Quilt Challenge!
06-11-2010, 01:13 PM
#591
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Patrice-Wendy/Quiltmaker10I - am not sure if the challenge is to put fabrics into color sorted boxes, or to make a "quilt top similar to something on Quiltville.com site. are their any size guidelines, other than anything by Christmas ?
06-12-2010, 08:11 AM
#592
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I just finished another scrappy quilt top. I will even use more scraps to make a sawtooth binding on it. I have scraps 'beyond' the imagination anymore.
One of the ways I have gathered up more scraps than the imagination can see is by 'freecycling'. I belong to a group on Yahoo that is a recycling group. You would be more than surprised just how many people give away fabrics. Just recently I received a large bag, one of those tall yard waste bags, filled with fabrics. Many pieces were several yards while others I added to my already bulging scrap baskets. I also sort scraps by fabrics that are other than cottons. Those odd fabrics are great in crazy quilts. A few years ago my sister gave me the greatest Christmas gift. A collapsible basket which divided into 2 separate parts. Strip pieces go on one side and on the other loose pieces larger or longer than 4" There I can keep any number of baggies for different size squares or other shapes. The only problem is I keep running out of space! So I make more scrap quilts than anything else over the last several years. Anyway here is a quick pic of the top I just finished. The block name is " depression block"
One of the ways I have gathered up more scraps than the imagination can see is by 'freecycling'. I belong to a group on Yahoo that is a recycling group. You would be more than surprised just how many people give away fabrics. Just recently I received a large bag, one of those tall yard waste bags, filled with fabrics. Many pieces were several yards while others I added to my already bulging scrap baskets. I also sort scraps by fabrics that are other than cottons. Those odd fabrics are great in crazy quilts. A few years ago my sister gave me the greatest Christmas gift. A collapsible basket which divided into 2 separate parts. Strip pieces go on one side and on the other loose pieces larger or longer than 4" There I can keep any number of baggies for different size squares or other shapes. The only problem is I keep running out of space! So I make more scrap quilts than anything else over the last several years. Anyway here is a quick pic of the top I just finished. The block name is " depression block"
queen size Depression block quilt top (scrappy quilt)
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06-12-2010, 05:06 PM
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Here is the link to the pattern. I am glad you like it. This is actually the second one I made. I told you I have lots of scraps :thumbup:
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DepressionBlock.html
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DepressionBlock.html
06-16-2010, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy323
Does anyone have a pattern for Birds in the Air....a great pattern for using up those scraps? I am open to block size...thanks in advance!
Andy
Andy
06-16-2010, 08:43 PM
#599
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thanks for the pattern link, awesome,
nice way to use up scraps! I just love scrappy quilts!
nice way to use up scraps! I just love scrappy quilts!
Originally Posted by juliasb
Here is the link to the pattern. I am glad you like it. This is actually the second one I made. I told you I have lots of scraps :thumbup:
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DepressionBlock.html
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DepressionBlock.html
06-16-2010, 08:45 PM
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Awesome Idea!
Originally Posted by Quilt Mom
A leader/ender is something to start the chain piecing. Some keep small squares next to the sewing machine. When they are ready to start a chain of (whatever) for the current project, they piece a light and dark (same size) square together, and do the same for the end. That replaces the 'thread bunny' used at the beginning/end of a chain. When all the leader/enders are pairs, they piece two pairs together for leader/enders, etc. Eventually there are lots of 4 square groups that can be put together for a scrappy quilt. (This is just one example of the leader/ender idea.) On Quiltville.com there is more information.
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