Scrap those scrap mounds
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Hi zozee, if you are asking me about my post, the second from the bottom with the owls is the pattern Zig Zag Zoom and is free online. I had to change it up some, lol, can't seem to follow a pattern without alterations. Mine was a little more tricky as I used squares for the joining sections so had to make the pieces fit the measurements needed. I think in the original pattern they used strips of fabric which would be a lot simpler.
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I'd join but I already did this for this year. So now I'm starting a new scrap pile for next year.
These are all the "scrappy" quilt tops assembled this spring
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP3821_zps4fudrzgg.jpg)
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP3883_zpsygd034lf.jpg)
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP4029_zpsxlfpztlm.jpg)
These two are in progress, but all the peices are ready. The string quilt is in rows that need to be sewn together.
They are both pictures of only a part of the quilt. Both will end up around queen size.
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP3927_zpsrmztkvqn.jpg)
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/scraps/IMGP4011_zpsdvkclojg.jpg)
This one pretty much used up my batik scraps - though I did have to buy a layer cake as I ran out of a few colors.
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/Sylivia%20Bridal%20Sampler/IMGP3940_zpsqgq7lz0f.jpg)
I still have a few totes of 1.5" and 2.5" strips, and one of triangles, but I sort of sick of scrappy quilts right now.
These are all the "scrappy" quilt tops assembled this spring
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP3821_zps4fudrzgg.jpg)
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP3883_zpsygd034lf.jpg)
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP4029_zpsxlfpztlm.jpg)
These two are in progress, but all the peices are ready. The string quilt is in rows that need to be sewn together.
They are both pictures of only a part of the quilt. Both will end up around queen size.
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/IMGP3927_zpsrmztkvqn.jpg)
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/scraps/IMGP4011_zpsdvkclojg.jpg)
This one pretty much used up my batik scraps - though I did have to buy a layer cake as I ran out of a few colors.
![](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Misc%20Quilts/2018/Sylivia%20Bridal%20Sampler/IMGP3940_zpsqgq7lz0f.jpg)
I still have a few totes of 1.5" and 2.5" strips, and one of triangles, but I sort of sick of scrappy quilts right now.
Wow, those are great. What's the pattern of the one on the long arm? It looks intriguing.
Do you create a pattern, then sew to it? Or have some sort of intermediate step? I tend to sew my strips together until I get tired of sewing, then press and figure out later what to do with them. Or if I get a bunch of squares, I'll sew 4 patches for awhile.
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Macybaby, I love your quilts. My favorite looks like an Arkansas Crossroads pattern only very scrappy and perhaps not the 9P centers. Is this your own design and could I copy it? Great job on all your scrappy quilts!!
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Charity - the one on the LA is Snake River, it's a modified log cabin design. None of these are my own design - mostly I find pictures of something I like and then figure out how to make it. Except the Sylvia's Bridal sampler (last one pictured)- it's one thing to figure out one block that is used 50 times, but not figuring out 50 blocks that are used one time!
Happylab, I did not purchase a pattern for that one, but it's real simple as it's only two 3.5" blocks (unfinished). I used a row of 3.5" blocks to break it up a bit.
The best part of going scrappy, you don't need to know the yardage - and often that is the hardest thing to figure out without a pattern that tells you what you need.
Happylab, I did not purchase a pattern for that one, but it's real simple as it's only two 3.5" blocks (unfinished). I used a row of 3.5" blocks to break it up a bit.
The best part of going scrappy, you don't need to know the yardage - and often that is the hardest thing to figure out without a pattern that tells you what you need.
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