{"id":3148,"date":"2018-10-12T10:49:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T17:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2018-10-12T10:49:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T17:49:03","slug":"feeling-scrappy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/12\/feeling-scrappy\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Scrappy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>scrap\u00b7py \u2013(\u02c8skrap\u0113\/)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>adjective: <strong>scrappy<\/strong> &#8211; consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts. Synonyms &#8211; feisty, tenacious, determined, persistent<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3149\" style=\"width: 1360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3149\" src=\"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/10\/combined-photo.jpg?resize=1100%2C489\" alt=\"combined photo\" width=\"1100\" height=\"489\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Table full of giveaway plaid and two of ten scrappy plaid, wonky circle blocks<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week I sat in with one of the many quilting groups that sets up shop at the Ranch. This group calls themselves \u201cRanch Hands\u201d \u2013 they are an eclectic bunch of traditional, modern, and everything in between, quilters. Usually when I join in I\u2019ll have a project I want to finish or a particular goal in mind but this week I didn\u2019t have time or inclination to figure anything out so I just brought my sewing machine and some thread and decided to make something from the scrap table. For the non-quilters out there \u2013 quilters love their fabric, they buy it, store it, save it, use it then there is always some left over. Generally, not being a wasteful bunch, they don\u2019t want to throw out their beautiful scraps, so they bring left over fabric in all sizes and place on the give away table. So the scrap table was my inspiration. Someone had brought an array of plaids. None of the swaths of plaid where larger than about 12 inches square\u2013 but there where a lot to choose from so I got busy picking my colors. In the mix there were just a few reds so that became the middle of my wonky, scrappy, blocks. I created 5 improvisational log cabin blocks using yellows and golds, and 5 more using greens all with a red square in the center. Once I had them all laid out I thought I should break from the plaid grid of the whole thing and put in some improvisational curves. The result was 10 squares part gold part green. Now a purpose emerged \u2013 I would put these all together in a long autumnal table runner. Going back the the scrap table I found strips of green with a circle print and they were already cut 3 inches wide! Onward I went backing, quilting and binding all from the bounty of the scrap table. My scrappy improv quilt fits the definition above: a bit disorganized and untidy but also wonderfully feisty and determined to become something from nothing. It was a pleasure to step away from a plan and just let inspiration rule the day. A good reminder that sometimes not knowing what you\u2019re doing can lead you down an interesting path.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3150\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3150\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/10\/table-runner.jpg?resize=750%2C969\" alt=\"table runner\" width=\"750\" height=\"969\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Finished autumnal table runner<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>scrap\u00b7py \u2013(\u02c8skrap\u0113\/) adjective: scrappy &#8211; consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts. Synonyms &#8211; feisty, tenacious, determined, persistent This week I sat in with one of the many quilting groups that sets up shop at the Ranch. 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