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    Forum: Pictures
    04-01-2023, 12:22 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,755
    Posted By 1000scraps

    FFP on fabric!

    Some years ago someone donated me some fabric with pattern for crazy patchwork on it: I found out it was from Benartex, and it lasted long till I tried to use it! I am not so fond of FFP because of...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-01-2023, 12:04 PM
    Replies: 9
    Views: 3,409
    Posted By 1000scraps

    ....and once again scraps without end...

    My never ending story: scraps scraps and more scraps! I use a big jar where I gather all the the little scraps: "Schnipsel" called over here!
    And from time to time I try to make new fabric out of...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-24-2023, 11:22 AM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 2,560
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Scraps, scraps.... never ending scraps....

    I think you all know the problem with scraps?? You go to your sewing room and must recognize there are more scraps than last day...
    I once again started to make new fabric out of some of these...
    Forum: Pictures
    01-16-2023, 01:20 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,169
    Posted By 1000scraps

    UFOs: when did you start your oldest project?

    Long ago in the year 2011 I participated in the BOW of the "Civil War Quilt", all over the world many quilters waited for the new block every Saturday! I sewed 48 blocks, made the quilt with sashing...
    Forum: Pictures
    12-19-2022, 02:04 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 2,309
    Posted By 1000scraps

    New dishes - new place mats!

    Quilters always know what to gift when someone bought new dishes! These place mats are always welcome and are fun to sew!
    Forum: Main
    10-22-2022, 01:25 PM
    Replies: 35
    Views: 6,214
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Unloved quilts....

    I am little bit sad about what I read lately: some members in different groups told that their quilts weren't used by their children, DIL, SIL, grandkids.... The quilts were put in cupboards, or...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-18-2022, 10:04 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 5,222
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Ironing trick sewing stripes together

    There are about 30+ stripes in a Jelly Roll and to make the sewing together a little bit easier I iron one end of every stripe diagonally: this line is the line to sew on when I put two stripes...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-18-2022, 09:22 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 2,720
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Jelly Roll Race with surprise!

    Years ago I bought a Jelly Roll and I never knew what to do with it, but I decided to make a Jelly Roll Race with these stripes! All stripes sewn together and the race started: but half way done I...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-12-2022, 11:24 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,844
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Some new Preemiequilts!

    Preemiequilts or as we say: "Frühchenquilts" are so much fun to sew. they are about 60x60 cm to 80x80 cm big which mean between 24x24 inch to 30x30 inch!
    They were donated to much too early born...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-12-2022, 08:19 AM
    Replies: 3
    Views: 1,779
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Scrappy stripes again...

    I am lucky, some other quilters spend me some fabric for making preemiequilts because I ran out of fabric with motifs fitting for kids! And there were some stripes between which I won't cut into...
    Forum: Pictures
    06-18-2022, 01:22 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 5,791
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Too much loved quilts....

    About 25 years ago I started with patchwork: at that time no real patchwork fabric was available so I used the left over scraps from clothes sewing!
    But these fabrics are not very solid and so it...
    06-09-2022, 01:10 AM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,375
    Posted By 1000scraps

    I wonder about facebook group "Quilting Free Patterns"

    Hello, I am a little bit confused: I found this group on Facebook: Quilting Free Patterns, but to me it seems a really strange group...
    Often they post a quilt with the text: nobody likes my quilt,...
    Forum: Pictures
    05-11-2022, 01:07 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 2,870
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Update: Grandmother's Flowergarden!

    As we had rain yesterday and no gardening was possible I went to my Flowergarden and sewed on the binding! And made a colorful binding and it fits perfect to the quilt! I attached some pictures: the...
    Forum: Pictures
    05-10-2022, 06:47 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,835
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Grandmother's Flowergarden

    Hello, I try to explain how I did it!
    I took a green fabric stripe about 10 cm or 4 inch wide, ironed it into half so that I have a straight marking where to line up my hexagons!
    I pinned the top...
    Forum: Pictures
    05-09-2022, 01:14 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,835
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Grandmother's Flowergarden

    For years I sewed hexagons together to use up scraps! But now I must end this projekt because hand sewing is no longer possible....
    And so I decided it is time to finish the "Flowergarden": I sewed...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-28-2022, 12:07 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,470
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Hello, you are so right! I have 5 grandchildren...

    Hello, you are so right! I have 5 grandchildren aged 10 to 4 and they say that: if Oma can't repair it no one could!!!
    The most important things an Oma must have: hammar, nails, glue, tape... and...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-27-2022, 01:12 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 2,470
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Inspiring Granddaughter!

    A few days ago I got a picture of what my granddaughter (age 5) made out of colored paper and some scissors and glue: I at ance thought of a wonderful suggestion to do it in patchwork! And so her...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-08-2022, 10:39 AM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 4,514
    Posted By 1000scraps

    I made these turtle pincushins from selvages!

    I made these turtle pincushins from selvages!
    Forum: Pictures
    04-06-2022, 11:34 AM
    Replies: 28
    Views: 4,514
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Selvages: don't throw them away!

    As my avatar name says: I am the Mother of 1000scraps! And so I even don't throw away the selvages! And as my box is well stocked I started to sew these scraps together not knowing yet what I may do...
    Forum: Pictures
    04-05-2022, 06:25 AM
    Replies: 11
    Views: 2,450
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Backing too small: part two!

    Now I can show the quilt: it is a Chandelier Quilt made from my blue left overs!
    On the backside you can see the quilting much better than from the front!
    Forum: Pictures
    04-01-2022, 12:02 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 1,717
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Backing too small?

    As I use often fleece as backing for my quilts i have the problem that it is a little bit too small! And here I want to show what I am doing to make the backing wider so that it will fit to the quilt...
    Forum: Pictures
    02-24-2022, 12:35 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 2,833
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Hello, I just sew the crumbs together, without...

    Hello, I just sew the crumbs together, without any foundation! Just grab into the boxes with the left over crums and put them together!
    Forum: Pictures
    02-22-2022, 02:09 PM
    Replies: 21
    Views: 2,833
    Posted By 1000scraps

    ..... never ending crumbs....

    Left over fabrics without end.... I started to sew some 8x8 inch blocks grabbing "blind" into the scrap boxes and sew the crumbs together!
    And so I got a quilt top with 6x8 blocks!

    638211

    I...
    02-02-2022, 02:45 PM
    Replies: 6
    Views: 2,520
    Posted By 1000scraps

    New Crumb Quilt: WIP!

    https://servimg.com/view/16730898/89Left over fabrics are becoming more and more… So I decided to make some „Crumb Blocks“! (https://servimg.com/view/16730898/89)
    ...
    Forum: Pictures
    10-03-2021, 08:24 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 3,805
    Posted By 1000scraps

    Some more ideas needed for scraps?

    Yes, you are right, I am scrap addicted: there are lots of them.... My family is calling me "Mother of all Scraps"....
    As there are stripes without end I make place mats out of them, very colorful...
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