Friday, October 2, 2015

Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress

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Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015
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Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II
QUILT STATS
Quilt Top measures 74 inches x 74 inches.
37 rows of 37 squares.
1369 squares each measuring 2.5" x 2.5" (incl seam allowances).
250+ different printed fabrics.

Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015
Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015

Déjà vu! This week I needed a stash busting project and a project to catalog some of my all time favorite fabrics, often used fabrics, as well as those itty, bitty pieces that have been floating around for too long. After some deliberation and having already cut many 2.5" squares I decided that another Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt would be perfect for what I had in mind.

Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015
Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015

After three days of pulling fabric from my scrap bin and (mainly) from stash, cutting squares, some with the aid of my trusty Sizzix Fabic Cutter and 2.5" die, many more fabric squares fussy cut with rotary cutter and ruler, and then two days of solid sewing the result is this quilt top ~

Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015

Featured fabrics are:
Flower Drops in Pink from the Milk, Flower, Sugar Collection by Elea Lutz 
Pinhead in Black by Michael Miller
Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Lagoon
Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White

Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015
Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015

If fabric is your thing then I know you'll recognize many of the fabrics used; some older and hoarded, many from more recent collections, including Japanese fabrics, stash basics, and novelty fabrics featuring animals, birds, toys, notions, accessories, flowers, fruit, and many more. There is a lot to see and there are stories to tell.

Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015

It's been a good week! I have had much fabric play and thankfully plenty of time to sew. I can't wait to get this one basted and quilted.

More soon,
Rita
Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt II - Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2015

RELEVANT LINKS:
Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt  - TUTORIAL
Irish Chain Quilt Buster Quilt II - the finished quilt - October 2015
Irish Chain Scrap Buster Quilt  - finished quilt - July 2015

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7 comments:

  1. Ahhhh gorgeous!!'loved the first one done with the pink and black.... I still wonder..... Do you ever sleep or eat??? I'm still working on my scrappy bears paw (which has been a blast) but I'm yryocc got savor each block and enjoy each step.iron trim iron repeat.... Luckily I enjoy it!!!!
    You, my dear, I will never catch up to!!!! Oh well...one can hope!!!! ❤️



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  2. I still want to make this pattern. Absolutely stunning!

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  3. Beautiful......and love the pops of purple afain!

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  4. Another beautiful unique quilt piece of you, Rita!

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  5. Oh, my goodness, it's gorgeous. You inspire me.

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  6. It would be a pipe dream come true to own an RPQ such as this......mmmmm!

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  7. I love this one. Love the black dots and blue, and the flower drops really pretty. Another great quilt. I love it.
    I am so envious of your opportunity of time. Here... well, little here, little there, and yesterday afternoon I spent two hours at mom and dad watching "October Fest in Munich" videos on You Tube. They made mom happy. My dad is pretty hard of hearing even with hearing aids but he enjoyed it.
    Then I went to my daughter to play with her baby that never sleeps.
    I just need to finish my hill side houses project, then do my quilt club blocks (this may be the first month I have not completed them) then start a simpler irish chain quilt with some crazy charm packs I procured. I am going to use Morris Jewels (very intense) and Kaffe Fasset's Dots I think it is called, They work well together and I will try some different greys. It should be wild.
    Have a fun Week-end Rita. You always inspire me. Your quilts are so fun and happy

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