I am not finding much about crumb quilts that I like at all and see them as a huge waste of time to put so many itty bitties together that make nothing cohesive anyhow. Am I a quilt snob because of this?

no, its just not your style. we all have different styles and tastes

No, everyone to their own choice. Takes a lot of patience.

Nope. I don't like Batiks. It's just a personal preference.

I may as well get slapped in the face.....but I will just keep my mouth shut.
No comment.....

We like what we like and dislike what we dislike. I don't like grandmother's flower garden. That said, I do appreciate all the work that goes in but at shows, I usually breeze by those.

YES!!! hahahaa just kidding..you like what you like but not liking something is different then being a snob.. IF you snub your nose down on me or anyone who LOVES crumbs (ME!!!) then yup.. I would call ya a snob.. :XD: (please know Im laughing as Im writing this..No insult intended - unless your really a snob then I take it all back! lol... )

here's my crumb quilt...Yup you guessed it it has become a ufo till I finish my others.. But hey Im adding to my 'crumb' stash' Whoo Hoo!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-67955-1.htm

You are not a snob because they are not your thing. I just made one. I was really trying to empty my scrap basket. I had lots of fun making it and I loved that it didn't cost me anything to make. I used scraps of batting too so it was a free quilt.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-103251-5.htm#2642724

LOL...

I save the crumbs... then look at them and wonder why I do. I like organized scrappy quilts... not hodge-podge ones, so I probably would have to say I am with you on this. I rarely find a crumb quilt that gets my attention. I don't think it is snobbish... just a personal preference. I have to admit that I look at a lot of quilts and wrinkle my nose. I've even done it to a couple of my own when I got them finished. :lol:

You are not a snob at all, we all have personal preferences. How boring would the world be if we all liked the same things.

Yes, Yes you are, but we all got something we don't like. I don't see the point in FMQ and putting squigglies all over a perfectly good quilt. Supposedly that makes me a snob, so Hey, join the club!!

I did check out this quilt you made. I like how some of the blocks remind me of things.. or were intended to.. like one block that looks like a house somewhat. I guess what I want to know now ... WHAT IS CONSIDERED a CRUMB? I keep Tons of scraps and love them all, but nothing that is shorter and thinner than my little pinky. it just seems to me that the two seam allowances would take up most of that fabric anyhow when sewn. What IS A CRUMB TO ALL OF YOU?

I love you already Clover.

I love crumb quilts and scrappy quilts. Art quilts are not my thing at all. They are lovely I appreciate the talent and work involved but not for me. To each their own, no right or wrong. Enjoy the quilting you like to do. For me it's all about my passion and fun. Happy quilting:)

So very true GrammyP. Our taste variations are what make our creativity thrive. Thanks for reminding me of that.

What makes you think that everyone should like exactly the same things and if they don't, something or someone is wrong? And why should you care whether you like or dislike something different than other people? We are all individuals with differing tastes.

See... now that is the strange thing. I love scrappy quilts like charm quilts. Love the tessellations especially but don't like unorganized.. just different fabrics.

I saw a lady on Simply Quilts that pieced tiny bits of the same colors & hues together and just kept doing it until she had about a fat eighth size piece. Then she used those fat eighths to make a small wallhanging. The demo piece she showed was a sunflower so she had used greens, browns, yellows and some off-white. It looked really cool when she was finished. I suppose you could do the same thing with leaders & enders but I'd have to be really, really bored to sit and purposely sew all those itty bitty pieces together just to cut them up for a mosaic looking wallhanging but if you really wanted to make use of every scrap and prove how thrifty you can be--crumbs definitely prove it.

I consider anything smaller than 1 1/2" x3" to small to do anything with. Anything smaller gets thrown into a pre-sewn pillowcase that become the dogs bed.

On your avatar, are you holding ducklings?
I have ducks and a goose (raised them as babies too)

Here's one photo of my gang:

Yes, ducklings I hatched.

What kind are yours?
I have mallards and Pekings (not shown is the Peking white), the black is Mallard. The white chicken is Silky.

How funny you shoud feel that way about Batiks. I used to think barf on them too, now I love them.
I really like crumb quilts but I like scrappy.

Hi Grugirl,
Just wanted to suggest that you still save your crumbs and donate (or sell) them to someone on here who can use them. We all have our own thing..what is one man's trash...and all that.
Glad you weren't afraid to post your opinion.
Quilty (not crumby-tho) hugs! :-)

I have call ducks and Fawn Runner Ducks, over 50 hens of various breeds and several roosters.

I don't care for crumb quilts for 2 reasons: #1, they seem to take a lot of work to do and #2, my mind just won't let me do a scrappy quilt! I've looked at everyone elses scrappy quilts and they look beautiful--somehow the colors compliment each other and look nice. I tried 1/2 scrappy quilt...it was so ugly I threw it away. Some people just have the knack of putting together scrappy quilts. I'll bet scrappy quilt makers think other quilts are boring and plain. So no, I don't think you're a snob, just different preferences! :wink:

I will do that. I am saving a bag of them.. perhaps I could trade someone all my crumbs for their selvages. Those I need and would use for some funky lamp projects I want to make.

I never said I thought everyone should like exactly the same things...
Just generating conversation... isn't that the goal here?

Your not a snob its just not your style.

I love scrappy quilts (well all quilts but really love the scrappies) and I tried my first crumb type of quilt for my FIL Alzheimers tribute quilt and it turned out really nice. But it is a neat way to get rid of all of the scraps you have.

Billy

People think I am goofy..I don't like any kind of jelly...can't eat it...
I am not fond of crumb quilts either and paper piecing hates me !!
You are allowed to like what you like and dislike what you don't like....beauty is in the eye of the beholder..
Happy Stitchin' Linda B.

I for one, am grateful to the crumb snobs. The underlying theme of anything I do quilting wise is to use what someone else has cast off.

So far, so good!

No, you're not a snob.. you just like what you like.

Sounds like fun for you then....!
I can barely keep up with my small gang here.
Good thing is, you never run out of eggs.

It doesn't make you a snob if you don't like something. What would make you a snob is if you looked down on something or thought of it or talked of it as inferior to what you do like or do. I see it all the time in the horse world. People look down on different breeds and malign them and then talk about the breed they have as if it's the only worthy breed. That's a snob.

That is the great thing about this hobby....you like what you like and that's OK :lol:

Everybody has their preferences. I love the scrappies most of all, especially the ones that are very random. But I know that isn't for everybody.

I don't care for crumb quilts either. But I do admire the time and talent it takes to make one. And I'm glad I've found someone who loves to make these quilts, and is happy to get my crumbs. Her quilts are charity quilts, so we all win. I get rid of my crumbs, she gets free fabric, and a charity gets a quilt.

I'm not much into crumb quilts. I am too impatient to fool with very small pieces and the beginning of arthritis makes it even harder. Love the idea of taking fabric scraps to make a dog bed and I heard someone say if you are sending a package use the scraps as your filler in the box and let someone else deal with the scraps!