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07-06-2011, 05:24 AM

#61

May in Jersey

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I love scrappy quilts too. I keep all my leftover and trimmed fabrics for scrappy quilts, like to make two color ones such as all blues and creams.

07-06-2011, 05:27 AM

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jillnjo

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Well, after reading all this...I'm ready to go start a scrappy quilt!!!

07-06-2011, 05:27 AM

#63

brushandthimble

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I love scrappy cus I don't have to decide which few fabrics to use, I get to use them ALL. LOL

07-06-2011, 05:28 AM

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munchkinmama

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I love fabric and I like to see the variety in a scrappy quilt. It is fun to sit and find different fabrics in one quilt. I made a Christmas quilt and used hundreds of different fabrics. I like it organized, though, not just thrown together. My friends give me their "scraps". I am making a GFG with their scraps. To me they are delightful little pieces of my friends' quilts.

07-06-2011, 05:34 AM

#65

Lavada

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i grew up with scrappys or utility as my mom called them so scrappys are my choice brings back memories and i get to use all kinds i=of fabric

07-06-2011, 05:36 AM

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wolph33

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I love scrappy the best-like a color treat for our eyes.I have a massive stash and hardly ever to a planned quilt-cut strips of many prints to make scrappy is what I do most of the time

07-06-2011, 05:38 AM

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dreamgirl

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I love scrappy quilts because they are like a memory quilt to me. I use all the scraps from making my children and grandchildren's clothing, so everytime I look at it, I see all the memories. :P

07-06-2011, 05:48 AM

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smcfadden

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For me, the appeal is that it reminds me of the great creativity ordinary women have shown in making beautiful things from what were literally scraps of fabric.

07-06-2011, 05:49 AM

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Arleners

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scrap quilts are the origins of quilting itself. Back in the day, quilts were made from the scraps left over from sewing clothing, and "recycling" the useable parts of old clothing. I think the Colonials would be horrifed at the idea of us buying new fabric and cuttring it up into patterns.

07-06-2011, 06:09 AM

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jaciqltznok

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Quote:

Originally Posted by justflyingin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peckish

I personally think there is love in every stitch of any handmade quilt, regardless of whether it's scrappy or not. I think for a lot of people, the appeal of scrappy is using up little bits of fabric that might otherwise be thrown out.

I agree 100%. I like using what others would throw out.

I suppose that "scrappy" quilt makers also compost, if they garden. (In fact, I ask for other people's grass clippings!)

:)

I just had a friend call me and say, you want my scrap bin...I said sure..thinking I would use the little pieces to do some scrappy pp'ed stuff...NO...Her idea of scraps are FQ's with a 4" corner missing, or the trimmings from her quilt backs..you know 12" wide and 120" long....heheheh
I got 3 garbage bags of fabric.....YIKES.....