A VERY GOOD idea!

If ou are concerned about how much thread it takes to make crumb blocks, use up the odd scraps left on your bobbins, small amounts left on spools. They need to be used up too and color just doesn't matter since all the thread is on the back. Love crumb blocks!

Great idea, I may give these crumbs a chance after all. Some of the pics shared are very pretty.

Here are some of my Confusion ( my version of crumbs) pictures

In the last hotpad you can tell my seams are not all straight but in this it doesn't matter if they are straight or not. As long as you can iron it flat with out any overlapping it is good! It is very forgiving and there is no math other than deciding how big you want to make it. It is fun and addicting!

I saw a show on the internet just a few days ago showing how to use crumbs. She used a dbl. sided fusible. Removed the paper on one side, pressed it to the backing, then removed the release paper from the other side. She then placed crumbs & pieces of any size all over the fusible. Make sure all areas are covered before pressing it all down. (you might want to use a pressing sheet). Then she did free motion stitching all over it to hold pcs. in place. If little bits fall off then, just let them go. This was not done for a quilt obviously but to use as fabric for bags or other sm. projects.

You would waste more thread if you had to keep unpicking your sewing so I think having "Crumbs" as you call them at the end if you sewing to prevent "snagging" is a good way to use up those little wasted pieces. I do it most of the time.

that is definitely a good way to use up unwanted small pieces of fabric to make some thing worth while. It does not matter if you are using more thread because the end proves that it is worth the effort and time to make them. Well Done All of you :thumbup:

o.k., I thought I was keeping up with a lot of you but what is a crumb quilt? :shock:

It's a quilt that uses teeny tiny scraps.

Love it and learning is so valuable. I've learned lots here.

Blessings,
Ruth