The POTATO CHIP block

Everyone is asking  “What is a potato Chip Block”.

Well I first saw it on Brenda’s YouTube when I was searching ideas for scraps.

https://youtu.be/-lyBtI2086I?si=fU0hFg74PjfWN3EU

She remembers a chip commercial that says “good luck eating just one” . 

So now she says “good luck just making one”.

There is a great 33 page booklet that is free.  You can get yours from HERE

As the title says, this is the basic design and colour layout. Lights and darks. Whether it be in a colourway or totally scrappy. 

I have chosen totally scrappy. Each piece is 2.5” * 4*5”.  It goes together like courthouse steps.

Here is my block done. It measures 12.5”. You can keep adding as many  rounds as you like. Some people have made full baby quilts and even larger by just continuing the rounds.

When I cut my blocks I store them in this box from Bunnings. The drawers are the perfect size.

A great way to use up all your scraps  and leftover bindings without thinking too hard. An easy one to do for leaders and Enders. You don’t even have to match seams.

I also found this site which explains a bit too.

https://inspiredquiltingbylealouise.com/best-potato-chip-block-secrets/#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20Potato%20Chip,name%20the%20Potato%20Chip%20Block!

What is a Potato Chip Block

While this pattern goes back at least 100 years and has been published under different names, it continues to be a popular favorite. The current name is only a couple years old. The idea being that this quilt is so simple and quick to assemble, you can’t make just one. Hence, its name the Potato Chip Block!.

For everyone on Facebook go to Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda and search for Potato Chip Block. You will get loads of ideas and pictures of so many great quilts.

 Apparently they are addictive.

Linking up with https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2025/11/scraphappy-saturday-tangents.html

Potato Chips and another placemat

I have joined a swap for potato chips. These measure 2.5” * 4.5”.

I had to cut out 200. Lucky I have a die for the go cutter. This made it quick.

So with the scraps I made another placemat.

That’s now # 45 out of 50 

Linking up with https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2025/11/scraphappy-saturday-tangents.html

Placemats, placemats and more placemats

 After finishing my Spring Fling mystery quilt I used up the scraps

I had plenty for the binding

 and made some placemats for Meals on Wheels.

This makes my tally 44 out of my 50 goal.

Linking up with Angela for Scrap Happy Saturday

https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2025/11/scraphappy-saturday-wrapping-up-and.html

Another Quillow made

I wanted to make a quick gift for a special person. I had an idea for a quillow. Yep, you know, a quilt and pillow. I bought a jelly roll in Darwin from spotlight. It was a nice bright one. I had found some kids quilts I liked on Pinterest that gave me a basic idea of what I wanted. So I got started.

I stitched together 25 strips and cut strips from scraps of white tone on tones about 20”-25” long. Whatever the piece was I had. I also added in a strip of fabric and a strip of the backing from my race track quilt I just finished. Then staggered them next to each other.

This person loves beetle cars and combi’s. These remind me of the flower power era and the Partridge family bus. So I had some fun. 

A couple of years ago I was given a box of silky machine embroidery threads. I used them for the blanket stitch appliqué.

I crosshatched quilted on the coloured strips and free motioned flowers on the white.

I had the perfect backing in my stash I had bought cheap years ago.

There was enough to use them as the pocket too. Notice the VW  emblem. I added that to the combi on the front. 

It worked out beautiful and so colourful.

Measures 50” * 60”. 

 

Tilda Nantucket zippered pouch.

 My quilt group had a tutorial night making a zippered pouch.

I am using my left over Tilda fabric that I purchased in Humpty Doo.

I even had an old zip to match.

My squares are sewn together and I’m big stitch quilting it.

And I now have a cute boxed pouch.

It is a good size too.

The pattern is free from MODA. 

But you can also watch a video HERE on YouTube. 

Xmas Advent Stitchery

 I’m happy to say that I did make progress on this wall hanging. I’m running low on one of the threads. That’s ok. I’ll just add in some as I go. I have a mixed bundle from somewhere.

The angel is getting some wings

I am just sewing on these 2 pockets and this block is finished

Here is the progress made.  2 months sewn together.

Month 3 is completed

I think that is it for the challenge.

I think this is coming up very cute.

Linking up with Deana for the Chookshed Challenge.

Quillow is finished

 I was having so much fun with this quilt I didn’t stop until it was finished.

I quilted it each side of the road. Simple stitching.

Spending Sunday night sewing down the binding

It looks fantastic out on the grass. 

I just love this backing. I have had it in the stash for about 10-12 years. It is perfect for this quilt.

You can see a pocket with a zip on the back too. This is the pocket to transform it into a quillow.

I added the extra zip pocket to put some cars in it to take along and play with.

All folded into a cushion for easy storage and cleanup.

With the hidden pocket on the inside.

What is a quillow?

It is a quilt that folds and stores away into a pillow. Making it a QUILLOW.

And the 3rd good thing about it is that it is also a playmat. So this is a triple winner. 

Going to be a gift for my friends grandsons.

 

Another quilt started

 I am making a quilt for a little boy. A ROAD quilt to play with cars. I bought a die for the go cutter which made it so much easier.

Coming together nicely

I have decided to make it into a quillow with a pocket too. These are for the pocket.

Here are all the blocks made and layout decided.

No borders needed and the binding will be red.

Each block measures 10”. The quilt measures 50” * 60”. A nice playmat size.

Another find. Kristy’s baby quilt

 My daughter started making this baby quilt in 2007/8. It was bought as a kit.

She made all 4 log cabin blocks. The seam allowance isn’t very accurate but it was her first go. These can be trimmed down to size. Or I can add an extra round to make it up to the size required.

The first appliqué block was stitched. She was good at blanket stitching.

She fell pregnant and found out it was a boy. So the sewing stopped because she said she wouldn’t use it as it was more of a girl colour/style. Into the back of the cupboard it went. She has shifted many times over the years. Eventually all her sewing supplies came to me. So I got it all out to see what I needed to do. I know she had started another block but that was nowhere to be found. There was 3 background fabrics left. I traced out all the blocks.

Ironed them on to the background fabric.

These are very cute. I was careful with all the fabric as I needed to make the last block up out of the scraps so the fabrics were the same.

Here they are together. There is 2 different background fabrics. I need to buy another fabric. It will be one from spotlight. It is only a thin tone on tone in a pale cream. I have. White one but it is too noticeable. Off shopping I will go. I have prepared the appliqué to be ironed on when I have bought some new fabric.

It’s not a very big quilt so shouldn’t take too long to make. I won’t be doing it by hand and will machine blanket stitch the appliqué blocks. All the eyes are little buttons but I think I might stitch them on. Once together I just have to find some binding that will match. That shouldn’t be too hard. Then it will be put away for her first grandchild/daughter as a surprise.

Fabric shopping and fun finds

 I thought I’d have a wander through spotlight as they were having another good sale on fabrics. As I was walking in and given it is Halloween time, I saw this.

A spooky little sewing machine. That’s a fun decoration. No I didn’t buy it.

 I loved making the alphabet letters so I want to build up my stash of novelty prints. So for $24 I got quite a few cool ones. Ranging from 15cm to 1/2 metre.

I have another idea to make for a gift. This is going to a friend before Christmas. When I was talking to her to arrange our visit she had recently been to a friend’s 70th birthday party. They had jelly cakes (cut up sponge cake dipped into jelly and rolled in coconut. Sometimes cut in half with whipped cream in the middle) and fairy bread (hundreds and thousands sprinkled onto buttered bread). Both are basic children’s party food. Did you notice the fairy bread fabric. She hadn’t heard of either of these. Just had to buy that and use it for her gift. 

We always play cards when staying with her. I thought these were a fun idea to use some fun fabrics. Some of her favourite things.

Tilda Kawandi pouch

 I got around to stitching my Tilda Kawandi project that I started when in Darwin.

This is how far I got when I was away.

All the fabric is pinned on so I could have it beside my chair.

I have enjoyed slow stitching this. It is so mindless

Time to make it into a pouch but I need a zip. Out came the zip box.

Look at the price of this 64 cents. Now that’s old.

I covered both ends of the zip. I made them so they stuck out further than the pouch. This made tabs to hold when opening and closing the zip.

I decided I didn’t want to keep it a flat pouch.

Then added the Phula onto the zipper pulls. I also dog eared the base.

Slow Stitching Sunday.