Showing posts with label Potato Chip Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Potato Chip Challenge. Show all posts

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Chips Ahoy! Lil Bear Hug 26- 7

 My goodness it does take some time to cut your chips from the scrapbins..... much longer than it took to sew them together.  Following along with Soscrappys Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC), I cut from the yellow and purple bins.  What a treat to get the colors for Aug and Sept and look how these two colors play so well together.

This lil quilt is made from 2-1/2 x 4-1/2 " chips.  I only made 4 blocks.  I hope to finish it up this week.  Looking up close, I really didnt like it and tried to analyze what I didnt like about it.  Was there too many different fabrics or were there too many light, med and darks?  Maybe the yellows should have been a softer tone or just one or two fabrics.?  Maybe the purples should just be med and darks?  If I stand back far enough, I like it.




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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Lil Bear Hugs 26--4 ,26-5 & 26-6

 It was definitely time to whip up some more lil bear hug quilts to wrap around  stuffies for giving to children.  This project was started last year by Mary of MaryQuilts.com.  A few of us thought it a great project and continuing it for a long term mission.

Following along with the RSC color of the month in aqua, I used yesterday to sew and quilt 2 lil bear hug quilts.  Several years ago I used RSC to make a collection of Scrap Snap blocks offered by Quiltsforthemaking.blogspot.com .  This was in 2020.  The collection got stored in a box along with several other blocks, all of which I'm now calling a parts dept.

when aqua was called, I pulled out those aqua snap blocks and orange snap blocks for an accent.  I used them to make 9 patch centers and added assorted borders cut from the scrap bins.  They both finished at 21 x 24 inches and will be used to wrap up stuffies for children.

Lil Bear Hug # 4 was made with potato chip units I had cut over time from scraps.  I need to do mots more scrap cutting!  Always behind as they gather up so quickly..


Lil Bear Hug # 5 and backing



Lil Bear Hug # 6 with backing



Lil Bear Hug #4 with backing



I'm joining all these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.


Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts


Wishing you a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


Monday, June 15, 2026

Chips on the Stairs

 I'm working on a personal potato chip challenge this summer. I've collected several pics off the internet for inspiration. Over time, I collected a small drawer of potato chip units.  This first project was made from totally scrappy chips because one day I decided to just sew them in pairs, willy nilly.  However there were not enough for a quilt and it was so scrappy, it lacked continuity.

Then I came across a pic called Return Croche posted on pinterest by Jean Mentzer.  I pulled 2 fabrics to use for alternate blocks and was able to get a flimsy 40 x 48.  I added a couple borders to bring it up to the size I wanted.

Chips on the Stairs



I'm joining all these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

Wishing you a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.