Earlier this year my friend got me into trouble with a block swap....
And we called them *Pringles*
All of us swappers got our blocks done before the due date ( I might have been the snail in the mix) but!! We got them all in and so - she swapped and sent the mixes back out to us...
At the time we started this I didn't know that a wonderful person had already done a quilt like this - and!! she had a tutorial of sorts !! Lynn D at Klein Meisje Quilts I love that she used a bright constant - so I hope my purple does what her mint did....
This may be an ongoing project for a while - but if I did my math right mine will be about 72 x 90... ish!! don't forget the ISH!!
**UPDATE** A few of you asked the sizes we used - 2 x 3 1/2 inch
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I really like this - I have so many 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 scraps already so I'm thinking of doing it that way. I think your purple will come up beautifully, just like her mint did. :-) Blessings!
You’ve got a colorful bunch of chips underway!
….and if Lynn D has provided inspiration, this could be “chips off the old block”? LOL.
You all worked fast! I think your purple gingham is going to be a lovely constant.
That looks like fun! Lynn cut her scraps 1.5” x 2.5”, but yours look a little bigger, gauging from the cutting mat squares. Are they cut 2” x 3.5”? Dot
Thanks for sharing this link, Alycia. I love her quilt and love the little 2 z 3-1/2" bricks.
I love this! I think your purple works like it's supposed to. Now I want to make some, too!
What fun! Love the name... and Nann's suggestion of "chips off the old block" <3 Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
Nothing like a good scrappy quilt!
Very cute! I like the idea of adding blocks with a constant color to the mix. I have a whole box full of 2.5 x 4.5 pieces, but the smaller ones are just as fun aren't they?
-- Ah I thought this was the start of potato chip blocks. Wrong. Something entirely different. Neat idea to swap them. Have fun getting yours done. And, yes, I think the purple will work well with all the others,
What a great bunch of scrap blocks. . .the variety is terrific!
Pringles is such a fun name! And Jeni Baker of In Color Order also has a free pattern for what she calls a Two-Color Baby Quilt that uses blocks like these. I made one in green and pink and we love it. What I like about yours is the crazy mixed up colors instead of all coordinated and organized. I think I might give your version a go with a stack of strips that just sit on the shelf.
The purple gingham does give your eyes a place to rest. Looks like you are making really good progress with your blocks.
Love those Pringles blocks, Alycia. The mix you got is very fun and I think the purple is perfect with it! I love the scrappy look! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
Oh, fun! Thanks for the link, too.
Yes, pass the Pringles, please! This is a fun one and using up scraps is always a bonus. I like the purple gingham, too. Thanks for the link to the tutorial.
Out of the 500 for your swap are 125 the purple gingham? I am considering making my own
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