I have made a lot of the quilts by Joan Ford. She has a nice system of controlling scraps.
http://hummingbird-highway.com/

Dina....
I love both quilts. Your colors are cheerful. I was searching for inspiration. I need to use my scraps. These gave me just the direction I am going to go. You did a great job. Bea

I'm impressed. Looks great,well done.

Bonnie was just blogging about her 2 1/2 inch scraps last night. She is sewing together four patches using them as leaders and enders with the plans of making them into a quilt soon. She said she usually makes 2 inch blocks, but the box of this size was full so she was going to start on them. I love her scrappy quilts.

That is a spectacular scrappy quilt. Beautiful!

Thanks, Bea!! I am glad I helped you find "direction." :) I actually liked each of these quilts enough that I made more.

Dina

This is a beautiful quilt, love it.

TAke them to Goodwill and let someone else decide what to do with them! At least that is what I would have done until I saw the quiltdove's scrappy. That is spectacular! froggyintexas

I love scrappy quilts too and buy just about every book I see that features them. You can make any quilt block a scappy one just by using your scraps instead of using a limited variety of fabrics. The principle is the same. It's the placement of the lights and darks that make the pattern emerge. I, unfortunately, always end up buying more fabric for my scrappy quilts. Either I don't have enough darks, or maybe I'm just using flower fabrics and I need more flowers, or maybe I'm just feeding my addiction to buying fabric. So just don't worry and pick up those scissors and go to work!

Rosanne, I think your quilt is beautiful!

Just great...

I've made many scrappy quilts, and how to store scraps has always been a question without an answer. I don't cut mine into preselected sizes because I never know how large the scraps have to be before I decide on a quilt pattern. I have always stored mine by color -- plastic bags of blues, greens, etc. I can select the degree of brightness I want once I dump a bag and start to finger the scraps. Scrap quilts are great fun. Hope you enjoy making them as much as I do!

I don't cut mine into specific sizes but do keep scraps in two bins (one for darks and one for lights). That leaves me option of finding matching pieces as I need them. Two of my scrap favorites are these. The little one is made from those leftover HST corners that get trimmed off flying geese. They are about 1 1/4" finished. So see, no scrap is too small.

Jean Wells Kenan has a good book on scraps. For art you can just start sewing them together. Also they can make a crazy quilt

recently I cut them into small pieces to go into a dog bed. Got tired of trying to manage them.

I had the same experience and decided on the same approach. But, haven't gotten the energy up to sort them. Thought I would Use some first...but I swear they multiply when you aren't looking.

I like to make Mile-A-Minute blocks. I don't even iron my strips and chunks until I cut them apart the first time (before adding to more strips). These make quick quilts for Project Linus.

This is what I was going to suggest as well. She has so many free patterns and great ideas for cutting up scraps. I've made two of her quilts and they turned out well.

I got a few requests about the name of this quilt & the magazine. I found it! It's called Pick & Choose http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/magazi...-2009/page/8/0

Bonnie Hunter :)

Roseanne, your scrappy is beauty, indeed!

I do the same as Lori S does and it works great for me.