Can't remember the name of this technique
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Can't remember the name of this technique
A few years ago I viewed a technique similar to crazy quilting.... but you could use very small scraps. there was no foundation. I remember you add any size or shape piece and then cut seam straight with 1/4 inch seam... (hope this explains it so someone will recognize it). Can't remember the same of the technique. Can anyone help?
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Yes... yes... yes... that is it.. Thank you so much... I have been trying to remember and it was driving me nuts.... I love this for all my tiny scraps... I have a hard time throwing anything away. thx again Grannie
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I've made several confetti quilts: Start with strips of trash fabric as long as you want your quilt, and from 2 to 5 inches wide. Old well-worn bed sheets, bed skirts, light weight fabric you really don't like, etc. work well for this. Even worn out clothing. Piece them as needed. I usually overlap instead of seam.
Lay a piece of scrap at the top of each strip. (I usually work with about 4 or 5 strips at a time. Smaller scraps go on narrower strips. Or these pieces can be pieced also.) Lay your second small piece or "pieced" piece face down over first piece. Be sure this has one straight edge at the seam line. Make a straight seam and press it back. Seams go any diredtion. Keep adding one piece to each strip so you can chain stitch. Untangle when you need to.
Then just sew all the strips together until you have it as wide as you want.
The one on my bed is one I was not too fond of when I made it, but it grew on me. I love it more each year. It has every color in the rainbow in it. I also made one that used all the blues in the scrap bucket. The next one I'm making has black pieces. How else are you going to use up those little black pieces?
Happy scrapping!
Lay a piece of scrap at the top of each strip. (I usually work with about 4 or 5 strips at a time. Smaller scraps go on narrower strips. Or these pieces can be pieced also.) Lay your second small piece or "pieced" piece face down over first piece. Be sure this has one straight edge at the seam line. Make a straight seam and press it back. Seams go any diredtion. Keep adding one piece to each strip so you can chain stitch. Untangle when you need to.
Then just sew all the strips together until you have it as wide as you want.
The one on my bed is one I was not too fond of when I made it, but it grew on me. I love it more each year. It has every color in the rainbow in it. I also made one that used all the blues in the scrap bucket. The next one I'm making has black pieces. How else are you going to use up those little black pieces?
Happy scrapping!
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