Scrappy vs Many Fabrics
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Scrappy vs Many Fabrics
It seems when I see the term "scrappy" - it means one of two things -
"Clean out the refrigerator" - which is using all sorts of odds and ends that may or may not coordinate, just to get them used up.
"Sampler plate" - which is buying/using small amounts of many different fabrics that (usually) seem to be somewhat coordinated and are deliberately acquired for a particular project.
How do you define them?
"Clean out the refrigerator" - which is using all sorts of odds and ends that may or may not coordinate, just to get them used up.
"Sampler plate" - which is buying/using small amounts of many different fabrics that (usually) seem to be somewhat coordinated and are deliberately acquired for a particular project.
How do you define them?
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I think those are both scrappy quilts. When I hear "sampler", I usually think of a quilt with different types of blocks, not a variety of new fabrics. I made 2 "scrappy Irish chain" quilts. For the first one, I went to the store and bought a variety of Fat Eighth fabrics that I pieced willy-nilly throughout the chain. For the second one, I used the leftover fabrics from the first quilt ... plus a few others I had lying around ... plus before it's finished, I'll have to grab a bit more from LQS to make it big enough.
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I also think they are both scrappy. If you replace the 'red' patches in a pattern with a multiple of red fabrics, either specifically purchased or from your bin, it's scrappy. Using a jelly roll or layer cake also results in a scrappy look. Of course, if you make an entire quilt with stuff you find on the floor, that's scrappy too!
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I think of scrappy as using many different colors, and making your design using value instead of color. But I can see scrappy as a bunch of red, for instance, in a quilt rather than using only one red. I personally don't like to use the former scrappy-value method for my quilts, although it can be effective when someone does it right.
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I see scrappy as not using a collection of fabrics. I usually use all batiks. My printed fabric scraps I donate to the Guild's free table. I use all colors and all sizes. My favorite is to use a traditional pattern in batiks.
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Scrappy means many fabrics. As many as you can stuff into your design! It should be a smorgasbord to look at. And remember, those scraps cost just as much per yard and the first piece you cut out of the fabric. Never disparage them.
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