Who makes scrappy quilts?
03-22-2010, 08:29 AM
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All your scrappies are beautiful.
I just checked out a scrappy book at the Library that is a quilt as you go and a deco stitch book.
It is called "Crazy Shotcut Quilts" by McManus and Raffuse.
The instructions for connecting the squares was confusing, I really need to see videos to get the concept. I know it calls for separate sashing strips for the front and back but how to connect them I did not understand. The book uses fat quarters cut up to make large blocks.
I just checked out a scrappy book at the Library that is a quilt as you go and a deco stitch book.
It is called "Crazy Shotcut Quilts" by McManus and Raffuse.
The instructions for connecting the squares was confusing, I really need to see videos to get the concept. I know it calls for separate sashing strips for the front and back but how to connect them I did not understand. The book uses fat quarters cut up to make large blocks.
03-22-2010, 09:30 AM
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i think a true quilt is a scrappy quilt ,when you think about it in the old day most quilter,s could not buy fabrics so they used fabric,s from old used clothes and they put those old fabric,s to good use like make beaiitful quilts,they were going green recycling fabric
03-22-2010, 10:04 AM
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KS crafter, I'd do the same thing with solids, either throw em' all together , or make it more 'planned', putting like colors near each other...
Alycia,; thanks... that's my little ( 55lbs) greyhound Calico
Alycia,; thanks... that's my little ( 55lbs) greyhound Calico
03-22-2010, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by KSCrafter
I'm so glad to see this thread today. All of the photos are great! Here is my problem though- I have bunches of SOLID scraps and hardly any prints. Any ideas on how solids can be brought together?
03-22-2010, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by MISHNJIM
This is a Scrappy Class we did in my Quilting Group. She told us what size squares to cut and we threw them all in a brown grocery bag, mixed them up and just picked a hand full of fabric. Whatever you picked is the fabric you used, you couldn't peek in the bag or exchange fabric. It was fun. I didn't think it was going to turn out nice...but I like it.
I love the idea of tossing the squares in a brown bag and just picking some up without looking. :D
I LOVE SCRAPPY QUILTS!!
They are my favorite. ;)
03-22-2010, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Chele
Scrappy quilts are my all-time favorite! I'd chop my stash into scraps given half the chance!
You sound like me!
I've been tempted to do this quite a few times.
I'm not one that coordinate colors easily.
Scrappy is best for me. :-D
03-22-2010, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by KSCrafter
I'm so glad to see this thread today. All of the photos are great! Here is my problem though- I have bunches of SOLID scraps and hardly any prints. Any ideas on how solids can be brought together?
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