Just Jimjams: A Sampler Quilt

Monday, 15 October 2012

A Sampler Quilt

Just over a week ago I was happily scrapping with 14 lovely ladies at The Second Green Buttons' Retreat (the Remix). We had a weekend of crafting and chatting and chocolate :o) I gave a quick class on stitching with templates and happily listened while others shared their expertise. Ruth showed us three brilliant ways to use up our scraps and I knew straight away that this was a technique I could use for the first challenge of the month over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog: to take inspiration from a quilt.

What's more I have finally made a start with the photos from our 2004 Florida holiday! We all look so young (and thin) in the pictures ... my diet has restarted with a vengeance! Not that I'm in this particular photo - there were only four wigs to try on so I stayed safely behind the camera!

Layout Detail - Stitching, brads and stamping

The scraps are from my October Counterfeit Kit (OK I know I haven't shared any pages made with the kit yet, but this was a scraps class) with the addition of some Polka Dot Bazzill, Sizzlits Trixie die-cut title, Studio G stamps and a few brads. I used this lovely sketch from The Sampler Kit Club's September Challenge too:

If you are inspired by a quilt pattern then please do link up over at the CKCB - check back soon for the pages I made which created these scraps!!

14 comments:

scrappyjacky said...: Love how all the colours work so well....it's always good to get new ideas for scraps.; 15 October 2012 at 09:14
Lesley G said...: Very nice Jemma, you have far more patience than me although I do need to get my sewing machine out to repair DD's school bag...; 15 October 2012 at 12:44
Sian said...: It's a beautiful technique! Funny, I got a piece of fabric in a kit on Friday and I tore a picture out of a magazine on Saturday which looked a little like this, with buttons and scraps, which I thought I could use as inspiration. I love the idea of bringing quilting and scrapbooking together. Piecing together the past, eh?; 15 October 2012 at 13:08
Margie said...: I love this, so many great colors!; 15 October 2012 at 13:27
humel said...: Oh, this is fabulous, Jemma :) Love the vibrant colours against the white, and the mathematical pattern of the scraps :); 15 October 2012 at 13:44
Unknown said...: such a great technique. the sewing is fabulous. thanks for playing with us at the sampler.; 15 October 2012 at 18:37
ComfyMom~Stacey said...: Great looking layout! Love how you did the stitching!; 15 October 2012 at 19:34
alexa said...: I am admiring that long patterned strip, Jemma - great use of papers. Are you taking Shimelle's new class?; 15 October 2012 at 23:07
MiliPea Designs said...: Love that layout! Great use of scraps.; 16 October 2012 at 01:39
Lizzie said...: This is a Cool page! I love what you have done with the little patches of paper, the matching brads etc. The photo made me laugh!; 16 October 2012 at 09:42
CoventryAnn said...: Loving the use of scraps, fabulous LO.; 16 October 2012 at 22:02
Susanne said...: Totally cute page - and that photo is hilarious.; 17 October 2012 at 00:06
Missus Wookie said...: I love the straight lines of stitching against the scraps pattern. Great photo and yeah for being young - no comment on the skinny :lol:; 18 October 2012 at 21:23
Heather Landry said...: Thank you so much for playing along with The Sampler challenges! I really love the stitching. Your layout really looks quilted. Very cool.; 24 October 2012 at 00:46