Can a scrappy quilt be too scrappy?
02-07-2016, 10:20 PM
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I'm no expert here, but my opinion is that whatever works for you is fine. Generally, I try to stick with an overall theme and / or color scheme.
Examples would be brown civil war reproductions, pink and green florals, orange moderns... It's just a judgement call at the time.
Examples would be brown civil war reproductions, pink and green florals, orange moderns... It's just a judgement call at the time.
02-08-2016, 05:19 AM
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There are a few scrappy quilts that I cannot look at. Especially, if there are no variations in the color values. I like the Scrap Sensation pattern you posted with the light/dark HST's and the slim sashing. It was very pleasant to view.
02-08-2016, 05:57 AM
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I really like the pic you posted...I think the black sashing draws attention to the scrappiest and make them look planned, altho they are not. There are other ways to cut those " small pieces" to make HSTs...like triangles on a roll or thangles.... These can be used to make larger pieces into HSTs......actually this is on my "to do list" too
02-08-2016, 06:19 AM
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I love that pattern and it is on my list! I just made 15 strip quilts made from scraps 2 1/2" wide and all sorts of lengths. These are for donation but the point of my story is those scraps were in a large tote and it made 15 tops. I think scraps multiply!!!!
02-08-2016, 06:19 AM
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I love the pattern that you've chosen. The sashing gives your eyes a place to rest. I started a scrappy quilt last year that ended up reminding me of thrown confetti. It is in a bag unfinished. I may pull it out and add sashing.
02-08-2016, 07:14 AM
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Hi!
I've vowed to not buy any more fabric until I use up a good portion of my small scraps and this is hard because I love buying fabric
. I found the attached pattern which I really like and I've already cut up enough squares to go to the next step (though it seems to barely have made a dent in my stash). I hope I'm attaching it right, this is my first post.
http://www.mccallsquilting.com/conte..._Web_Bonus.pdf
A couple years ago I made a scrappy quilt and quite honestly, it ended up looking like mud soup. I'm a fairly new quilter and am afraid of this happening again. I'm thinking this pattern will be better because there is a good contrast between dark and light and the sashing should unify and separate and things - both of these were absent in my other scrappy quilt.
Are there any rules in scrappy quilts as to what to use and not to use? I've pulled the 30's repro fabrics as they seemed to clash and didn't quite fit. Most of my other fabrics are rather traditional (as in not modern or real bright), civil war repro, forest colors, some blues some purples. I don't want to make the mistake again of having too much. The lights are a mixture of mostly white, beige, light yellow and a small number of other lights thrown in.
Thanks!
I've vowed to not buy any more fabric until I use up a good portion of my small scraps and this is hard because I love buying fabric
. I found the attached pattern which I really like and I've already cut up enough squares to go to the next step (though it seems to barely have made a dent in my stash). I hope I'm attaching it right, this is my first post.http://www.mccallsquilting.com/conte..._Web_Bonus.pdf
A couple years ago I made a scrappy quilt and quite honestly, it ended up looking like mud soup. I'm a fairly new quilter and am afraid of this happening again. I'm thinking this pattern will be better because there is a good contrast between dark and light and the sashing should unify and separate and things - both of these were absent in my other scrappy quilt.
Are there any rules in scrappy quilts as to what to use and not to use? I've pulled the 30's repro fabrics as they seemed to clash and didn't quite fit. Most of my other fabrics are rather traditional (as in not modern or real bright), civil war repro, forest colors, some blues some purples. I don't want to make the mistake again of having too much. The lights are a mixture of mostly white, beige, light yellow and a small number of other lights thrown in.
Thanks!
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