Crumb quilts - I am in love!!
08-31-2011, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Kappy
They all look so good, and the scraps all go so nicely together, what do you do if most of the quilts you've (OK I've done) have been in very divergent colors schemes, how do you get them to play nice together and yes, I am one of those that agonize over picking the right colors. It's not something that comes easily for me and thinking about just grabbing a crumb and sewing randomly together is almost causing heart palpitations LOL! It's not that I am so uptight about matchy matchy, but I don't want to get done and think...that looks like something the dog threw up...if you know what I mean.
Sharon W. in Texas
08-31-2011, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Homemother
I am working on my first crumb quilt. The blocks are 6 1/2" square. They are really fun to work on. Lots of planning and consideration goes into these little guys! The original plan was to use up those little triangles that I trimmed off of blocks. So I chain sewed hundreds of those to make 1 to 1 1/2" squares. Then I started adding bigger pieces.
08-31-2011, 11:38 AM
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Sorry I should have said Bottled Rainbows. This is a fun quilt I have started and it does take those little little pieces. Here is the website: http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2011/...ape-quilt.html
That sounds interesting too, but when I googled "rainbows in a bottle" I came up with science experiments etc., could you elaborate a little more?
Originally Posted by Kappy
Originally Posted by Murphy1
I am having fun doing something similar. Check out Rainbows in a bottle. The little pieces are separated by color and attached to muslin and framed in the dominant color. It is like working on a mosaic or puzzle. Lots of fun. I also used my scraps for a spider quilt with the scraps being the background for the webs. That is fun too. I love scappys, you never know what the end result will be.
08-31-2011, 11:44 AM
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here is another link to crumb quilt construction:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-144884-1.htm
no scrap too small! :-D
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-144884-1.htm
no scrap too small! :-D
08-31-2011, 12:56 PM
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I also just love crumb blocks (was originally taught this technique but it was called mile-a-minute blocks at the time). I have bunches and bunches of blocks in a variety of sizes just waiting to be put into quilts .. OR used for a swap.
Depending on the size and the 'rules' of a crumb swap, I might interested in participating.
Depending on the size and the 'rules' of a crumb swap, I might interested in participating.
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