I have been saving my crumbs but have no idea how to use them. Help!

I do this:

[IMG]http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...rumbblocks.jpg[/IMG]

Debra, those are really nice!

therapy ;-)

I probably have tons of crumbs- but not exactly sure what they are- bitty pieces leftover, right??
Dumb in Ohio :D

Here's a web page devoted to crumbs:
http://quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml

and HOW did you do that? Got a Tut? Are they little blocks you put into larger pieces? QAYG? How are you going to assemble a quilt?

Out of all the 'crumbs' I've seen - I like yours the best!

There are tutorials here:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-6951-1.htm
http://quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml
http://quiltville.com/barbscrumbs.shtml

yes, this is where I got my inspiration.

I dont think i have the patience to sew that many seams and then press them open!

you get a chain piecing rythym going. The pressing isn't hard, but there is a lot of trimming.

Are those placemats that you made? They're very pretty.

I love these crumb placemats! One of the nicest way to use up really little scraps I have ever seen. Thanks so much for posting the pic, it is wonderful inspiration.

Wow!!!!

Love the site I better start saving my crumbs. I'm a tosser, because I never knew what to do with them Thanks

I just went to that web site, WOW! What tiny little pieces!

How big do you consider a crumb? Inquiring minds want to know.

I will never throw another one away! How pretty!

I think I might collage them onto fusible stuff & make notecards or cut out to be gift cards too.

Hey that's a neat idea. I might try that.

Since I have become a maniac quilter I would like some quilt note cards. Maybe at American Craft museum or online?

Bonnie Hunter's site is wonderful and SHE IS GREAT IN PERSON!

DEBRA: Your blocks look like they're quilted. Are they? Your instructions don't go that far.

Thanks - This would be a perfect project for a sewing machine that's sitting all alone in a separate room. :(

yes, they are quilted. They're each about the size of a fat quarter. That's what they're backed with. They are backed with inexpensive "what was I thinking when I bought this" fat quarters ;-)

I quilted aprox a 1.5" grid. I work on these when I'm between projects or don't know what to make next. They are my threapy quilts ;-) Sometimes I just sew aimlessly when I'm in a funk. Like going for a drive and not knowing where you'll end up.

I am looking for large applique patterns.I went to amish auction and they these beautiful quilts big peacocks all kinds of large applique .Does anyone know where to get patterns

These are great, I would sew them together and make a quilt with them. I was going to save scraps and make one, I forgot about it and threw small trimmings away, now I have to go through my wastecan and retrieve the ones in there. I think they would make a beautiful quilt.

Got It! How are you joining them together - Like QAYG with sashing?

I'm just collecting them at this point. I have a few ideas rumbling around. I really like seeing them as useable cloth rather than a bag of waste. I use scrap batting for these as well.

Thanks - at this quilted point I bet joining them with the binding would be pretty easy.

I'll put this type of project on my 'winter to-do list' for when it's too cold to sew downstairs....hmmm maybe on the treadle machine that's in the same room as the wood burning stove! :)