Scrappy quilts
#51
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,152
I like scrappy quilts because they give me the opportunity to be more creative than a block pattern. I also think the different colors melded together can make a very clear statement of love, care and warmth.
#54
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: McLoud, OK
Posts: 13,264
I make quilts to be used. If you give someone an 'art' quilt they will hang it up or wrap it up and put it away. I make quilts to be cuddled with and loved. Plus you aren't wasting much with scrap quilts. I love them.
#55
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 28
The quilts that I give away to friends and family are usually not scrappy, but instead are well planned and the fabric all blends well. I love to then use all of the left over fabric from those projects to make scrappy quilts for myself. Then, whenever I look at the fabric in the scrappy quilt it reminds me of the quilt I made for a special person in my life.
#58
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 314
Whether a quilt is scrappy or "color-coordinated" isn't really the deciding factor for me. It's the overall appeal of the quilt. Scrappy can be beautiful - but it also can have just the opposite impact. A friend was making a quilt consisting of blocks of 1" finished squares - 81 different fabrics in each block. I really wasn't impressed by the look of each block, but when she added black sashing to each and started putting them together, it was a whole different story. It was beautiful! The scraps took on a whole new look and seemed to sparkle. I guess I'd have to say "planned scrappy" is my preference!
#59
I never gave that question a thought. I would have to say it is becaues that is what my grandmother did. And I love lots and lots of color and patterns in a quilt - More to dream about when looking at them.
There are so very many patterns and colors out there, it is awfully hard to settle on one or two.
There are so very many patterns and colors out there, it is awfully hard to settle on one or two.
#60
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Gainesville Georgia
Posts: 134
I love scrappy because most of the time in the past women had to use what they had could not go out and buy two or three colors to make a quilt i really think it is very pretty too am thinking of starting one love color
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