Originally Posted by jennid
What is a Scrappy Quilt? I'm new. Is this the same as buying the charm packs?
Scappy quilts are made with a quilter's scraps. Sometimes the scraps are left over from other projects. Sometimes, a quilter will buy a few fat quarters or charm packs to put into a scrappy quilt. Sometimes scraps are traded. Interesting tidbit - about a hundred fifty years ago, scrappy quilts were called 'Beggars' Quilts' because quilters would trade fabric scraps or ask for particular colors from their quilting buddies, just as we still do.
Here is a thread that shows many, many scrappy quilts from people on this board.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-40134-1.htm