HELP!!! Who's afraid of scraps???
01-01-2010, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by thequilteddove
As I complete projects, I've been taking the remnants & cutting them in to various sized strips (mostly 2 1/2") and 5 1/2" blocks... I want to make 'something' from all this crap (I mean scraps) but nothing matches! How does one decide on a quilt pattern for this stuff!?! How does one take a bunch of unrelated/fugly fabrics & bring them together to create something beautiful (or it least something SOMEONE may want)???
liblueeyes
01-01-2010, 01:45 PM
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One approach is to disregard the color...go with light and dark. With scrappy it's more about contrast...not about color combination. Try not to focus on what a single block looks like...think about how the quilt top will look. kwhite's pictured example is visual proof that everything will go together beautifully if the contrast is there...and the smaller patches make all those scraps sparkle. It's hard for some of us to break the matchy matchy habit...but it can be so much fun...and so liberating! Good for you for actually cutting your scraps into useable shapes...you're halfway there... Good luck!
01-01-2010, 03:34 PM
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If the fabrics weren't ugly when they were "planned" why would you call them ugly now? There may be some values that should not go together but all in all, the plan of a scrap quilt is to not have a plan.
One method (that I have not mastered) is the paper bag method where you separate the scraps into colors and each color goes into a brown bag.
When you sew the pattern, the only decision you have to make is which color is next. Then without looking, you pull a piece from the bag and you must use it (unless it is a duplicate of the previous piece). It is a freeing experience.
Here is a closeup of a somewhat random scrapper (darks and lights) from my stash. The key is not to look at each piece but wait for the quilt as a whole.
One method (that I have not mastered) is the paper bag method where you separate the scraps into colors and each color goes into a brown bag.
When you sew the pattern, the only decision you have to make is which color is next. Then without looking, you pull a piece from the bag and you must use it (unless it is a duplicate of the previous piece). It is a freeing experience.
Here is a closeup of a somewhat random scrapper (darks and lights) from my stash. The key is not to look at each piece but wait for the quilt as a whole.
01-01-2010, 04:35 PM
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My niece for her first quilt just put squares together that I bought off EBAY. I think the only thing that matches is that they are some crazy fabs. Picture posted.
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