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Using up scraps....HELP

Old 07-08-2013, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ube quilting View Post
go to the archive and look for the scrappy quilt pictures here on QB. Lots of great ideas there.
Here is one great link
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t135936.html
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Old 07-08-2013, 02:20 PM
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I love the small tumbler quilt for using up scraps, most of the time I don't think about colors...I just sew them together. The Twister is also a great one for scraps.
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Old 07-08-2013, 02:25 PM
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There are a lot of tutorials about quilts Go to YouTube and I'm sure others on the board will have other suggestions. you could separate with colors, blues, greens, reds, yellows, beiges/ off whites and whites.
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there are lots of ways to make a scrappy quilt- some people cut their scraps into certain sizes & use a pattern- I've made lots of string quilts (strips of various widths/lengths sewn to a square foundation) and crazy quilt style blocks- where I cut a piece of muslin in a particular size (often about 10" is my favorite) then I use different sizes/shapes of scraps- adding them to the *foundation* until it is covered- the trim the edges even & sew the blocks together. some people like (planned scrappy) where they separate their colors - some people toss their scraps into a brown paper sack- sit down at their machine- reach in pull out a scrap- reach in pull out another one & sew them together- adding all around as they pull out each piece- until they reach a size they like- then just square them up... the great thing about scraps are- just be adventurous- try new things- have fun with them.
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Old 07-08-2013, 03:04 PM
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here is a really good one for small scraps. http://www.fonsandporter.com/article...t_size_options
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Old 07-08-2013, 03:10 PM
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I can relate.... would like to do a scrappy quilt and have lots of scraps but I have a question. When you pull those scraps out to sew them together, do you press them first? It seems like they wouldn't lay flat otherwise. What do you all do?
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Old 07-08-2013, 03:13 PM
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I had some left over 4 1/2 inch squares and just decided to make a scrappy with them as they were. I ended up liking the results. Sort of primitive, compared to the others here, but I liked it. Let me see if I can find a picture. Okay, this is before I got it quilted, but I just used SID and was very happy with it. Maybe this will give you an idea of what you might want to do. Obviously, it was easy.

Oh wait, I have another scrappy too, sort of a controlled scrappy. Let me see if I can find it. I made it after I got a "grab bag" of 2 1/2 strips from our guild and the challenge was to make a quilt.

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Thanks for sharing, I love it.
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Thanks for sharing, I love it.
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Old 07-08-2013, 03:24 PM
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Dina I love both your quilts and the fur baby.. Hugs
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