Originally Posted by bjeriann
I want to make a scrappy quilt but I'm having a problem. I always coordinate my fabrics on a regular quilt, so using scraps are hard for me because they don't all go together. How do I get past this? I read somewhere to cut all my lights and darks - then put them in a bag (1 bag with lights and 1 bag with darks) then pull out 1 from each bag and sew it together. Is that pretty much how it works? I can use all the help I can get on this please.
If this is your first, I'd be tempted to use a controlled scrappiness.
Choose a value that you love. Do you like bright jewel tones? Or do you love pastels best? Choose one of those and then add one darker fabric and one very light fabric. And start sewing. And let us see what you make!!