Saturday, April 1, 2017

Multi-Colored Scrappy Month ~ I like it!




Large Thread Cone Block
6 and 1/2" block unfinished


Last weekend I improv pieced a bunch of red thread spool blocks for the


SoScrappy



This month is "Multi-Color" Month
so I gathered a handful of small multi-colored strips
to figure out how to duplicate the 


Large Cone Block

Cutting:

Threads:  
3/4" to 1 and  1/2"  assorted multicolored strips

Background:  
Two 2" by 5 and 1/2" strips white
Two 1 and 1/4" squares
Two 1"  by  3 and 1/2" strips white
Two 1" by 2" strips white

Cone:
One  4 and 1/2" by 1" strips gray
One 1 and 1/2" by 1"  strips gray


I sewed the strips randomly together, 
pressed in one direction
 and trimmed the center of my cone to
3 and 1/2" by 5 and 1/2" 

My scraps are random and uneven strips.
so the resulting thread looks "wonky"
like my variegated threads.



 This is what I had when I started to sew.


I sewed one the corners of the top of the cone 
and pieced the spool strips.


Cut the side pieces and sewed them to either side of the cone.


Sewing tip:  finger press to find the center of each piece and 
align the centers when sewing on the top and bottom.


Sew on top and bottom of cone.


Trim square to 6 and 1/2"

More multi-colored scrap spools coming soon.

Thinking up today with all the multi-colored fun

RSC ScrapHappy Saturday Linky Party


It is snowing here ... again ...

good day to stay in and sew!

Stay safe and warm and quilty ... :)


13 comments:

Ariane said...

This spool block is super cute. Thanks for sharing it with us!!

Kathy S. said...

Love the thread cone. What a fun block. Use those scrappy scraps!

Ivani said...

Love all your blocks. I am doing the big spools for RSC. They are so fun. Thanks for the tutorial for the cone block. The multicolored block looks great.

Betty C said...

Really like those spools.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Your spools are cute as can be! I like them in all the different sizes, and the multi-colored slab worked great for that block!

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a WONDERFUL Spool of "variegated" thread!!

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

I love your spool. I agree looks like variegated thread.

Nell's Quilts said...

So nice to see how you put that spool block together. A nice change from the regular spools.

PaulaB quilts said...

Wish I had real thread that colorful. Thanks for the thorough tutorial also, very thoughtful of you.

KaHolly said...

How very, very nice! I love all your spools! It is going to be one super quilt when it is completed! Pretty clever to make spool blocks for RSC!

Angie in SoCal said...

What a neat block!

Cathy Tomm said...

Perfect, I love your multi coloured cone block. I have done spools large and small. I think I might do a large spool.

quiltingbydawn said...

Ha! I'm also doing spools for RSC this year however mine are mini. I love the cone block and the different sizes. Your variegated threads are great!