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Scrap Quilts
Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ
quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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Kate G. wrote:
Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. I am sure this quilt is in a book but haven't a clue what the name would be. It's one that Harriet Hargrave (is that the "little old lady" quilter?) did on Ales Anderson's show ages ago. This is a charm type quilt -- no pieced blocks. Decide how wide you want your quilt to be and what size squares you want to use -- 1", 2", 3". Take all of your scraps -- ALL OF THEM -- and cut a whole boat load of squares whatever size you want using as many fabrics as possible. Toss all of the squares into a brown paper bag big enough to hold them all. Now, pull out your squares one at a time and sew them together to make rows as wide as your desired quilt. DO NOT -- repeat DO NOT try to match anything up, the ONLY TIME you put a square back into the bag is if it is exactly the same as the one you previously used. It will look horribly strange at first but don't worry -- this type of quilt looks best if it is unbelievably scrappy. Make as many rows as needed for the length quilt you want and then add a neutral binding and you've got a great truly scrappy quilt! When I watched the show, Harriette had several quilts she had done this way and they were truly lovely. She brought large pieces of some of the stranger fabrics she used and lay them together on the table and they looked truly HORRIBLE together. But cut into smaller squares, they look just fine! There isn't enough of any one ugly or oddly colored fabric in one spot to actually clash with anything else :-). It works -- honestly it really does. And one of these days I am going to make this sort of quilt for myself!!! CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary |
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yes, tis i again, up before the sparrows fart again. : /
found this yesterday. simple use of various lights, darks, mediums. see the two layouts below the block. http://groups.msn.com/QuiltingAround...22301297902436 also found this page of freebies, bargello and alternate pinwheel designs that work for scraps. http://www.bighornquilts.com/inspira...ashbuster.html just what i found yesterday, not even googled today. holler if you need more ideas. jeanne one cuppa and a pot of yogurt is not helping me much, argh -- Vote B'fly for President '08 san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r nzlstar on webshots "Kate G." wrote... Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves |
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http://quiltville.com/
Not a book, but she has lots of good stuff. Look down the left hand menu and you'll see she has links to for her quilting business, followed by personal links, then her finished quilts, then tips on dealing with your scraps, and other useful info, and then down even farther she has many scrap quilt patterns. Fun site to look around! HTH. -- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 "Kate G." wrote in message . .. Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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"Kate G." wrote:
Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Look for anything by Sally Schneider. I'm working on a project out of her book ScrapMania. On my worktable is her book Scrap Frenzy. It also provides a nice explanation of her suggestions for how to cut up FQs in ways that the pieces are then ready for project use. Enjoy! Mary |
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The key to any scrap quilt is randomness. Cut your pieces, put them into
a bag or box, reach in without looking, and use whatever you come up with. The only rule is that you don't put two pieces of the same fabric together. If your pattern calls for a light/dark variation, you are allowed to sort your fabrics into light/medium/dark piles. It was really hard for me the first few times I did it, but it's getting easier. Julia in MN Kate G. wrote: Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ |
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Lots of good patterns around, but for books I like -
Successful Scrap Quilts from Simple Rectangles http://tinyurl.com/32r6mx Spectacular Scraps http://tinyurl.com/2nt9q3 Strips and Strings http://tinyurl.com/2oz5vc Liberated String Quilts http://tinyurl.com/2wgpsl Strips 'n' Curves http://tinyurl.com/2owpct - there is a follow-up book but I haven't seen it yet. Hope those links work OK! -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y ) Boofhead Donut Rasputin http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Kate G." wrote in message . .. : Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ : quilts too). Tell me why you like it. : : I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I : like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not : just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". : : Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and : whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some : ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of : scrap quilts would be helpful. : : Thanks in advance. : : -- : Kate in MI : http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves : : : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : : |
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I bet you're thinking of Mary Ellen Hopkins Tia Maria. (I only say that,
because I took a workshop from Harriet Hargrave last year & if she's a little old lady, then I guess I must be too) Pauline Northern California "Tia Mary" wrote in message ... Kate G. wrote: Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. I am sure this quilt is in a book but haven't a clue what the name would be. It's one that Harriet Hargrave (is that the "little old lady" quilter?) did on Ales Anderson's show ages ago. This is a charm type quilt -- no pieced blocks. Decide how wide you want your quilt to be and what size squares you want to use -- 1", 2", 3". Take all of your scraps -- ALL OF THEM -- and cut a whole boat load of squares whatever size you want using as many fabrics as possible. Toss all of the squares into a brown paper bag big enough to hold them all. Now, pull out your squares one at a time and sew them together to make rows as wide as your desired quilt. DO NOT -- repeat DO NOT try to match anything up, the ONLY TIME you put a square back into the bag is if it is exactly the same as the one you previously used. It will look horribly strange at first but don't worry -- this type of quilt looks best if it is unbelievably scrappy. Make as many rows as needed for the length quilt you want and then add a neutral binding and you've got a great truly scrappy quilt! When I watched the show, Harriette had several quilts she had done this way and they were truly lovely. She brought large pieces of some of the stranger fabrics she used and lay them together on the table and they looked truly HORRIBLE together. But cut into smaller squares, they look just fine! There isn't enough of any one ugly or oddly colored fabric in one spot to actually clash with anything else :-). It works -- honestly it really does. And one of these days I am going to make this sort of quilt for myself!!! CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary |
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This pattern looks fun and easy.
http://qnm.com/rjrbonus/rjrbonus7/ -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Kate G." wrote in message . .. : Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ : quilts too). Tell me why you like it. : : I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I : like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not : just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". : : Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and : whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some : ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of : scrap quilts would be helpful. : : Thanks in advance. : : -- : Kate in MI : http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves : : : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : : |
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....and then there is the hidden wells design.
http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/hwells.htm jeanne -- Vote B'fly for President '08 san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r nzlstar on webshots "Kate G." wrote... Can you recommend your favorite Scrap Quilt book (we could include FQ quilts too). Tell me why you like it. I have a BOATLOAD of scraps and FQ's and am so NOT a scrap quilt person, I like them well enough, but have a very VERY hard time letting go and not just let loose enough to not be "matchy-matchy". Well done scrap quilts are beautiful... and I'd love to do a few (and whittle down some of my stash at the same time). But I definitely need some ideas... and looking at some good books with lots of pretty pictures of scrap quilts would be helpful. Thanks in advance. -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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