Hello from Massachusetts
02-15-2009, 05:15 AM
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I'm new to this forum although I have read a lot of the columns.
I've quilted before, but just E. Burns Log Cabin and Trip Around the World. I have never quilted the tops of the quilts (guess I'm chicken). I usually have made them into comforters.
Just a question since I have been out of the loop for at least 10 years. What is a "scrappy" quilt???
I am a retired Funeral Director and enjoying retirement with my 3 year old grandson.
Hope to hear from someone. Lizzy-tish
I've quilted before, but just E. Burns Log Cabin and Trip Around the World. I have never quilted the tops of the quilts (guess I'm chicken). I usually have made them into comforters.
Just a question since I have been out of the loop for at least 10 years. What is a "scrappy" quilt???
I am a retired Funeral Director and enjoying retirement with my 3 year old grandson.
Hope to hear from someone. Lizzy-tish
02-15-2009, 05:23 AM
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Hello from England . I am sure you will enjoy being part of this quilting board.
A scrappy quilt is just as it says a quilt made out of left overs, or of course it can be made from any material in your stash. We love them and enjoy seeing photos of them, we are all looking for new ideas.
Katherine
A scrappy quilt is just as it says a quilt made out of left overs, or of course it can be made from any material in your stash. We love them and enjoy seeing photos of them, we are all looking for new ideas.
Katherine
02-15-2009, 06:53 AM
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Hi Lizzy. I have trouble finishing my tops into quilts too. But if you stick around here long enough and ask enough questions, you will get all the encouragement and support you need to quilt those tops!! Would love to see your work
02-15-2009, 10:15 AM
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Welcome, Lizzy-tish, from St. Louis! Isn't retirement great! :lol:
Scrappy quilts are not necessarily planned color coordinated quilts, although they can be! They are not ART quilts. It is a way to use up left overs from previous quilts, or when you are lucky enough to find a bunch of material at a yard or garage sale and there is not enough to do a big quilt in a certain color theme, you use almost matches or a nine patch with darks and lights and then slice them again and go from there. It is a fun way to sew. String quilts are examples of scrappies. It is hard to do a scrappy when you are first quilting, but if you are like the rest of us, you will have left overs from every other quilt. You just can't bear to discard anything, in the the true pioneer spirit, everything MUST be used! :lol:
Scrappy quilts are not necessarily planned color coordinated quilts, although they can be! They are not ART quilts. It is a way to use up left overs from previous quilts, or when you are lucky enough to find a bunch of material at a yard or garage sale and there is not enough to do a big quilt in a certain color theme, you use almost matches or a nine patch with darks and lights and then slice them again and go from there. It is a fun way to sew. String quilts are examples of scrappies. It is hard to do a scrappy when you are first quilting, but if you are like the rest of us, you will have left overs from every other quilt. You just can't bear to discard anything, in the the true pioneer spirit, everything MUST be used! :lol:
02-15-2009, 10:19 AM
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Welcome Lizzy-tish from Southern California. I love "scrappy" looking quilts cause I love to put lots of different fabrics into a quilt. I have not made a true "scrap" quilt, but many of the quilts I have made have had anywhere from 15 to 120 different fabrics in them.
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