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QM 01-06-2011 04:01 PM

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I have made a large number of scrappy quilts. This seems to be to be the most versitile method. It is possible to do it without a foundation, but it is much more work. Any foundation will do. I like to use batting scraps. Others in my guild use paper (which needs to be removed) or cheap, prewashed muslin. You can use orphan blocks, paper piecing errors, and just plain scrap. A block may have a theme, or common colors, or not. However you do it, have fun. It will go very quickly.

I try to start with a non-rectanglar piece in (sorta) the middle of my foundation. I generally try NOT to have everything I add be a rectangle.

Put 1st 2 pieces on foundation
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Open and Finger press
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Add additonal pieces.
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QM 01-06-2011 04:05 PM

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I can use pieces that were errors in a paper piecing project.

Fill the whole foundation. I generally go 1/4" past the foundation to allow for my seams.

Adding presewn bits
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back of foundation
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Block one,
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Yvonne 01-06-2011 04:07 PM

Looks like a lot of fun and absolutely no stress! Thanks for sharing.

QM 01-06-2011 04:08 PM

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Other blocks

block 2
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block 3
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block 4
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QM 01-06-2011 04:09 PM

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more blocks

another block
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and another
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lovingmama 01-06-2011 04:10 PM

Very nice!

earthwalker 01-06-2011 04:10 PM

I love scrappy, thanks for sharing your how to - beautiful colours in your collection too!

deema 01-06-2011 04:11 PM

Would this work using used dryer sheets like I've seen mentioned before? All of my dryer sheets get tossed in the same bag, I must have a whole grocery sack full of them.

QM 01-06-2011 04:13 PM

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As you can see, I like mine to have a lot of variety and lively colors. Other people prefer theirs to be in a single color family. Your foundation blocks don't have to be square. Triangles, hexagons, diamonds and strips are also commonly used.

another block
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another
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bjnicholson 01-06-2011 04:14 PM

Wow! I like that! I'm making some throws so I'll have a bunch of scraps to use. Thanks!

QM 01-06-2011 04:17 PM

Someone else commented that unused dryer sheets MAY cause damage to fabrics in the long run. In my opinion, used ones would work just fine. During the depression, newspapers were used and left in for more insulation. I would not recommend that. I have also used pieces of worn out sheets as foundations.

This method has been done for as long as quilting has been done. It is not at all new, but it is fast, fun and lively, as well as being environmentally friendly, as we use more of the fabric we buy.

BTW, you can use flannel, etc, but remember to leave larger seam allowances. The lamb print is a piece of flannel sheet.

My great grandmother (dead long before I was born) combined hers with no sashings or borders. I prefer to sash and border mine, so I do use some "new" fabric. The back could be another set of scrappy blocks or a regular backing. If you use sashings and borders, they will need batting behind them.

skydiver70 01-06-2011 04:21 PM

Your blocks are very pretty. I love the scrappy blocks. I would like to see it when you finish. Thanks for sharing.

Luv Quilts and Cats 01-06-2011 04:22 PM

Looks like fun! I like the block!

QM 01-06-2011 04:24 PM

Enjoy!

isnthatodd 01-06-2011 04:24 PM

I'm also looking forward to seeing the final product. I love scrappy quilts and have enough scraps to cover Dallas, I think :lol:

wolph33 01-06-2011 04:25 PM

great blocks

Pat P 01-06-2011 04:26 PM

Thanks for sharing. gonna bookmark this, I have used
freezer paper on a strip quilt and wouldn't do it again.
Your blocks are a kaleidescope (SP) of color.

QM 01-06-2011 04:58 PM

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Why do you think I make scrappy quilts?

A different scrappy block.
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and another
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QM 01-06-2011 05:04 PM

Why do you think I make scrappy quilts?

auntbarb 01-06-2011 05:09 PM


Originally Posted by earthwalker
I love scrappy, thanks for sharing your how to - beautiful colours in your collection too!

:) :) :) :)

klgreene 01-06-2011 05:10 PM


Originally Posted by isnthatodd
I'm also looking forward to seeing the final product. I love scrappy quilts and have enough scraps to cover Dallas, I think :lol:

Ditto

craftybear 01-06-2011 05:30 PM

beautiful blocks, thanks for sharing with all of us

Mariposa 01-06-2011 05:35 PM

Great scrappy blocks! Love your bright fabrics!! :)

hperttula123 01-06-2011 05:37 PM

How fun!!! Love your blocks. Thanks for sharing your photos. :)

Cyn 01-06-2011 05:39 PM

Beautiful!

nativetexan 01-06-2011 05:43 PM

oh i love the little lambs/sheep print!!

kamaiarigby 01-06-2011 05:44 PM

Hi
I love you blocks I am really into scrap quilts. Do you hav a photo of a complete quilt you have made?

Cheers
Dale (kamaiarigby)
New Zealand

pojo 01-06-2011 05:49 PM

I love the scrappy blocks.
I see some of the same material I have too.

QM 01-06-2011 05:54 PM

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The previous one above is most of a completed quilt.

Apple core (also called axe head) is a traditional pattern that is time consuming but not particularly difficult, if you preclip your seam allowances.

My "Hearts of Trinity" quilt was raffled to benefit our local museum. While I made the individual 6x9.5 blocks with hand applique while I watched TV, These could just as well have been machine appliqued.

"Scraps are not Trash"
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Apple core: not a fast quilt
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Another type of scrap usage
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QultingaddictUK 01-06-2011 05:56 PM


Originally Posted by isnthatodd
I'm also looking forward to seeing the final product. I love scrappy quilts and have enough scraps to cover Dallas, I think :lol:

Don't we all :mrgreen: http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/40...200x200Q85.jpg this is one we have made, in my class, using odd strips and doing Quilt as you go, another favourite is using Quiltville's "Crumb quilting" http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/26...200x200Q85.jpg

I make a lot for Project Linus and the children love them 'cos of the bright colours.

BTW QM I just love those scrappy blocks made, are you a follower of this Scrap system by any chance http://quiltville.com/index.html :wink:

QM 01-06-2011 06:03 PM

Those are lovely examples!! I like the fact that the sashing pieces on the second are from 2 kinds of fabric.

QultingaddictUK 01-06-2011 06:10 PM


Originally Posted by QM
Those are lovely examples!! I like the fact that the sashing pieces on the second are from 2 kinds of fabric.

That's because I was using up a couple more scraps :-P

QM 01-06-2011 06:45 PM

I don't think I follow any particular syste, but thanks for the heads up. I haven't been to quiltville for a while.

amma 01-06-2011 10:14 PM

Thank you for the tute :D:D:D

QM 01-06-2011 11:31 PM

You are very welcome.

Carol W 01-07-2011 05:39 AM

Very nice!!

mcbride4362 01-07-2011 05:47 AM

THANK YOU ...THANK YOU...I am new to quilting and always wondered what people meant when they said "scrapy quilt". This looks like so much fun, I can't wait to try it. Do you cut squares of batting and then quilt pieces to that? I am not sure I understand how you do the backing. It looked like you quilted onto squares (what happens with the raw edges that are uneven when you quilt over top of them? Just don't worry about them? After you cover the whole block, i am guessing that you use your rotary cutter to trim all the sides. This may all sound so trivial, but I am such a beginner. Thanks for sharing!

reginalovesfabric 01-07-2011 05:48 AM

ladies go to www.quiltville.com and on the right side click on crayola box, it's a block that will use up scraps in a hurry. I love this block and I know I've said this before but I ironed all scraps from one tub and less than a yard pieces and to date I have 96 blocks sewn and am still cutting. No foundation needed.

mimee4 01-07-2011 06:10 AM

Neat blocks. Each one different and unique. Put together and you have a different and unique quilt. Nice.

feline fanatic 01-07-2011 06:24 AM

I also call this style crumb quilting ala quiltville but actually learned it here a little over a year ago. It is a great use of scraps in any size or shape. It is also fun "mindless" sewing and the blocks go together really fast. I don't do mine with foundation either. Thanks for posting.


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