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Quilts from Big Bright Scraps?
I finally realized why my scrap quilts don't look like the ones in all those
"quilts from scraps" books. I thought it was just that I had lousy design taste (which may be true in any case!) but it's also that my scraps are from 25 years of sewing clothes, most recently scrubs for a vet clinic. So they're all cotton (good) but they're also all prints, many big, nearly all bright, and fun! They *sure* aren't solids or near solids like all those books show, which may explain why that churn dash scrap quilt I made just never quite worked--because of the prints, if I cut them up they tend to be a distraction.What patterns like such scraps? They make terrific square-in-a-square but I've made two of those--that's enough for now. They work okay in big flying geese. If I cut them into narrow strips (2" or less) for Log Cabin or Strings--maybe. Would little 9-patch work? Snowballs? 1,000 pyramids? What do y'all recommend? Somebody oughta write a book for scrap quilts based on real-life scrap collections (at least, *my* real-life! Of *course* the world should revolve around *my* scraps! VBEG) But until then I ask my trusty, beloved cyber quilt guild! TIA muchly. Dogmom |
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Try a Brown Bag Quilt. You can find a free pattern at
http://www.angelthings.com/BB3.htm Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply) We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first, But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn |
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Made my own version of "I spy" from some brights for a baby (okay, i'm still
working on it, but the top is done!) using 1/4 sq triangles. 2 brights and 2 pale yellows. And made sure each fabric was used twice. some kind of yellow showed up in 90% of the fabrics, so i went with that. DS has a baby quilt much like that with white instead of yellow. Looks like little bow ties or butterflies all over! Or... you could make "hearts" with them... choose a light/neutral/solid complementary background, prints (P) and solid (S) placed like this PS PP then set it on point for a quick heart ala Lydia's http://www.hamiltonpipeband.org/berg...ing/HEARTS.JPG Have fun! Kellie "dogmom" wrote in message ... I finally realized why my scrap quilts don't look like the ones in all those "quilts from scraps" books. I thought it was just that I had lousy design taste (which may be true in any case!) but it's also that my scraps are from 25 years of sewing clothes, most recently scrubs for a vet clinic. So they're all cotton (good) but they're also all prints, many big, nearly all bright, and fun! They *sure* aren't solids or near solids like all those books show, which may explain why that churn dash scrap quilt I made just never quite worked--because of the prints, if I cut them up they tend to be a distraction.What patterns like such scraps? They make terrific square-in-a-square but I've made two of those--that's enough for now. They work okay in big flying geese. If I cut them into narrow strips (2" or less) for Log Cabin or Strings--maybe. Would little 9-patch work? Snowballs? 1,000 pyramids? What do y'all recommend? Somebody oughta write a book for scrap quilts based on real-life scrap collections (at least, *my* real-life! Of *course* the world should revolve around *my* scraps! VBEG) But until then I ask my trusty, beloved cyber quilt guild! TIA muchly. Dogmom |
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Maybe you're trying to work with prints that are too much alike and need
some variety. You might enjoy throwing in plaid, stripes, dots, crackles; things that make you happy when they're added to what you already have. I never miss a chance to check out the $2 bin at WalMart. They, for sure, have lots of stuff that wouldn't even be useful for wiping up puppy puddles but I almost always find something that needs to come home with me. Put two or three scraps of your scrubs prints in your handbag in case you come upon something that might be just right. That handbag probably already weighs 15 pounds now; what's another ounce or two? Polly |
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For queenly advice re scraps, please send a sample to me for evaluation.
I make lots of scrap quilts. Roberta in D, Queen of the Scrap Heap "dogmom" wrote in : I finally realized why my scrap quilts don't look like the ones in all those "quilts from scraps" books. I thought it was just that I had lousy design taste (which may be true in any case!) but it's also that my scraps are from 25 years of sewing clothes, most recently scrubs for a vet clinic. So they're all cotton (good) but they're also all prints, many big, nearly all bright, and fun! They *sure* aren't solids or near solids like all those books show, which may explain why that churn dash scrap quilt I made just never quite worked--because of the prints, if I cut them up they tend to be a distraction.What patterns like such scraps? They make terrific square-in-a-square but I've made two of those--that's enough for now. They work okay in big flying geese. If I cut them into narrow strips (2" or less) for Log Cabin or Strings--maybe. Would little 9-patch work? Snowballs? 1,000 pyramids? What do y'all recommend? Somebody oughta write a book for scrap quilts based on real-life scrap collections (at least, *my* real-life! Of *course* the world should revolve around *my* scraps! VBEG) But until then I ask my trusty, beloved cyber quilt guild! TIA muchly. Dogmom |
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Hi Dogmom
My favorite scrappy quilts have not been 100 percent scrappy - probably less than half. On the churn dash, for instance, I would make the centers scrappy - but use all the same color family - or all the same value. Same for half of the HST - but I would try for a lot of similarity there. (hope we are both talking about the same churn dash) The other 2 fabrics I would buy - or choose - specifically to work with the scraps. Even on the log cabins, I would try for a couple of common fabric logs to run through the entire quilt. --Those red value finders are really helpful - I have the deluxe 2 color set - a red plastic oblong and a green plastic oblong, cheerfully connected with an all brass key chain, and criminally overpriced at $7 - but I love it. --A yellow brick road might work. Try to find 2 complimenting color families in your scraps and then use the value finder to get the contrast you need. --If you are compulsive - avoid the snowballs - you will just get more scraps. -- Have you tried www.claudiasquiltshoppe.com? She has 4 free patterns available till the end of the month. They are all very scrappy. -- If you have EQ5, try a simple block with that. You don't really need to scan in the scrap fabrics - their built in library has plenty of choices that will be close enough to give you an idea of what will work and what won't. -- Sew for the dogs. My Holly tells me that she has no design preferences at all - but is concerned about loft and taste - go figure. Deena - in Philly |
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They sound like ideal I Spy fabrics, not only for the original hexagon
version, but also as the centers of sawtooth stars or attic windows. I read that someone enlarged the patches of a YBR to piece it even faster. I bet that would work well with big prints, maybe with some bright solids to break it up a little. Jane in NE Ohio So they're all cotton (good) but they're also all prints, many big, nearly all bright, and fun! They *sure* aren't solids or near solids What patterns like such scraps? They make terrific square-in-a-square but I've made two of those--that's enough for now. They work okay in big flying geese. If I cut them into narrow strips (2" or less) for Log Cabin or Strings--maybe. Would little 9-patch work? Snowballs? 1,000 pyramids? What do y'all recommend? TIA muchly. Dogmom |
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