Originally Posted by lfw045
One of these days I want to do the paper bag method. Throw all the squares in a paperbag and the one you pull out is the one you sew next. That should be interesting to say the least.....lol!
That is exactly what I do. I cut my scraps into 5" squares and whatever I grab goes next in the row. It's funny, but they all seem to work well together. These are quilts that I tie for "puffy quilts" (as one GS said). They are just old fashioned comfort quilts, nice and cheery. I made one for one of my Godsons when he went to collage. It is now 27 years old and they still use it. It's getting pretty threadbare, but their kids still love it. They call it the sick quilt. Whenever anyone gets sick, they want that quilt. I also put 2 together, sew diagonally and then cut and I have HST. Every quilt doesn't necessarily have to have a spacifid pattern to be beautiful and loved. Also, the ones that I have enough of I sew into 9 patches to put together. Some are sashed, some not. I just finished my 4th one since 1/1. Also, with scrappys you don't need a pattern. With 5" squares 18 rows across and 20 down make a great quilt for a full sized bed. (actually it's a little big, but that's the way I like them. They also make very colorful baby quilts. I made one for each of my kids and they loved them.