My Scrappy Box

Hello there Zakka Along 2.0 blog hoppers and other guests! It's my week on the blog tour for Patchwork Please.  It is so exciting for me to support Ayumi's first book by participating in this blog tour - I think she is the most generous designer in blogland. I've made almost every one of the free tutorials offered on her blog Pink Penguin and I look forward to making more cute projects from this gorgeous book.

For my version of My Scrappy Box (featured on page 77), I chose hand printed scraps purchased from an amazing fabric designer (that I met in London!), Lucie Summers.  I snuck a small piece of my own poppy print in there as well.  The solids are Kona's and the linen is Essex yarn dyed generously supplied by Kaufman. The lining is a Moda  print by Lucie Summers from her Summersville line.

The pattern suggests foundation piecing the skinny strips onto paper, but I was able to piece them together normally without difficulty (note that the TIP bubble on page 78 gives 6 1/2" x 9" as the side panel measurement, but I think that should actually be 5 1/2" x 9"). I would recommend cutting out your heavyweight interfacing pieces AFTER you get your panels assembled - I had to make some adjustments to the stated pattern sizes. ETA: I used Pellon Peltex for my heavy weight interfacing and the box is plenty sturdy.

I was confused by some of the pattern measurements and after reading the full instructions, I believe the editor's have switched some of the panel length and width dimensions. This doesn't really matter, unless like me, you have a directional fabric for your lining or outside end panels.  The main thing to remember is that you need an extra 1/2" of lining fabric overhanging the bottom of each side/end panel, therefore the lining pieces need to be cut 1/2" longer (taller) than their corresponding outer panel.

When I reached the Assemble Box section on page 79 I could not understand how step 11 worked, so I ignored the part about drawing a line at 1/2" and instead just attached every panel to the bottom linen piece with a 1/4" seam allowance. Remember to hold or pin the lining raw edge out of the way (see below).  I started stitching from the centre out to the edge of each panel, stopping with a backstitch.

Hand-stitching the corners together with a ladder stitch worked out beautifully! This box is the perfect size for commercial quilt patterns and dressmaking envelope patterns, too.

If you make a My Scrappy Box of your own, be sure to link up by Sunday, August 4th on Lindsey's blog to win a $50 Zipit gift certificate and Pellon product!

Thanks to this week's generous sponsors, I've got some goodies to give away!

    

1. Two Auriful thread sampler packs (shipped anywhere)

2. Pellon batting/interfacing sample pack (winner must have US or Canada address)

3. A surprise F8th and sticker pack from Form&Fabric (shipped anywhere)

 Leave one comment on this post (please indicate your country) for a chance to win the prizes listed above.

Random winners chosen on August 3rd.  

IN ADDITION I'd like to give away this amazing stack of 23 Kona Fat Quarters from Zakka 2.0 Along sponsor Robert Kaufman. I'll send it anywhere in the world as long as the winner is prepared to cover the cost of shipping.  To enter the FQ stack giveaway please go here and leave one comment agreeing to pay the true cost of shipping. Please note that comments left on this "My Scrappy Box" post WILL NOT be included in the FQ stack giveaway.

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