Favorite Scrap Pattern
 

I have boxes and tubs full of scraps. Plus my stash need to be thinned by 1/2 (ha ha ha). What's your favorite scrap or stashbusting pattern?

Bonnie Hunters patterns on her quiltville.com web site is filled with wonderful scrap patterns including a Blue Ridge Beauty . I just made a scrappy, you can see it on this thread:
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What is your favorite?

my two favorite patterns and my go-to leader and ender projects:

String blocks (check out Maryquilts.com for info on string quilts and lots of free patterns)

postage stamp ...lots of ways to set them.

I agree with Jane- Bonnie Hunter's patterns are great!

Anything by Bonnie Hunter.

I love MaryQuilts.com - she has some great options. I just started her 16 patch and four framed quilt (and wrote an article about it on my blog) using a jelly roll but it would also work well with your stash. I hope that helps!

Love your quilt Jane! I don't have a favorite scrap pattern. The last scrap clean out was 80 blocks involving massive half square triangles and another that was Jewel Box. I plan to spend some time on Quiltville and Maryquilts.

I love this one -- thanks JenR8R -- it is on my to do list (am cutting the blocks :o )
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...k-t275789.html

There's a scrappy quilt thread here on the QB where you'll find lots of ideas! Scrappy Quilt show - Right Here!! :)

IMHO, the most impressive scrap quilts have strong changes in value, obvious lights and darks and the best patterns to show this off are log cabins or any of the LC variations (such as pineapple, courthouse steps, offset log cabin, etc).

My favorite scrap pattern is simple squares made into placemats. I only keep batik scraps, I'm a batik girl. I just sew either 2.5 or 2 inch squares together and birth them without binding, add simple quilting. I guess I've made about 50 so far. I keep them on hand. They are so easy to give away. Friends don't feel like they are taking something that required alot of work and they get used, not "saved" . Other fabrics go to the free table a Guild.

Since starting to do the Bonnie Hunter mystery three years ago, I've been looking at every pattern as a potential scrap pattern (meaning, using multiple neutrals for the neutral, multiple reds for the red, etc.).

I tend to rummage through my strip bins, and end up with strips that are raveled and no longer true to size, so I find I like patterns where you sew first, and cut second. Here is one of my favorite patterns for this. http://www.quiltsfromtheheart.org/pa...trip-block.pdf

Coin quilts are good for short strips/strings. Here are several ideas http://qacdg.org/wp/wp-content/uploa...oin-Quilts.pdf

If you have long strips, check out Tula Pink's free pattern for Shoreline http://www.tulapink.com/free-patterns/

Chiclets is a good pattern for squares and a background http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/fr...-by-brandy.htm

Baskets, flowers or hearts as an applique. It always reminds me of the lovely old southern quilts. The road to Arkansas is a lovely scrap too. I don't know what this quilt is called, but I like the setting. It could be any size, not just for children.

I am working on one too. Just need to put on the boarders.
Karen

totally agree here - String blocks, Maryquilts.com and Bonnie Hunter's patterns at Quiltville.com

Yep, me too! every pattern can be a scrappy by using multiple colors in the same "family of color" just like you said! Just love to do scrappy. Good luck in finding your favorite pattern. I just keep trying new ones and I have liked them all. But I guess my two favorites so far has been a string that made a star and a string that sewed into a chevron. The beauty of strings is that you don't have to worry about exact cutting, yay. Oh, I almost forgot check out Exuberant color. She as a quarter log cabin block using strings and I made that one too. It looks like it could be an art piece on a wall! Everyone that sees it loves it and it is all scrapps!

I have a sweet spot for simple squares of any size, I also like D9P very much and it's so easy! I want to do a diagonal string block quilt...never done one

Thank you all for your great ideas...also found a cool VW bus pattern on the Tula Pink site.

I don't know that I have a favorite... but I like the idea of a nine patch. Have one consistent fabric throughout all of the blocks (like black) and then go to town with scraps!

I have made lots of scrap quilts over last 28 years and don't do a lot of repeats except for log cabins, have to agree it is my favorite stash buster! I also like other traditional patterns like 9 patch, 4 patch, shoo-fly, snowball and 1-patch patterns.

I like to make samplers, and scraps are perfect for those, with a unifying fabric for sashing and cornerstones made of scraps. I recently found a great book - The Big Book of Scrap Quilts - which has 77 patterns. It is super and has given me quite a few new ideas. I also like a pattern for scrappy stars that I found on Eleanor Burns' Quilt in a Day website - it has 16 patches made from 2" squares in the centers and is quite easy.

I think my favorite is one I just finished...It is a tumbler quilt....I put 1 scrap color and then a print on print off white
between each one. It turned out much nicer then I expected. Made a queen size and will probably make another.

I agree also. Mary and Bonnie are favs of me. Just love Bonnie Hunter's organizational approach to the quilts. They turn out looking so complex yet are easy when you follow her directions.

Arkansas Roads is a great pattern for 2 1/2 inch scrap squares.

Your scrappy quilt is beautiful and looks perfect on the bed. I agree that Jenr8r posted were great and easy to follow. I made a scrappy twin size quilt following her tutorial a year or so ago. I always planned to make a queen size one , when I get back to sewing on the machine. My twin one was all hand sewn while laid up in bed. Thanks for sharing your masterpiece.

I agree with others who suggested Bonnie Hunter & Mary's quilts. Another good one is called 'Bust Yo Scraps'.

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Made by one of our QB members.

Here's the construction if you need it:


https://justabitfrayed.wordpress.com...-construction/

This is beautiful

I just love "Boxed Squares". I have made this one 12 times.

One of my favorite patterns for scrappy pieces is Depression.

had to look up the depression quilt Justabitcrazy mentioned. Didn't know the name, but I have made that quilt before. It always turns out great.
http://www.patchworksquare.com/mf/de...uilt-block.pdf

I recently cut all my scraps into usable strips/squares. I had a fairly large stack of 2" squares so started looking for a way to use them. I am in the middle of piecing a granny squared lap quilt. Of course, I didn't have quite enough scraps, so have had to cut a few from FQ's, but it is looking nice. I came up with a no-waste way of putting it together...if anyone is interested I would be happy to write a tutorial.