JenniePenny

Here is one great link
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t135936.html

carolaug

I love the small tumbler quilt for using up scraps, most of the time I don't think about colors...I just sew them together. The Twister is also a great one for scraps.

tessagin

There are a lot of tutorials about quilts Go to YouTube and I'm sure others on the board will have other suggestions. you could separate with colors, blues, greens, reds, yellows, beiges/ off whites and whites.

ckcowl

there are lots of ways to make a scrappy quilt- some people cut their scraps into certain sizes & use a pattern- I've made lots of string quilts (strips of various widths/lengths sewn to a square foundation) and crazy quilt style blocks- where I cut a piece of muslin in a particular size (often about 10" is my favorite) then I use different sizes/shapes of scraps- adding them to the *foundation* until it is covered- the trim the edges even & sew the blocks together. some people like (planned scrappy) where they separate their colors - some people toss their scraps into a brown paper sack- sit down at their machine- reach in pull out a scrap- reach in pull out another one & sew them together- adding all around as they pull out each piece- until they reach a size they like- then just square them up... the great thing about scraps are- just be adventurous- try new things- have fun with them.

carolaug

here is a really good one for small scraps. http://www.fonsandporter.com/article...t_size_options

nanna-up-north

I can relate.... would like to do a scrappy quilt and have lots of scraps but I have a question. When you pull those scraps out to sew them together, do you press them first? It seems like they wouldn't lay flat otherwise. What do you all do?

Dina

I had some left over 4 1/2 inch squares and just decided to make a scrappy with them as they were. I ended up liking the results. Sort of primitive, compared to the others here, but I liked it. Let me see if I can find a picture. Okay, this is before I got it quilted, but I just used SID and was very happy with it. Maybe this will give you an idea of what you might want to do. Obviously, it was easy.

Oh wait, I have another scrappy too, sort of a controlled scrappy. Let me see if I can find it. I made it after I got a "grab bag" of 2 1/2 strips from our guild and the challenge was to make a quilt.

Dina

Murphy1

Thanks for sharing, I love it.

Murphy1

Thanks for sharing, I love it.

omacookie

Dina I love both your quilts and the fur baby.. Hugs