Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the consumerist mindset of
always buying the latest and greatest fabric lines. I know I do now and again.
More often, I find myself enjoying the process of working with the fabric I
have on hand, especially scraps from other projects. For example, my recently
finished Blueberry Pie baby quilt is composed almost entirely of scraps, both
my own scraps and scraps from a family scrap swap. A few fat eighths that I
received as a gift were the only non-scrap fabric.
When I participated in a family scrap swap last year, I wanted to start using
the scraps I received sooner rather than later. At first, I didn't know which
pattern to use, but when I saw Blueberri Breezes at Angel Scraps Quilting, I
was motivated to make my own version. After the top was finished, I still had
quite a few scraps left over. Inspired by Missing the Point by Ocheltree Design, I decided to cut the remaining scraps into 2.5" strips and piece
them together end-to-end and see where that led me. I wasn’t expecting to make
the backing entirely of scraps, but that’s what happened! I even incorporated
the tiniest of scraps using completely cauchy’s Scraptacularity method, which I
loved.
I quilted Blueberry Pie in a cross-hatch pattern following the design
of the “front.” In the end, I like the “back” even better. The binding is also
made from scraps, but I bet that’s not a big surprise. This quilt was so
enjoyable to make, that I felt compelled to celebrate its completion with baked
goods, specifically, Blueberry Pie Pops.
Pie making seems to run in my family, but I’ve never made Blueberry
Pie (or Pie Pops) before. By combining Cakespy’s Pie Pop recipe and Macrina Bakery’s Classic Blueberry Pie recipe, I managed to make a passable Blueberry
Pie Pop. Somehow I ended up with too much pie filling and not enough dough, so
I will share my particular recipe after all the wrinkles are ironed out.
