Scrappy quilts
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I have noticed that even if you think two (or whatever number) fabrics that you don't think would look good next to each other, it somehow works when making a quilt. A large number of quilts that I have made, have been leftovers from other projects. I do the "reach in the bag and use what comes up" method, and I have to say that the quilts always look very good when they are all put together. The only thing I really try to do is to not have the same fabric in close proximity to the first one.
I just finished a(n) Arkansas Crossroads, and before that, a truly scrappy Irich Chain and they both really looked nice.
I just finished a(n) Arkansas Crossroads, and before that, a truly scrappy Irich Chain and they both really looked nice.
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I've made four of the "grab and sew" scrappy strip quilts. Put a plain border on them and then a border print border (because I have a whole shelf of border prints
I need to use up) and they are quite attractive. The plain border gives your eye a place to rest and makes it a little less busy. The border print corrals it all and gives it a finished look. I just finished one with a red strip down the center and black, white, black strips down one side and white, black white strips down the other. I had a border print that was black, red, and white and that was the finish. It is a gorgeous quilt and is at the quilters now.
I need to use up) and they are quite attractive. The plain border gives your eye a place to rest and makes it a little less busy. The border print corrals it all and gives it a finished look. I just finished one with a red strip down the center and black, white, black strips down one side and white, black white strips down the other. I had a border print that was black, red, and white and that was the finish. It is a gorgeous quilt and is at the quilters now.
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I think your version of a scrappy is just that, Your version. When I first started doing scrappies I started with log cabins and that was a good choice I think, because it made me concentrate on value, rather than color. I pick thru my bins and put in what I want, but always, light, medium, dark. I do the same with my string blocks when doing them. Many times I have a unifying neutral, or black, or gray, or dominate color. Just something that ties everything up and gives control over the chaos. When I first started, there were certain colors I couldn't use next to others. Soon as I put the quilt together, there would be the colors I didn't want together right next to each other. Some things you just can't control. I just finished a spoolin around quilt, it has over 2,000 spools, no repeats, but...in two cases similar blocks are right next to each other - How does that happen?
As I said, my first quilt was a blue/yellow log cabin - I still love that quilt, just because all my scraps are either yellow or blue doesn't make it any less scrappy in my eyes.
Love, love, love my scrappy quilts. I would be so bored working on 2, 3 or 4 fabric quilts - couldn't do it.
As I said, my first quilt was a blue/yellow log cabin - I still love that quilt, just because all my scraps are either yellow or blue doesn't make it any less scrappy in my eyes.
Love, love, love my scrappy quilts. I would be so bored working on 2, 3 or 4 fabric quilts - couldn't do it.
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[QUOTE=HillCountryGal;6591110]Agree. There's more than one kind of scrappy. I like making both.
Here's a picture of my most recent. It's kind of
controled.. in that I used a black strip in the middle of each block.
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Really pretty string quilt and I love the black in the center. You could do the same thing by cutting the blocks in half & mix the blocks up, or quarter your blocks - excuse me I have to go play now! lol
Here's a picture of my most recent. It's kind of
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Really pretty string quilt and I love the black in the center. You could do the same thing by cutting the blocks in half & mix the blocks up, or quarter your blocks - excuse me I have to go play now! lol
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I'm cleaning my sewing room and have found a Mystery Quilt that I did several years ago. I never got around to finishing it. It's the ugliest thing I have ever made. I'm thinking that maybe if I "unsew" the squares and rearrange them adding a solid unifying color maybe all won't be lost. I'll never do a mystery quilt again. Need to know where I'm going.
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To me, I think of scrappy as using random left over pieces and putting them together to make a quilt. The pattern and layout are not important to me. I just like using assorted "odds and ends" pieces that are to small to do another project with.
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I like scrappy quilts: lots of colors, lots of patterns, no particular order to anything. My friends at First Saturday wouldn't know what to think if I made a plain, orderly, carefully planned quilt. They would think I had been taken over by aliens or something. I think the appeal of scrappy quilts is the brightness of color, pattern, and texture. HMM! Maybe that's what appeals to me about stained glass windows.
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I had trouble picking fabrics for a Bonnie mystery until I paid attention to value. If she uses a bright...I use a bright. If she uses a dark, I use a dark. My problem comes when I use something like yellow that can get muddled or disappear if its next to a light/neutral. I have a small plastic spatula that is clear red. If I cannot decide if its a light/med/dark, I look at it thru the spatula! A medium can become a light if its next to a deep dark color or it can be a dark when its next to light/white. When I started I had ALOT to learn about color and value! I still learn something on EVERY quilt. Some quilts I like better than others...but I LOVE to make 'em all!
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I remember in the 70s when I first started quilting, I used discarded clothing to make scrappy quilts. I'm not sure but I think at one time, quilt shows might have had a restriction of what material went into a scrappy quilt. I could be wrong. I think all scrappies are beautiful.
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