilting them - hopefully in the next month. 

I'm still plugging away at the Quatro quilt.  I completed these flowers (as I call them) while on holiday earlier in May.

I will lay out the quilt this week and work out where each of the flowers go in the current round, and sew that round down before going on to complete any more flowers.  

 

May 2026 fabric tally

Finishes this month:   Norah's quilt = 6.5 m

Purchases this month:  0 m   (I'm continuing to feel virtuous 😇😂)

Fabric used:  - 6.5 m         Fabric acquired:  + 0 m

Running tally for 2026:  - 13.5 m