Scrappy Crib Size, String Quilt

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10-16-2011, 07:24 PM

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Mariposa

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Very colorful scrappy! Great job!

10-16-2011, 07:37 PM

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kim_s

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I love it! You can't beat a beautiful scrappy!

10-16-2011, 07:46 PM

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Candace

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Originally Posted by SandyinZ4

I know I am echoing your accolades from others. This is great and I love how you begin with the black strip in the center. I love it. It inspires me to do some of my own! Thanks!

This is my philosophy as to why this is visually very appealing. The scraps create an utter chaos of the senses. Random colors, patterns, and values. There has to be some sort of reason in the chaos and something that anchors all of it together in the black surround. Otherwise it would be too visually overwhelming. Of course, you can use any color. Red, blue etc. it doesn't have to be black. but a constant throughout the quilt is necessary to hold it all together IMO. I hope this stimulates and makes others bring out their SCRAPS!

10-17-2011, 06:01 AM

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Joan Gaddis

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that is a beautiful quilt!! the pcs. are small. you did a great job

10-17-2011, 07:48 PM

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Very pretty!

10-17-2011, 08:22 PM

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Becca Bear

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Nice!

10-18-2011, 01:20 AM

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PghPat

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Originally Posted by Candace

I make these quite often. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-120111-1.htm I use my scraps and scraps donated from others at my guild. This one is a crib size and although I still need to trim some threads, it's ready to go. This was all pieced on used computer paper that would have been shredded. I pieced it all on my vintage Singer 319W and FMQ it on my Janome 9000.

BEAUTIFUL!!!! Question......what size are your blocks and is that the size you cut your paper? Do you sew the black strip on diagonally first from corner to corner in order to have them joined together so perfectly....then start attaching the rest of the strips? Are the black strips all the same width? Thanks, Pat