Originally Posted by ranger
Originally Posted by sewjoyce
All of the blocks look so wonderful!! But I really have a stupid question for the people who make blocks out of scraps. I have a bin in which I've placed all those nice pieces that I just couldn't bear to throw out and now the bin is running over. How do you pick what goes with what? My daughter says that I'm "color coordinated" challenged so sometimes I can pick some real losers in quilt fabrics. How do you decided which scraps go where?????
I had no plan I just picked pieces from the pile and and sewed them together. I think that a scrappy quilt looks good because any colors that clash are lost in the overall look.
I'm thinking of using the 16-patch blocks in a quilt called 'Purple Stars'.
http://carterquilter.files.wordpress...2/img_2292.jpg
Izy posted a pic of a quilt that will be my inspiration for using the crumb blocks. Thank you Izy.
ranger
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/19941.page
(look at Izy's second pic)
How lovely to be able to inspire you Ranger :D :D I have done a couple of crumb block quilts, in fact there is a tutorial in the tutorial section showing how I do mine. :wink:
Here's a couple of other pictures of scrappy quilts :D
2nd put on point, Sasha likes this one better!!
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My first crumb quilt, using scraps donated by one of our guild ladies
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