There just really isn’t enough time in the day-week-month-lifetime to do all of the projects I want to do. I saw another one the other day that I might be able to slip in while I do other things.
I went to The Granary before Friend Julie and I had lunch to wait for her. Just inside the door they have books and magazines, so I took a look at a relatively new book by Diane Knott called Scrap Quilt Secrets**. I have a lot of scraps so I am always tempted to see what clever things authors do with them.
This is an interesting book. There were a few projects in which I was interested. Not enough of them to actually buy the book, and my library doesn’t have it, so, at the moment, I can’t do a review.
There was one quilt I thought would be a great leaders and enders project. It is called 4 Patch Plaid and uses 4 Patches plus some strips and cornerstones. I see 4 low volume 4 patches and 5 colored 4 patches. I like this pattern, aside from the 4 patches, because it looks like you are looking through a window at an interesting 4 patch quilt. I can imagine making many 4 patches in between other projects and suddenly having enough to make a quilt.
**Nota bene: C&T did not send me a copy of this book and I have no affiliation with the author.
Hi Jaye – I actually bought Diane’s book at my LQS since she’s local to Atlanta and had a table set up. I’m planning on making a version of the cover quilt to donate to Good Mews for their annual auction with some tweaks to the applique to be more cat-centric. The crux of her book isn’t the patterns so much as that way in which she thinks about scrap quilts, where “scrap” is an acronym for various components of her system.
It’s not a quantum leap forward in quilting, but it’s another way to think about how you put scraps together. When I get time (in 2024?) I might do a full review on my blog.
Hi Pam,
Thanks for letting me know! I didn’t have much time to review the book, but I am glad to know it is more about ‘theory’ or technique than patterns. As the title of the post says, I don’t have enough time for half the projects on my mind. I can’t wait to see your Good Mews version. I am sure the author would be thrilled to see it as well.
I love scrap quilts. I have tons of scraps. More ideas (like you) than time (like you). Sigh.
We should put our very smart children on the task of slowing down time.