Scrap buster quilts

My self-imposed ban on blog reading and posting is over as Lent ends tonight. I was only posting finishes on my blog, since this is my way of keeping track of what I've done and, more importantly, when. I missed reading about everyone's quilting adventures, but it was good for me to stop for a bit. As with most of us, the mask making continues. In between making masks, I worked on this scrappy quilt using 2 1/2" squares. As those who follow me know, I do not enjoy making scrappy quilts and…

Work in Progress. Scrap busting and patchwork piecing is still my preferred way to pass the time with my sewing machine, and if I ca...

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The week between Christmas and New Year's I pin basted four quilts, preparing them for machine quilting. Today I am sharing the third finish of the four. I made this quilt from rectangles I found in a box of scraps from a quilt I made a number of years ago. There were a lot more rectangles than I remembered, so I started randomly placing them on my design wall and created this top. This was pure mindless sewing, which is needed on occasion! The machine quilting was purely mindless, too. I…

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Transform your fabric scraps into beautiful new scrappy quilts by making string quilts. A tutorial from NewQuilters.com #stringquilts #stringquilttutorial

Use Your Stash Fabric to make this beautiful Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt. An easy Quarter Log Cabin block is fun Scrap Fabric Project! Scrappy Quarter Log Cabin Quilt Block is a Simple Stash Buster Quilt Pattern. It works with charm squares, jelly roll strips and fat quarters for a fantastic finish! Choose from multiple design layout options for your perfect quilt top! On-Point Quilting Tutorial to turn your next log cabin quilt in a new direction!

I’m starting to sound like a broken record here, but I’ve been sewing up my friend Denise’s waste triangles again! She gave me these a ...

How big has your stash of fabric scraps gotten lately? If you're anything like me, you have lots of small pieces laying around that you just can't seem to toss. So why not FINALLY use them? This great quilt tutorial on the stitch and flip quilt block will use up even your smallest fabric scraps quickly into a great project!

Here's another fun technique you can try - disappearing stripes quilt blocks using simple strips. You can cut your own, or use precut Honey Bun strips which are 1-1/2 inches wide or Jelly Rolls which are 2-1/2 inches wide.

Quilting is always a fun process to create something beautiful and unique for your own home but sometimes we need fresh ideas. Luckily, we are here to help! Related Make: Easy to Make, log cabin love! We got the perfect one for you! Riptide Quilt Pattern is colorful, modern, and traditional, all in one quilt. […]

Looking for a colorful quilt that’s easy to make and designed to bust your stash? Give my Five Squared quilt a try! It’s a great way to use your scraps and it’s precut friendly. T…

This week has been mostly scrappy sewing, with a few pillowcases thrown in for good measure. I mentioned a couple of days ago that I accidently dumped a box of 3.5" squares on the floor, which then prompted me to sort out any sets of 4 that could work in an I-Spy quilt. There were LOTS, and they've been really fun to sew. Most of these 7.5" blocks have scraps from various baby quilts and baby burp cloths that I've made over the past several years. For example, the 2 doggy print blocks on the…

A few years ago I fell in love with scrap quilting, mostly because I hate waste. My issue though was my obsession with making things match. As I have progressed in the world of quilting, the ability to let go in scrap quilts and allow them to form has become easier. I have had to learn to separate my quilting into two forms, the beautiful matching blended creation and the random scrap quilt. Since one of my goals AGAIN this year is to use up my ever building pile of scraps, the Project…

Looking for scrappy strip quilt patterns? Here ya go! The first question would be - got scraps?! I bet you do!

Wrap Around free quilt pattern and quilt tutorial for jelly roll strips or charm squares with free pattern download baby crib quilt idea

Hi friends! Today I have a really special (long) post for you! Today I want to share a quilt that took me two years and about 85 hours to...

It's no secret I've been on a mission to use up all of my scraps this summer and I've been having fun doing it. But after five, yes five, ...