Scrappy Trippin'

I got sucked in!

I had read Katy's post a day or two earlier and said to myself that's pretty scrappy! And then while figuring out InstaGram and finding people to follow (and hopefully some to follow me!) I happened upon all the #scrappytripalong pictures and fell head over heels and I couldn't resist the fun anymore and started my own Scrappy Trip that night. They were all so scrappy and looked so fun and easy. And since one of my goal's is to use up some fabric, well I though this was perfect so I forgot about loading a quilt onto the longarm (since now there are 12 in the closet, so much for goals!) and dove into my scrap bins. I only had one rule: it had to already be in a scrap bin, no cutting from yardage.

I love scraps but my stuff is not normally this scrappy, I like to use controlled scrappy. This is so far from that and the first couple of blocks were hard as far as picking which strips to use. Then I just let go, and now I get it! Really, anything goes!

It's fun to use scraps, but I do think I need to go back and cut some more strips. It is starting to feel very green in person and I think I need a bunch more brighter colors. I am up to 13 blocks, number 14 is already picked out, but I am going to take a break for a little bit today and load this one up onto the longarm after lunch and making a quick backing.

This one is from a Flickr Bee, String Me Along Again. The tutorial I had everyone use is from Film in the Fridge Scrappy Triangles. I had to make lots of blocks here! I'm not sure how I'm going to quilt it yet, but I'll be sure to let you know here and over on InstaGram (@birdydanana) and on Flickr.





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