Sunday, August 23, 2015

Oh Scrap! - Offset Scrappy Log Cabin Blocks


I have an affinity for rainbow quilts, and when I saw a tutorial for a scrappy offset log cabin block on Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework done in rainbow colors, I loved it. I made one block, was hooked, then added three more the following week. Today I added four more colors to the mix.



I haven't yet decided on my design or whether to add another color, but I would like to end up with a nice-sized lap quilt. Cynthia made 36 blocks in 9 colors and added 6 blocks of background colors for a 54" by 63" quilt, shown here. She is a very prolific quilter, and she keeps me inspired!

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I am linking to Cynthia's Oh Scrap! linky party

19 comments:

  1. Very pretty Linda, its amazing how those scraps come together to make a lovely pattern with such zing! Love to see your finished lap quilt and just how many colours you fit in. Enjoy xx

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    1. Thanks Dawn! I'm hoping I can get moving on it and make some decisions. ;)

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  2. Your blocks look fantastic! These colors alone will make a very pretty quilt, but adding different shades of your core colors could look nice also.

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  3. Those are so pretty! I like that block, too! Going to have to give them a try!

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    1. Thank you Diann! The block is really easy to assemble. ;)

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  4. Beautiful blocks Linda! I can't wait to see how you put them together! Have a good week! Christine x

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    1. Thank you Christine. ;) I woke up determined to make a decision on it - we'll see if I do. Lol!

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  5. Lovely scraps, lovely blocks...will make for a lovely colorful quilt.

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  6. I love scrappy quilts. I can't wait to make a real one some day when my stash and scrap bins are well rounded. I love that style log cabin too. Especially in the layout that reads as circles. Can't wait to see what you settle on.

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    1. Gayle, my scrap bins started off neat, clean, and sparse. For some reason they are now full and messy - I thought they were supposed to get smaller when you make scrappy quilts! :)

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  7. Oh she sure does keep us inspired! I'm about to put my offset log cabin quilt on my frame this morning! Glad I found your site, Linda; you came into mmm quilts as a no-reply. There is a fix for that, if I can find the post on our FB page from the New Bloggers....Thanks for the comment love on my heart quilts post. :-)

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    1. Sandra thank you for visiting! That is so odd about the no-reply thing - there are one or 2 blogs I regularly visit that reply to my comments, so I'm not sure what I did differently. I adjusted a couple things I saw as suggestions on a blog help website, so hopefully that fixed it. Thanks!

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  8. Your blocks are looking great! I especially like the turquoise and pinks one on the top! Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap! I love to hear I have inspired a quilter to play with their scraps.

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  9. Oh my gosh, these are adorable! What a fun way to use scraps.

    Incidentally, are you getting my replies to your comments you leave on my blog? I email replies and would to know if it's actually working! Thanks!

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    1. Thank you Melanie! As far as comments, I just had a gal posted a comment earlier that said I was commenting as a "no-reply blogger" on her blog - ugh! I thought I had that fixed and so today I worked on it. I don't remember getting an email from you, but I'm not positive. I'll let you know if I get a reply from you.

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  10. You just blow my mind with all that you do. I feel proud when I sew on a button.

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    1. Lol Pattie! Sewing on a button is more than many can do, so you have a right to feel proud. ;)

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