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Old 07-12-2010, 05:17 AM
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gollytwo, is mileaminute in quilting also or are you speaking of crochet" i sure miss crochet..thanks, molly
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:18 AM
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Ok guys. I feel dumb. Please explain to me what a crumb block is.
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:18 AM
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Oh forgot to mention,
I also am cutting these in tumbler shapes and alternating with the black kona
you can also do apple core etc
don't be limited by the square shape!
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:20 AM
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mlaceruby, no, thier not ugly, thats a beautiful quilt top. thanks for explaining. molly
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:20 AM
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crumbs are just sewing all you small scraps together to form
a block or piece of fabric.
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:21 AM
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Yup, I do, but I keep going. By the time each block is made and sewn into a quilt, the ONE I didn't like can't be found.
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
Originally Posted by aorlflood
I think of myself as making new "fabric". It's amazing how much new "fabric" you can get from crumbs!
I like to make them when I want "mindless" sewing...something I don't have to think about or concentrate to do.
I've made blocks but have yet to join them together into anything. It is more like one of those "on-going" projects...kinda like string blocks. I make them when my scrap bins start getting too full.
Ditto
I'm more likely though to make fabric for Mile a Minute than for Crumbs - probably because it's more familiar to me .
Can you explain the difference between crumb and mile-a-minute? I always thought they were the same thing, just a different name. :?:
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mlaceruby
I have a different take on crumb blocks!
here are some pics of what I have made and some blocks in progress.
I look at these as free quilts- made from garbage that I would have thrown away!
I sew my crumbs together by color, forming new pieces of fabric that is yellow,blue,green,pink,red purple etc
then I cut them in to triangles and use abackground fabric to make HST units.
here are some pics of my units the black ones are 2 1/2" and the white ones are 3 1/4"
and also a pic of a queen size quilt top waiting to be quilted
hope this helps for the overall effect
These are not UGLY quilts!
I like the idea of making HST's with them. I've only seen them wish sashing. Thanks for the idea!
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:48 AM
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I think Mile-a-Minute starts with a strip and you add small pieces to it. (put the strip down face up and put scraps face down and sew...cut and add on.

Crumbs start and continue to use smaller - odd shaped pieces.

I'll try to find links by searching.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-6951-1.htm
Crumbs: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-47601-1.htm

Mile a minute
http://quiltingisstillmypassion.blog...-tutorial.html
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Originally Posted by mlaceruby
I look at these as free quilts- made from garbage that I would have thrown away!
I sew my crumbs together by color, forming new pieces of fabric that is yellow,blue,green,pink,red purple etc
then
***I cut them in to triangles and use abackground fabric to make HST units.***
Now that's CLEVER - and I LOVE the Organized Scrappy effect it makes. That I could do! ... but with all the different *edges* I'd probably cut my crumb into a square along with a square of my background fabric and sew 1/4" from a diagonal line corner to corner and then cut 2 HST.

OhOhOhOh I want to do it NOW - but I have appointments out of the house - :( :( :(
ThankYou
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