A question for you crumb users
08-17-2010, 03:34 PM
#111
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Originally Posted by Rhonda
I do miniatures so I can use anything down to a 3/4" size scrap. So don't throw your scraps away let someone else have them that will use them!!
08-17-2010, 06:40 PM
#112
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Originally Posted by trif
What beautiful pinwheels, ok so I now understand how you can be addicted, I'm just not sure I can manage using material smaller than an inch. But it sounds like it would be worth trying. So I will save my crumbs and give it a try. I will let you know if you end up with a new crumb addict or a crumb donator. I'm making a paper piece project now which is generating numerous crumbs. That's what got me thinking and yes I have been saving all those crazy "little" pieces. I'd love to see another crumb quilt if anyone can post a pic. The pinwheels were so cute.
Type in scrap quilts (in search) and you will find lots of them.
This is the thread I started with a picture right at the top. Not hard to use tiny pieces when they actually started out as part of something bigger. <wave>
08-17-2010, 08:19 PM
#115
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Originally Posted by quiltinghere
I'm winding down from making 5" crumb blocks now.
They are addicting - I don't know HOW to stop...there's so much more fabric scraps in my bins! LOL
My Blocks vary in the sizes of the pieces they contain. Some 5" blocks have lots of little pieces (I must have been really creative) and others only have 5 wider pieces (must have been tired).
I've kept the pieces that are too small for me in another bin. I have other things to work on now :)
They are addicting - I don't know HOW to stop...there's so much more fabric scraps in my bins! LOL
My Blocks vary in the sizes of the pieces they contain. Some 5" blocks have lots of little pieces (I must have been really creative) and others only have 5 wider pieces (must have been tired).
I've kept the pieces that are too small for me in another bin. I have other things to work on now :)
8-)
08-17-2010, 08:28 PM
#116
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Originally Posted by mlaceruby
But they are fun!
and I make some very nice things with them!
and I make some very nice things with them!
08-20-2010, 06:47 AM
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This is what I do when I don't have a particular project in mind. I spread a bunch of crumbs on a piece of scrap batting, add a large scrap of fabric to the back, and practice my free motion quilting with partial spools of thread. I cut out circles, applique some fussy cut flowers, and zigzag the edges. Ouila! Coasters.
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