Welcome to the Scrappy Color Play QAL! This quilt-along is a fun way to use scraps and learn more about playing with colors. Every month, we’ll explore a different color of the rainbow while we use up those scrap piles. Check below for the details!
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The Plan
This is my very first quilt-along! I’ve done sew-alongs and crochet-alongs, but never a quilt-along. Since I sew a lot, I have a lot of scraps – as do most sewists! I thought a scrappy quilt-along would be a good way to tackle those scrap piles. I also thought learning about color along the way would make it a little more interesting. This is my plan below:
These are the details:
- 24 blocks total, that’s 2 per month
- Each month is about a color or combining colors.
- Blocks are made up of strips varying from 1″ to 3″ wide sewn diagonally across the block.
- I’m using quilt-as-you-go for mine, but you can use the method that works best for you.
- The borders are 2.5″ strips. I’m doing all scrappy for those as well in blacks and grays.
- The small squares between the borders are 2.5″ x 2.5″ and I plan on fussy cutting prints for those.
- Here’s a free printable color sheet to help plan your color layout.
I hope y’all will join in the fun! You can share your blocks in my Teadoddles Makers Facebook group. Each month I pick a maker to win a $25 Amazon gift card. This group is for makers of all kinds and for all of my make-alongs.
February – Indigo
February’s color is indigo which is a purple-ish color with blue undertones. This color is closely related to last month’s color. The big difference is that it has a cooler feel to the color that violet does.
When I looked for fabrics for this month, I compared them to last months fabrics. I wanted to see the difference as I was choosing, so I could better relay to y’all what that difference would look like. On the left are my indigo fabrics and on the right are my violet fabrics.
The fabrics on the right feel warmer and the ones on the left feel cooler. Indigo can fall to a blue with a tinge of purple on the edges. I didn’t have a lot of indigo fabrics, so I went with a blend of the deeper blues and purples.
Here’s a little close up of the colors in the blocks:
And here’s January and February blocks together:
I think you can see the difference better with the blocks side by side. I’m really enjoying playing with the colors and fabric strips so far. I hope y’all are too!
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