Originally Posted by tinliz
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Why is it called "schnibbles"? Jan in VA
Went online and found this.
Schnibble: noun A scrap of fabric; a leftover bit of cloth; a small piece.
Yeah, I knew that, but, to me, even though this is a small quilt, the pieces don't seem like a "scrap", or a "leftover bit".
Seems to me that there used to be a book, or maybe a technique where tiny pieces of fabric -- little fiingernail size -- were used to make mosaic-like, torn-piece fabric "paintings" where the pieces were fused and/or thread painted down. Anybody else remember what I'm talking about?
By the definition here, it appears *any* miniture quilt could be called a schnibble.
Not trying to argue, just tgrying to understand and learn.
Jan in VA