Greenheron

Quiltville is a great go-to inspiration site. But http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...een-t6951.html will show you how to use scraps effectively and efficiently without a pattern.

mountain deb

When looking, one finds to many ideas that can overload a poor tired brain cell. Just quickly pick the first choice that jumps out to you and go for it.

sewplease

I'll second (or third or fourth) the motion to look at quiltville.com, Bonnie Hunter's site. Here is the pattern of hers that started me into scrappy quilting: Bricks and Stepping Stones http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...ng-stones.html

We had moved from a 4 bedroom house to a small apartment and I just quit quilting for almost a year. Then I read about Bonnie and took off from there. This was the first quilt to get me out of my slump. I had a couple of pieces of black, plenty of neutrals for the 4 patches, and for the 3.5" x 6.5" bricks i just started whacking off pieces from yardage. I sewed and sewed and sewed until I ended up with enough for 2 quilts. :-)

I am sure all of us Bonnie fans are hoping you check her out and let us know what you think! Laura

Dina

Thanks for all the suggestions. I am still looking at them, trying to decide which to tackle.

Dina

Maggiemay

I like scrappys that have a "unifying" factor. Check out this one I saw on the board recently.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/general...209719-17.html
I am working on something similar. I am using all different blocks & solid stars in the sashing. You can really mix up your fabrics without much thought, but the unifying factor ties it all together.

Dina

Thanks. I think I will be happier if I have a unifying factor. This is good information!

Dina

QM

I said I had a favorite scrappy block, but I was having trouble uploading. Here is a group of 4
Cut sizes for my version of this traditional block:
Squares: 5.5", 2.5" and 1.5" of muslin to sew and fold for the star points
Rectangle 5.5 x 2.5"

I first saw this hanging way high on a building at the Sisters, OR outdoor quilt show and had my DH shoot it for me. I have made it 3 times, twice in scraps and once with fussy cut kid prints for a baby quilt.

QM

Crumb blocks are, indeed, also a good way to use scraps, although IMHO they are better with sashings, which means they use less of your scraps, unfortunately. Traditionally, they are done on some sort of foundation. My preference is clean "dead" sheets, cut 1/2 to 1" larger than the finished size you want. I sometimes use my larger batting scraps. When I am doing these as cuddle quilts, I begin with a fussy cut central image. On one quilt, they were all dogs. That went for a good price at a local benefit auction.

When I set up the image I already shared, I only used plain fabrics for the rectangles, out of laziness. They could be anything,