gigi10

my problem is that I use my scraps for all kind of things. I share them with my cousin who does not have $ for fabric. My sharing causes me to use from my stash. I love scrap quilts. They are my favorite. I have made quite a few quilts over the years. I have a few "matchy matchy". Most of them are scrappy from new fabric. I am pleased with the result and I think they are all loved in the homes they are in. I have some really old ones that were made by my husbands mother. They are true scrap quilts. I love each one and they are hemmed with prayers. How could I not love one that doesn't fit the discription.

MadP

Scrappy means scraps to me. Everything that has been left over. Not controlled.

cabbagepatchkid

I love a scrappy quilt but until I read this thread I didn't really think about the fact that there may be different types of scrappy quilts.
Your quilt looks just like the "Crumb Quilt" that I'm making. I haven't put the squares together, yet, trying to decide on a sashing color. Aren't they fun to make? What size are your squares?

bamamama

Scrappy is like you said totally random. I'll have to admit, I've thrown in a few fat quarters here and there if I ended up down to just a few scrap colors and need more variety for balance.

atvrider

I always thought scrappy meant left over scraps. Who knew?

trolleystation

Scrappy means....it comes from the scrap bin.

clsurz

As a new quilter I feel a scrappy quilt is taking scraps of fabric you have left and stitching pieces randomly together without any sort of traditional design and triming of excess. Just making pieces fit.

Found me it can be left over triangles, strips, circles, squares, etc sewed together.

fabric_lover

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Lavada

my mom always used random fabrics but as kids we knew them as utility quilts i will try to post a mini-tumbler top i just finished piecing the tumbler is one-half inch at top and 1 inch at the bottom i just put them in a container and reached in to sew hand sewn and this twin top took over 5000 pieces

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