MarionsQuilts

I am trying to use up as many of my scraps as possible, so using my accuquilt I cut up all of these 4-inch clamshells ...

Two things I am looking for:

- is there a "quick" way to sew these together? I'm sure I'm going to stab myself a thousand times pinning all these curves hahaha

- should i group by colour or just put them in as a scrappy quilt?


Thanks very much, and hope everyone is staying socially isolated and safe.

quiltingcandy

Many years ago I was watching an episode of Simple Quilts and there was a person on the show that cut a template a 1/4 inch smaller that the shell and she ironed the cut out piece over the smaller template. I can't remember if she used a small brush or a Q-tip to apply starch to the part of the fabric being turned. She used a template that was made to be used with an iron - no idea of the brand. She also sewed them on to a foundation piece of fabric so it would stay straight. The procedure stuck with me because I do plan to make one some day - it was one of the first Accuquilt dies I bought.

Do you plan to sew it all by hand? Or you could do it with an appliqué stitch on your machine.

MarionsQuilts

Thanks! I won't be sewing anything by hand if I can get away with it ... I really don't like it, and am totally awful at it!

Applique might be the way to go !!!

Jingle

I like them as a scrappy, with colors scattered.

Rhonda K

This wasn't easy to find. I didn't find it on the site directly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdCSWkfgi0

quiltsRfun

I’d go for the applique, maybe even raw edge.

quiltingshorttimer

the 2nd YouTube video that popped up actually shows how to get started by marking with a 1/4" on edges and sewing those, then adding a row as you go.

QuiltE

Exactly what I was thinking ......
..... with them held in place with a fusible, before you do the stop stitching.

juliasb

I made This clam shell quilt years ago. I used up hundreds of scraps doing it. The picture is here in my album here https://www.quiltingboard.com/member...bums20172.html it is the last picture. I did it all by hand and I don't trust myself with the machine on curves that much.
If doing it by machine now I may consider pinning and stitching just the way you are mentioning. I am a bit more confident now a days.

luvstoquilt

I made one as a newbie and I did it all by hand...sewn on an old sheet to keep the rows straight. Mine is really scrappy and I love it still. It took quite a while to get it all together.