Originally Posted by
bearisgray
It seems when I see the term "scrappy" - it means one of two things -
"Clean out the refrigerator" - which is using all sorts of odds and ends that may or may not coordinate, just to get them used up.
"Sampler plate" - which is buying/using small amounts of many different fabrics that (usually) seem to be somewhat coordinated and are deliberately acquired for a particular project.
How do you define them?
I don't know. I figured any quilt that calls for all the fabrics in a Jelly Roll, for instance, would be considered scrappy. Or not. I have no idea. I used to think anything that wasn't pretty much "all the same for each block" would be considered scrappy. But now I have no idea and just make up the fabrics I have without worrying too much about what they are called.