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Friday, June 28, 2013

Scrappy Trip Around the World Finish

The last month and a half have been so eventful. In addition to Mother's and Father's Day, my mom and two brothers graduated from college, my husband started a new job, my three siblings and my dad had birthdays and one of my brothers moved in with us until his apartment becomes available. There has been a lot of driving back and forth between Houston and Beaumont and I cannot wait to spend more time at home! 

On top of all that, I still haven't chosen a permanent replacement for Google Reader :D, though I am currently leaning pretty heavily towards Digg Reader. My other favorite is The Old Reader. Both of their user interfaces are very similar to Google Reader. 

Today, I have one finish from my Finish-A-Long Q2 list to share with you.

The Scrappy Trip Around the World is a great project for using up fat quarters. I decided to make a 60"x72" lap quilt. Brenda from Pink Castle Fabrics made a great chart to help figure out how many strips you need to cut for baby, lap and queen sized quilts. 

A pile of Kate Spain's Cuzco that was sitting on my sewing table inspired my fabric choices. I am drawn to bright colors, so this quilt is a good representative of my fabric collection.

The love/hate relationship with this quilt was strong!  I wasn't going to make this one at first, but the temptation grew too strong after seeing so many beautiful versions on Instagram. After I made a couple of blocks, I was really unsure if I was going to continue. The blocks were easy enough, so I decided to keep going. At first I was sewing one at a time, but I eventually increased it to six at a time. That is about as much as I could do at a time, without having to bring out the seam ripper more than necessary! 

Once I sewed all the blocks and the design started to come together,  I loved it again! It is now one of my favorites.


I used a yellow variegated thread for the quilting and it blended well with the fabrics I used. I quilted following the tutorial for Orange Peel quilting from Petit Design Co's 31 Days of Walking Foot Quilting. Admittedly, my quilting isn't too fantastic (funky curves, crazy intersections, etc.).  It did get better on the second half of the quilt. What I absolutely love about this quilting pattern is that all those tiny mistakes get lost in the overall pattern. This is a great option for those who want to try something different, but aren't quite ready for FMQ yet. The Scrappy Trip Along is a great quilt design to test it out on.

Another option: In the midst of quilting, I found another method for quilting the orange peel with a walking foot at I'm a Ginger Monkey. The curves you sew are a little more subtle, so that is possibly an easier method.


The backing is Weekends Hopscotch in Lime by Erin McMorris. I chose it because it was on sale (WIN!), the color goes well with the quilt top and I liked how it was a similar design to the quilt top. 

Binding is always the hardest choice for me. It can completely change the look of a quilt. After making my husband and brother sit with me for an hour and help me decide to go scrappy with binding, I ended up going in a completely different direction! 

The binding fabric is Sweet Nothings Sweet Dots in Blue by Riley Blake Designs. I had already used some in the quilt, plus it helps bring some of the blues in the quilt out to the forefront. The blue in the binding goes well with the blue in the backing. When I first sewed the binding on to the front, I thought  "I'VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE!", but as usual I was happy in the end.


You can see more Scrappy Trip Around the World Quilts at the Scrappy Trip Along Flickr Page. I love how all the quilts represent each individual quilter's personality! 

Today I am linking up with TGIFF which is at Blossom Heart Quilts this week and Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts. I will also be  linking up with the Plum and June's Let's Get Acquainted Monday Link-Up and the 2013 Finish-Along, hosted by Leanne @ She Can Quilt.

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Next up on the schedule: Reunion Twister Quilt. I made this top using a charm pack I won from Marit at Sew, Love, Live! I am procrastinating the finish, because the backing involves applique. I always enjoy applique while I'm doing it, but it takes me a long time to work up the urge to start it (much like exercise)! I finished another baby quilt that I need to post about as well.

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer!

22 comments so far. What are your thoughts?

Lucy | Charm About You said... #

It is fabulous! Love the backing too! I'm collecting scraps to make one so I will probably be about 4 years behind everyone else ;) The quilting is amazing, I really want to try that design.

M-R Charbonneau said... #

Yay! I love it -- so bright and cheerful. You're inspiring me to get back at my Scrappy Trip.

Erin @ Once Upon a Donkey said... #

Yep, love it all. Fabrics, quilting, backing, binding = perfection!

Debbie said... #

oh I love your version and what a perfect backing! This was the quilt I first tried orange peel on and agree it's forgiving with this quilt. Awesome.

Anonymous said... #

It's so pretty! I hope to be this good one day! LOL

Deb@asimplelifequilts said... #

So pretty - love your color choices and that backing! Great job.

Celtic Thistle said... #

Love it Taryn! Definitely worth all the seam ripping :)

Michelle@factotum-of-arts.com said... #

I love the scrappy trip along - a wonderful finish...the splash of purple is great. I can't wait to see the new quilt - looks great from the teaser :-)

Michele said... #

How pretty! Love the quilting and colors!

Books_Bound said... #

Gorgeous and bright! You should go have a summer picnic on it. :)

And I'm glad your huge mistake was resolved, even without Michael bailing you out. ;)

Mareenchen said... #

What a month! The scrappy isn't shabby, either. :)

QuiltCandy said... #

What a busy year you've had! I'm so glad you got to work on this quilt though, it's divine! I love all those colours and you've done a great job quilting it. I saw the I'm a Ginger Monkey tutorial too and it looks do-able, I think! I can't wait to make my own version of this quilt...it's on the list!

Lori said... #

Your scrappy trip quilt turned out beautifully! I am in the process of quilting mine right now. I think it might be one of my favorite quilts yet!

Carla said... #

Super gorgeous scrappy trip! I plan to quilt mine like that.

Rebecca said... #

So cute! I love the way you broke out your post. Your quilt is cute too. I feel ya on the love hate thing. :-)

Heidi Staples said... #

This is absolutely gorgeous, Taryn!

Sarah said... #

I love your scrappy trip! It's so pretty and bright. Great quilting you've done too. Thanks for the links to the quilting method and the sizes of quilt using scrappy trip blocks.

Anonymous said... #

Love the colors and your quilting! Thanks for sharing this beautiful quilt!

Marit said... #

Love how warm and vibrant (without being too busy) your scrappy trip quilt is! Looking forward to seeing what you've made with "my" fabrics:) Sneak peak looks promising!

Sarah said... #

This is absolutely beautiful! I love the colors. well done!
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Katy Cameron said... #

Love how colourful this is!

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