You can make crumbs in different sizes. The smaller they are the crumbier (is that a word?) they are. If you make them larger, say 12” then there are more strips and it doesn’t look as crumby.
Here is a tutorial from Izzy
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-6951-1.htm
Here is a link to large crumbs I made
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-110341-1.htm
Here is a picture of some 4” crumbs I made.
4" crumbs
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