scrap quilt question
 

I've made over 300 quilts and only about 4 scrappy. I LOVE scrappy and you must guess I have ALOT of scraps.
what's the easiest, and nice looking pattern.
what's your favorite pattern.
what sizes do you use most (cut up that is)
thanks for all your help

Bonnie Hunter is the "queen" of scrappy quilts. This is a link to her scrap users system....check it out~ http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...rs-system.html

I like 4-patches. You can do a lot with them. I also like 9-patches.

I like 9 patches, 2.5 " squares. I feel like 9 patch blocks have so much potential for variety in the layouts, or with the addition of some hst in strategic places of the 9 patch.

I also like using scraps in log cabins, and I use fairly thin logs, under 2" there. I've been known to piece my logs in a log cabin, making it even more scrappy.

Snow balls can use up some small scraps too. I just used the 2"off cuts from another project to snowball a bunch of 4 inch solid squares, and alternated them with traditional 9 patches, for a real scrap buster.

I really like the Boxy stars pattern. Have a look here http://quiltville.blogspot.ca/2005/06/boxy-stars.html

I like "string" scrap quilts. No set pattern, just sewing strips or varying widths together, cut to block size and arrange in pattern that suits you.

Anita

Log cabins. Lots of ways to arrange the blocks. I cut my strips 1.5" for a 1" finished log. The smaller the pieces, the better they all blend together.

I like Jacobs ladder, simple Irish chain, and string quilts

The first Bonnie Hunter quilt I did was Bricks and Stepping Stones. I love that pattern. I just realized that the first 3 patterns listed on Bonnie's website are the three mentioned here. :-)

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/bricks-stepping-stones.html