brushandthimble

Ditto :D

Loisrhunter

that is the CUTEST picture I've ever seen!!!!!!!
Lois

Loisrhunter

what pattern is that by your name??? Its great...would love to make it
Lois

Loisrhunter

that looks like my sewing room...is it?????

mary quite contrary

The quilt in my picture is a Star Spin.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-13642-1.htm

Thank you

BellaBoo

I didn't use to use my scraps at all until I realized just how much yardage I was tossing away.

Naiscoot

Yes, I use them to make lap quilts for the shut ins from our church. Now I am using them to make lap quilts for the womens shelter in my city. Great way to use them up and benefit others.

Scissor Queen

On one of the earlier quilts I made I did the math and figured out the yardage difference between two different methods of flying geese. The difference was a full yard. That yard would have been reduced to waste triangles. I made sure after I figured the difference for that quilt that I don't use any "waste" methods for big quilts any more.

Everyone should learn how to do quilt math. It's really not all that hard if you use a calculator.

Betty Ruth

I had a large tub of scraps that I rescued after a friend and neighbor died. My husband threatened to throw them out, and I told him that I'd condense them. I've spent the past several day s ironing and cutting. I now have smaller tubs of squares ready to be turned into quilts. I have 2 1/2 in. squares, 3 1/2 in. squares, 4 1/2 in. squares, and a few 6 1/2 squares. I even have a small tub of 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. rectangles with the corresponding 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 in pieces to make what my neighbor calls brick wall. Since the pieces don't seem to be the right proportion for bricks, I call them planks.

Naiscoot

that zig zag quilt is striking is it 2 1/2 inch strips and yes i use my scrapes inbetween making a real quilt - different design