Can't stop sewing scraps...
05-25-2013, 08:23 AM
#61
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Just bound my sons queen size crazy quilt ..each crazy 12 inch block is one color and takes one hour to sew 36 blocks.
i can't wait to get home to start another on. It's great to keep scraps by color in plastic shoe boxes for this project.
scrapaholic as well as fabricholic..
i can't wait to get home to start another on. It's great to keep scraps by color in plastic shoe boxes for this project.
scrapaholic as well as fabricholic..
05-25-2013, 11:58 AM
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Ha! That's how my crumb quilt got made. Sewed two squares together just to "try" it. Decided I didn't like sewing with scraps - then kept putting bits togwther to "see" how they looked together ... finally had to give the scrap bag away to stop myself.
05-25-2013, 01:50 PM
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I just finished a crazy patch quilt from scraps. I LOVED, LOVED doing this. The sewing is a no brained and I got to use all of the fancy stitches on my machines. Can't wait to do another one. I cut the batting into squares to use as my foundation, made the squares and did the QAUG. I loved the way it turned out.
05-25-2013, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by pyffer3
Last week I decided to do something with the baskets of scraps I have been saving. 
So every day I rush to my sewing room and just sew, sew, sew scraps together until they become big squares maybe about 16 inch squares. I now have about 8 or 10 of the big squares and I just keep sewing those scraps. It's almost like an addiction or something. I can't focus on anything else or even work on another project. I just HAVE to sew those scraps into bigger squares for a future quilt top. Is this some new disease or something? Has anyone else had this problem before? It's not like I don't have anything else to work on. I have 2 quilt tops finished, just need to be sandwiched and quilted. I have fabric and patterns for 2 more quilts to be cut out....but, I just keep going to those scraps. It's just this fascination of seeing small pieces of fabric become larger and larger......any antidotes?
So every day I rush to my sewing room and just sew, sew, sew scraps together until they become big squares maybe about 16 inch squares. I now have about 8 or 10 of the big squares and I just keep sewing those scraps. It's almost like an addiction or something. I can't focus on anything else or even work on another project. I just HAVE to sew those scraps into bigger squares for a future quilt top. Is this some new disease or something? Has anyone else had this problem before? It's not like I don't have anything else to work on. I have 2 quilt tops finished, just need to be sandwiched and quilted. I have fabric and patterns for 2 more quilts to be cut out....but, I just keep going to those scraps. It's just this fascination of seeing small pieces of fabric become larger and larger......any antidotes?
05-25-2013, 03:44 PM
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wow i have saved some scraps but was not sure what to do with them , thank you for the ideas !! but i have a question when sewing them together do you use a stabilizer under them or just sew them together any ole way they fit ?
05-25-2013, 05:50 PM
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I understand perfectly. I made a quilt that is one of my favorites. I love it. I think I posted it if you search my posts. It was the most fun of all my quilts...just mindless sewing, no ripping, no thinking. Have fun and post a picture.
05-25-2013, 06:04 PM
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I just looked for the picture. It is dark but you get the idea.
I am trying to load from my iPad and they don't seem to be loading...[ATTACH=CONFIG]415510[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]415511[/ATTACH]
i had it quilted with a spools, needle and thread.
I am trying to load from my iPad and they don't seem to be loading...[ATTACH=CONFIG]415510[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]415511[/ATTACH]
i had it quilted with a spools, needle and thread.
05-25-2013, 06:12 PM
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I made this scrap quilt out of left over Thimbleberry fabrics. It is quite large - the sashing strips in-between the blocks are a cut 1".
It took forever, but I'm happy with it. I used leftovers on the back. I thought I would make a dent in the leftovers, but still have 3 plastic boxes full of the fabrics. Will have to find another scrappy project and try to use up the rest.
It took forever, but I'm happy with it. I used leftovers on the back. I thought I would make a dent in the leftovers, but still have 3 plastic boxes full of the fabrics. Will have to find another scrappy project and try to use up the rest.
Last edited by Karenowc; 05-25-2013 at 06:15 PM.
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