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Michele, your quilt is gorgeous! Who'd a thunk that those are all "crumbs"????
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can you post, Polly, what a crumb block looks like? i am not sure what that means, or looks like? I do like making string quilts for my baby quilt donations - easy, fast, ect.. just hoping to try something different if Crumbs could fit the bill for easy,fast stuff..
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Well and when I talk crumbs I mean crumbs!
I cut triangles to use in scrappy quilts that are 2 1/2" on the short side. So anything I use as a crumb is not large enough for that small shape. I hate throwing anything away! I also am not into string quilts so all my strings get sewn together and cut into triangles! |
I think Bonnie Hunter at quiltville.com explains the crumb blocks very well - here is her link;
http://quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml |
Originally Posted by quiltinghere
I think Mile-a-Minute starts with a strip and you add small pieces to it. (put the strip down face up and put scraps face down and sew...cut and add on.
Crumbs start and continue to use smaller - odd shaped pieces. I'll try to find links by searching. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-6951-1.htm Crumbs: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-47601-1.htm Mile a minute http://quiltingisstillmypassion.blog...-tutorial.html |
wow, sounds like me, lol.. i never throw anything away , since I have to get creative in my quilting with limited fabrics.. I love the looks of strings anyway, so crumbing it sounds just as fun, and just as resourceful.. thanks " Ruby" ( forgot your real name, lol )...
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Originally Posted by sewnmom
gollytwo, is mileaminute in quilting also or are you speaking of crochet" i sure miss crochet..thanks, molly
Somewhere on the Quilting Board there's a thread describing Mile a Minute. I just saw that quiltinghere listed the link above. It's a good tutorial. I diverge, though, after adding the 3rd strip; I don't want all the blocks to have identical fabrics - so I start adding to them singly. Ending up with several large size new fabrics on which to position a 6 1/2" square and cut (always angled). |
I'd say keep going! I love crumb blocks! Here are some fun examples that may inspire you to keep crumbing! http://www.15minutesplay.com/
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Originally Posted by quiltinghere
I think Mile-a-Minute starts with a strip and you add small pieces to it. (put the strip down face up and put scraps face down and sew...cut and add on.
Crumbs start and continue to use smaller - odd shaped pieces. Mile a minute http://quiltingisstillmypassion.blog...-tutorial.html Thanks for this link. It looks fun! :-D And, I do LOVE scrappy! :lol: |
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