I Completed the Scrap Splat Challenge!

The awesome people over at Generation Q Magazine and Thomas Knauer put together a bit of a challenge for 30 lucky people—including me. Thomas sent us 40 2.5″ squares and challenged us to create whatever we wished using all 40 squares, adding only solids.

My brain has been in organize, organize, organize! mode, so rather than a quilt or pillow of sorts, I ended up making an organizer for notions, so that I can easily tote around the ones I use regularly. It’s approximately 7″×11″ when folded closed (but a bit bulging, when full).

In addition to pockets along the bottom for cutting and marking tools, on one side, there’s a zippered compartment perfect for holding needle packages, an extra rotary blade, spools of thread, and bobbins.

On the other is two pin cushions made of my two favorite scraps in the bunch (using couscous that has been in my pantry for who knows how long, because I didn’t have anything better to stuff them with).

The outside uses the rest of the scraps. Most are folded in half, although some are cut in half and used in two places. Not a scrap was leftover (either whole or in pieces).

I had some plastic canvas tucked away, and used it between the outer and inner layers to stiffen the whole thing. It’s also inserted into one of the pockets so that my scissors don’t poke through.

I started piecing without a super solid plan, just a relatively finished idea of a color gradient from the front to back, fitting in leftover scraps as needed.

It’s not the best craftsmanship, but overall, I’m happy with the result. Up close, there are some pretty horrible scraps, but some were pretty interesting, too.

I can’t wait to see what everyone else does with their scraps!

5 Responses to “I Completed the Scrap Splat Challenge!”

Kira

12:19 pm | 10/27/11

I did it too. This is a great use of the scraps.
Kit Lang

6:25 pm | 11/05/11

I googled the challenge because I was curious to see what everyone had done.

I LOVE this! So cool! Here’s what I did with mine…

http://kitlangfiberart.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-bloggers-quilt-festival.html
Denise Rouillier

9:46 pm | 11/13/11

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Great Job!!!!!!!!!!
Kit Lang

12:30 pm | 03/08/12

Out of curiosity – did you ever receive your “prize” from GenQ?

I have had four emails from Jake at Gen Q since October promising to “send it next week” but it has never arrived (last time was February 13). I must confess that despite the fact that I don’t really *care* whether I get a prize or not – it leaves a really bad taste in my mouth whenever I see Gen Q advertising “giveaways”. I always think “Oh sure. Like anyone ever gets anything they say they’re going to send!”

So. lol. Did you ever get anything or is just me? 🙂
- Rachael Arnold
  
  4:04 pm | 03/08/12
  
  Since I was just an honorable mention, I wasn’t expecting one… so nope (although their text about sending prizes didn’t make it clear whether everyone in the post would receive them, or just the top three).
  
  I hope you receive yours soon. I know what you mean though… I won something from another site almost two years ago, and still occasionally get word that they “promise to send it soon, what is your address again”?