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When making a controlled scrappy quilt......

Old 06-05-2013, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Judi in Ohio View Post
I am a true scrappy girl. Like Jan said first, the more different fabrics the better. Quiltville changed my world. I've made 14 of her quilts and only one was made with 7 fabrics. That one was a scrappy Trips Around the World. My friend from S. Africa does travel around the world and she saw this fabric when I bought it. So that was her wedding gift. Bonnie does lots of controlled scrappy and I do love them. Here are a few. The one on the end is string blocks which are a blast to make.


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I love these quilts. I have yet to do a scrappy,.
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Old 06-05-2013, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by QM View Post
I use lots and lots. Like Aneal, what I control is value and color families. I never use the paper bag method. I want to control what goes where. My next scrappy on the plan is RWB, on a pattern of my own.
This is me too. The more fabrics the merrier but I do keep my eye on value and in some projects limited color families. I probably obsess more over block layout than over block making!
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Old 06-05-2013, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by yorkie luv View Post
I love these quilts. I have yet to do a scrappy,.
"Try it - You'll like it!" I Love scrappy quilts and have made 6 plus table covers x4. The more color the better.
Quiltville is and was my inspiration .
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Old 06-05-2013, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DJinSC View Post
Judi in Ohio, what's the name of your second quilt? I love that! Can I find a free pattern do you think? I love scrappy quilts. I'm such a control freak I think I'll do the bag trick so I don't agonize over what goes where. Thanks!
That's a triple Irish Chain. Really easy pattern.
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Old 06-05-2013, 06:58 AM
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I love the look of the triple Irish Chain - definitely going on my to-do list.
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Old 06-05-2013, 07:36 AM
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I love the scrappy look, with a ton of different unrelated fabrics but I like to see a color thrown in to pull it all together so I guess I prefer a controlled scrappy. ie: Bonnie Hunter's Sister's Choice, she made all the star points some shade of med-dark red (or green for her first one). The eight points in each block were from the same fabric. Each of her 9-patches in it were made from a different two fabrics. She used a ton of different fabrics but it was still what i would call controlled.
I love the quilts Judi in Ohio showed, especially the first one.

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Old 06-05-2013, 08:38 AM
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I just read a description of a scrappy quilt for a sanctioned quilt show and it has to have at least 75 different fabrics!
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Old 06-05-2013, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by gardnergal970 View Post
I just read a description of a scrappy quilt for a sanctioned quilt show and it has to have at least 75 different fabrics!
Well, there you go! Although, one does have to wonder who set that particular guideline?
And who on earth will actually have to count the fabrics in the entries?!

(Hmm, just for grins, I'd love to enter a quilt in that show and use only, oh, 73 fabrics. )

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Old 06-05-2013, 09:05 AM
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Now I realize I did not describe the type of quilt correctly. I know all about scrappy. What I had in mind is making a 40" X 45" table topper 4th of July quilt with 5" squares. When previously making this type/size quilt, I liked limiting the fabrics to only 9 or so. At least that looked best to my eye. THX for all the helpful replies! I can't seem to remove the italics and underline here.....
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Old 06-05-2013, 09:24 AM
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I agree with Jans' post. Good description. Bonnie Hunters' site has a wealth of information on scrappy quilting. She's certainly one of our current experts on the subject.

Here's a link to instructions on making a scrappy triple irish chain.

http://scrapendipitydesigns.com/blog/?p=1047

It's on my list too!

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