barnbum

I love this idea!! I was wondering what to do with all those pieces. :D

I've helped my 5th and 6th graders make quilts for Linus Project before--and I know the smallest is 36" square--a very workable size for me to quilt or tie. I could make a lot of those. The smaller size won't scare me off--with everything else I have to work into my days. :wink:

I found some fabulous free patterns on the site on the first post. :!: :!: :!:

Betty Ruth

I'll also be making a scrap quilt, probably more than one. This is not a new idea for me. I don't call the quilts made from tiny pieces many, dare I say most, other quilters throw away, I call them FUN quilts. I'd rather make scrappy quilts than any other kind. Are "string" quilts included in this project?

annmarie

String quilts are very scrappy. Go for it!!!! :wink:

Betty Ruth

I'm glad to hear from someone who understands what I'm talking about when I use the term "string quilts". Most young quilts just stare at me. I can almost hear them thinking, "This old woman is batty. Nobody can make a quilt out of strings."
Well, my mother made a lot of them, and so have I.

Andi

I am new to quilting and didn't know what a string quilt was. In Canada we call it a scrappy quilt. Or that is the term I was taught. I looked it up on the internet and found all kinds of sites with pictures and instructions. I have a question though, regarding the use of foundation paper. Is is necessary to use it? I didn't learn that way. We just sewed scrap strips until we had a piece big enough to square up to 12 inch block, then cut them in half across the diagonal to get 2 half triangles and then mix and matched them to put them together.

Country Quilter

Andi, I've done it both ways... I use newspaper for the string quilts and then I also make a "scrap crazy" quilt without foundation where I just start with a particular color (center eye grabber) and work my way around that til its big enuf to square up....here is a picture of one

ddrobins1956

Hi Andi, I'm in Canada too, Ontario. That sounds like a great way to use up your scraps. I haven't used paper piecing either. I have pieced using muslin, instead of the paper. Then you can just leave the muslin as part of your piece, instead of having to remove it. But, I've done it your way too. Just start sewing pieces together and then trim later. Sounds like a quilt in the making to me.

ddrobins1956

Oh, I just love your quilts country quilter. Those are my favorite kind. Just random, varied colors and pieces. I call them pioneer quilts. That is what got me into quilting.

k_jupiter

I have a problem...

Being an engineer, I have about 3 square inches of spare material left over after I have made a quilt. It annoys the heck out of the people in the fabric store when I ask for 0.473 yards of a fabric, but what can you do?

It's going to be a long time before I have enough scraps to make a scrappy quilt.

What can I do?

*L*

tim in san jose

annmarie

I thought someone was sending you a bag full! Maybe we all should! :lol: