mhollifiel

Boston! Good on YOU! I have a stack of 6 1/2" x 2 1/2" logs from scraps and odd 2 1/2" WOF strips. After charity bee this morning, the rest of my day will follow your very good example. You inspire me!

SillySusan

Wow! Wonderful! I've been cutting squares non-stop for the past 2 weeks to get some control of stash.... but can't see even a dent in the piles. I'll be at it again today. It must be so nice to see progress. Sigh, sigh!

Homespun

I like to do mindless sewing sometimes! I have a small gift bag full of sewn together 2" squares. will make another quilt someday!

jmoore

I keep a bin of 2 1/2 inch squares next to my sewing machine for ender/leaders and, like Boston, sometimes I just keep sewing them into four patches...

this is my second Arkansas Roads quilt in progress. [ATTACH=CONFIG]594078[/ATTACH]

pal

I take scraps, approx. 2" squares, right sides together, put them under my sewing foot and make an upside down "U" freehand.
Five of the same fabric makes a flower. Back fabric doesn't have to match.
Cut them out with pinking shears, turn them right side out, running stitch the bottom closed, pull tight and tie off. Put 5 together, button or pom pom in the center, add a few felt leaves. They look cute on stuffed animals, pencil, anything!
No thinking, scrap busting, take along project, no cost. winner/winner!

sharin'Sharon

Your way may be a quicker way to go, but I continue to do it the hard way (like Boston1954) even with new fabric; sewing the individual squares BECAUSE I like to back stitch the beginning and end of EVERY seam to eliminate the stitching coming apart. I know the renowned quilters (ex: Eleanor Burns) sews strips together and then subcuts into the squares needed (assembly line sewing), but after doing that on a rail fence quilt many years ago, I ended up restitching every seam after handling all the pieces for a queen size quilt. I don't believe that the seam is secure if another seam crosses over it. If the quilt is for display only and not used may be okay but my friend's sister made quilts for twin grandchildren and when babysitting with them now and then one of the twins would forget their quilt at home and then they played tug-of-war with the 'other' quilt and grandma had to restitch the seams closed MANY times because backstitching of the seams was not done when the quilt was made. I know my way takes longer, but I want them to hold together. That's my way and I'm sticking to it. LOL

sinceresissy

I like to do it Boston's way too. And guess what? Sometimes I take a 2-1/2 template square and trace and cut my smaller scraps because I can do that sitting not standing. It reverts back to childhood when I use to cut out hearts to make valentines. Most relaxing and I'm not really in a hurry. I do like my cutting mat and rotary cutter but sometimes I need to sit.

Sew Freak

can't wait to see it!!!

momsbusy

I’m looking forward to seeing your project. I still have lots of squares left over from making watercolor quilts a long time ago.

wildyard

I have a shoe holder, plastic type that hangs on the back of a door, and all the pockets are filled with fabrics from deconstructing clothing.
Your idea is inspiring to me too. I want to start selecting the fabrics that will go together in a quilt and cutting them into squares.
I could just do all the fabrics, but I feel like I want to do controlled scrappy for this project! I can always mix all the leftovers at the end for truly scrappy!