Scraps to Quilt Kit #1

This quilt began with 200 extra large triangles.  Enough yardage to make a quilt but not whole. As I looked at those triangles the idea of a center circle came to mind.  I was thinking a framed panel of some sort.  I knew it would be difficult to match the color of the triangles but continued to sort scraps.

I found this fabric that had the mauve color in it.  A little darker than I hoped for but it did give me a color pallet for creating the whole quilt.  Not quite a circle more like a diamond.  The fabric is quite busy and needed something that the eye could rest on.  I remembered a fabric with white flowers with purple centers that would match the fabric.  The flowers matched but their background fabric clashed.  I cut out the flowers & created a resting place for the eye.

While creating the center I played with the large triangles.  Laying the strait sides together the triangles took on the shape of Moths or butterflies - all I would need to do was trim some threads & come up with a body.The dark teal with dotted circles was not a large scrap but if I kept strips thin I could get enough for bodies & a border (1 1/2 in wide).  More cut out flowers tied moths/butterflies to center of the quilt.

I pulled scraps that had colors from the middle.  I wasn’t sure if I liked the patterns & colors together.  How was I going to brighten up the quilt was my focus.  All these fabrics were strips of scraps which partially decided the pattern.  I wanted them to compliment each other, not clash with neighbors & bring colors from the patterned center out.I didn’t have enough fabric to repeat pattern so made what I had work.

When I got all the sections sewn together I was finally able to see what quilt size I had.  While cutting pieces I was thinking a lap quilt.  At this point it was long enough for a twin almost wide enough for a twin.  I had dark teal & purple scraps left.  The dark Teal made it feel too dark. The purple brightened up & accented the center of the flowers.  I had to piece the purple using bias seams & ended up with just the right amount for border, framing entire quilt..