making some scrappy blocks
#65
I love these scrappy blocks. I made a quilt for my son like this and it was so much fun. I couldn't stop making the blocks. I would say "Just ome more and then I'll start dinner... Just one more and then I'll clean up...Just one more and then I'll go to bed!!" Well, you get the idea. It was so much fun because each block was different. I always used a fun picture fabric (like animals, or soccer balls...) for the center and then all different width strips around it. I want to start another one soon.
If you frequent thrift shops and garage sales, you can often find a bolt of inexpensive cotton to use for backing, too. Or sheets will also work nicely. This is a great way to use up scraps!
If you frequent thrift shops and garage sales, you can often find a bolt of inexpensive cotton to use for backing, too. Or sheets will also work nicely. This is a great way to use up scraps!
#66
Originally Posted by Marion Jean
What a great idea. This is going to make me think outside of my comfort zone... I'm kind of anal about symmetry and straight lines. I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks! :)
#67
Originally Posted by Zappycat
Originally Posted by Marion Jean
What a great idea. This is going to make me think outside of my comfort zone... I'm kind of anal about symmetry and straight lines. I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks! :)
#68
Originally Posted by QM
I have made a large number of scrappy quilts. This seems to be to be the most versitile method. It is possible to do it without a foundation, but it is much more work. Any foundation will do. I like to use batting scraps. Others in my guild use paper (which needs to be removed) or cheap, prewashed muslin. You can use orphan blocks, paper piecing errors, and just plain scrap. A block may have a theme, or common colors, or not. However you do it, have fun. It will go very quickly.
I try to start with a non-rectanglar piece in (sorta) the middle of my foundation. I generally try NOT to have everything I add be a rectangle.
I try to start with a non-rectanglar piece in (sorta) the middle of my foundation. I generally try NOT to have everything I add be a rectangle.
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