A question for you crumb users
08-15-2010, 05:54 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by Rhonda
Crumb quilting is a Crazy Quilt technique. I call my version Confusion. It is a form of quilting that has been handed down through the generations. We have just found a way to make the crazy patch without a backing to sew the pieces to.
Yes it is worth it. It is an art form that I enjoy. It isn't all about going green but it is an expression of creativity first and foremost. Each one of the blocks are unique and the finished project has a charm that can't be duplicated.
They are easy to make. You just lay two pieces of fabric together face to face and sew together. Trim a straight edge and add another swatch of fabric. It is a free form don't have to measure exersize that is fun to do! When you are done just cut a square out of the fabric you just created and use it for whatever you are making.
It is so easy I taught a 9 yr old to do it and she made a pillow out of hers and won a ribbon at the local fair.
I also used it for my twin grandsons first foray into quilting. They are 6. They loved it and it was so easy for them to do.
Yes it is worth it. It is an art form that I enjoy. It isn't all about going green but it is an expression of creativity first and foremost. Each one of the blocks are unique and the finished project has a charm that can't be duplicated.
They are easy to make. You just lay two pieces of fabric together face to face and sew together. Trim a straight edge and add another swatch of fabric. It is a free form don't have to measure exersize that is fun to do! When you are done just cut a square out of the fabric you just created and use it for whatever you are making.
It is so easy I taught a 9 yr old to do it and she made a pillow out of hers and won a ribbon at the local fair.
I also used it for my twin grandsons first foray into quilting. They are 6. They loved it and it was so easy for them to do.
:) :)
08-15-2010, 07:17 AM
#44
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Location: Indiana
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I know that beautiful things can come from others "trash", it's just not something I do. I think artists are the most creatively minded people (I consider quilting to be an art). I just don't have it in me to really sit down and shift through the crumbs-although I have noticed I have been saving more scraps than before. I've also been known to dig out crumbs from the trash to complete blocks-when it's the only fabric pieces-I've been known to be creative and frugal.
I see quilting, crafts and art all the same way-you take it or leave it, but never judge someone else's craft by your standards( I don't always understand abstracts) Smile at the gifts you have!
I see quilting, crafts and art all the same way-you take it or leave it, but never judge someone else's craft by your standards( I don't always understand abstracts) Smile at the gifts you have!
08-15-2010, 09:02 AM
#49
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Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
Well, if I paid for the whole yard, I'm gonna USE the whole yard! Or, pretty close to it. I'd say smaller than a 1" square it's gonna get lost in the fuzz bag. And as for the wasted thread...I've found if I wanna sew, but don't have a project in mind sewing crumbs-strings-scraps feeds the need without doing too much damage. :D
Don't forget, if you use Rhonda's methods, you can use up so mighty small scraps :thumbup:
08-15-2010, 09:56 AM
#50
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This is a new topic for me. I am not familar with 'crumbs'.
Why are these not just considered scraps? It must have something to do with all the 'new' terms relating our fabric to food. LOL
Since the pieces are small scraps I suppose there is no concern about bias edges stretching? Or bias edges on the outside of a block? Learn something new here everyday. :)
Why are these not just considered scraps? It must have something to do with all the 'new' terms relating our fabric to food. LOL
Since the pieces are small scraps I suppose there is no concern about bias edges stretching? Or bias edges on the outside of a block? Learn something new here everyday. :)
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