i really enjoyed all the pix of your scrappies....the reason i like scrappies the best is because you don't have to "think"---they are just as pretty as the other quilts,[in fact prettier because they take your eye to more places and hold your interest longer] yet they are no-brainers. i can sew all day and solve oodles of unrelated problems. i just want SIMPLE.....!!!

Scrappy quilts are my all-time favorite! I'd chop my stash into scraps given half the chance!

Scrappy quilts and charm quilts are the best! You can always calm them down by the pattern you use or introducing one main fabric. Used charm squares for the sashing in my daughters t-shirt quilt (see the photo in my profile to the left!).

Great way to use up the leftovers!

I'm not the greatest fabric matcher so scrappy quilts are my favorites :thumbup:

I'm another scrappy quilt fan. To me they are the best and look the most "quilty" (is that an adjective?0

These are the three inch squares made into a queen size quilt. Penni

And now I am working on D9P with the same size squares. I will post a pic when I am a little further on... I was very lucky and someone gave me a full tote of three inchers! I have been blessed... Penni

julianne, I love your scrappy quilt. Blue is my favorite color. I'll
have to make one when I have time. Eiltcoq.

When I first began quilting I thought how could anyone make a blue and white scrappy quilt, but after quilting for 10 years it's a snap. I love to make them in many different patterns, strings and log cabins are my favorite patterns. Here's a few photos of my most recent scrappy quilts. The log cabin quilts is folded over as we didn't have enough room to hold it open.
May in Jersey

What do you mean when you say you "host a scrap surprise" every Spring? Is that a class or some type of party? BTW, I just LOVE your quilts, especially the one you have labeled "controlled scrappy"; Who would ever guess that was made from scraps? Gorgeous! I have organized my scraps according to Joan Ford's "Scrap Therapy" (2', 3 1/2", and 5" squares) and am dying to make a quilt out of it. But when I look at my shoeboxes of mis-matched scraps, it is hard to visualize them coming together in a way that is pleasing to the eye. Maybe I need to buy some yardage for sashing strips and cornerstones that will kind of tie everything together, so to speak? Your "controlled scrappy" quilt that I like so much seems to be made from just a few colorways? I don't think I have enough similar colorways to do this.