scrap quilt question

I never thought of it like that, but that makes sense!

"Betty in Wi" wrote in message
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The benefit of sashing is that you can cut it 1" and sew together with
1/4" seams. The two edges of the blocks butt up against each other and you
don't have the bulk you would have if you sewed the blocks directly
together.

Betty in WI

"Mystified One" wrote in message
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Another easy quilt you could do with your scraps is foundation string
piecing. You cut your blocks out of muslin (4 inches, 6 inches,
whatever, so long as they're all uniform). You could even cut them into
rectangles, but be sure you've got diagonals in two directions.

Stitch your strips (you don't even have to be neat, there's no matching,
sort of crazy-quilt style) starting from the middle diagonal and work out
on either side to the corners. When you get a big pile of them, arrange
them so you've got this sort of design going:

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

Then when you stitch your rows together, you end up with diamonds and
X's. We did a lot of scrappy quilts like this for charity, and it was
really fast and easy! If you use the same fabric in the center of the
blocks, it really brings the look together.

Here's one with sashing, but I don't think it really needs the sashing.

http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/patt104/


"Helen in MN" wrote in message
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I have a lot of long strips from about 5 years of quilting. They are a
mixture of traditional, moda-style, and batiks- no 30's repros though. I
will leave out the kids prints.
I'm thinking there's enough for me to just start making log cabin
blocks. Will it drive me crazy if I mix all these fabrics? I'm tempted
to do the "put them all in a paper bag and just grab a strip" trick.
and yes, I am a bit compulsive, if that helps in the answer.
TIA

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Helen in MN

Well, you could of course use somebody else's idea and make it batik on one
side, traditional on the other. You could set the cabins a different way on
each side too.
Roberta in D

"Helen in MN" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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So... I may need to make two separate quilts??????

Helen in MN

"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
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I would sort lights and darks, and maybe not mix the batiks with the
traditionals. A Batik LC would be stunning!

I do it that way too. Works great for all kinds of crazy blocks, also for
chenille blocks.
Roberta in D

"Betty in Wi" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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The benefit of sashing is that you can cut it 1" and sew together with
1/4" seams. The two edges of the blocks butt up against each other and you
don't have the bulk you would have if you sewed the blocks directly
together.

Betty in WI

"Mystified One" wrote in message
...
Another easy quilt you could do with your scraps is foundation string
piecing. You cut your blocks out of muslin (4 inches, 6 inches,
whatever, so long as they're all uniform). You could even cut them into
rectangles, but be sure you've got diagonals in two directions.

Stitch your strips (you don't even have to be neat, there's no matching,
sort of crazy-quilt style) starting from the middle diagonal and work out
on either side to the corners. When you get a big pile of them, arrange
them so you've got this sort of design going:

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

Then when you stitch your rows together, you end up with diamonds and
X's. We did a lot of scrappy quilts like this for charity, and it was
really fast and easy! If you use the same fabric in the center of the
blocks, it really brings the look together.

Here's one with sashing, but I don't think it really needs the sashing.

http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/patt104/


"Helen in MN" wrote in message
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I have a lot of long strips from about 5 years of quilting. They are a
mixture of traditional, moda-style, and batiks- no 30's repros though. I
will leave out the kids prints.
I'm thinking there's enough for me to just start making log cabin
blocks. Will it drive me crazy if I mix all these fabrics? I'm tempted
to do the "put them all in a paper bag and just grab a strip" trick.
and yes, I am a bit compulsive, if that helps in the answer.
TIA

--
Helen in MN