HELP!!! Who's afraid of scraps???
01-01-2010, 11:07 AM
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As I complete projects, I've been taking the remnants & cutting them in to various sized strips (mostly 2 1/2") and 5 1/2" blocks... I want to make 'something' from all this crap (I mean scraps) but nothing matches! How does one decide on a quilt pattern for this stuff!?! How does one take a bunch of unrelated/fugly fabrics & bring them together to create something beautiful (or it least something SOMEONE may want)???
01-01-2010, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by kwhite
In my 9 patch I wanted the most varied variety of diffret fabrics I could come up with. Nothing matches block to block but the two fabrics within the blocks match. I love the results.
Another reason I love this site so much.
01-01-2010, 12:20 PM
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Using a dark color with the scraps can give a quilt an amish look.
In a 9 patch, you can use the darks on the corners and center and lights for the rest for another look.
Or look at other patterns that use light and dark fabrics to draw out certain aspects of a block :D:D:D
In a 9 patch, you can use the darks on the corners and center and lights for the rest for another look.
Or look at other patterns that use light and dark fabrics to draw out certain aspects of a block :D:D:D
01-01-2010, 12:44 PM
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Sometimes for inspiration I will google and look at the pages of pictures that come up :D:D:D
http://images.google.com/images?sour...ed=0CBsQsAQwAA
http://images.google.com/images?sour...ed=0CBsQsAQwAA
01-01-2010, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by kwhite
In my 9 patch I wanted the most varied variety of diffret fabrics I could come up with. Nothing matches block to block but the two fabrics within the blocks match. I love the results.
01-01-2010, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by amma
Using a dark color with the scraps can give a quilt an amish look.
In a 9 patch, you can use the darks on the corners and center and lights for the rest for another look.
Or look at other patterns that use light and dark fabrics to draw out certain aspects of a block :D:D:D
In a 9 patch, you can use the darks on the corners and center and lights for the rest for another look.
Or look at other patterns that use light and dark fabrics to draw out certain aspects of a block :D:D:D
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