I keep all of my scraps in color sorted zip lock bags,
and there's still a ton left. I put the rotary cutter in the picture to give a size perspective, and even I was amazed at how large my scrap pile had grown again.
I had used some of the blues and aquas for the All About Strings project coming Monday, with this sneak peak I showed in an earlier string post.
Of course, using scraps to make blocks is not new to me - I've done it several times. Last year, Regatta was one of my favorites,
along with Saxon, which now has a new home,
and a favorite wall hanging for spring, Scraplicious Florabunda,
a Pinterest favorite for the quilting.
I've also written a couple tutorials on sewing string/scrap blocks using a foundation:
Making Fabric,
Playing For More Than 15 Minutes,
String Blocks for Hurricane Michael.
Or, I've been brave and not used a foundation, as for the blue/aqua string blocks, using only a 9 1/2" square ruler,
or just stitching pieces together to make this slab block, which got cut into four smaller blocks.
Of course, there are other scrap options if all of this seems like a lot of work (sometimes I think it is!). Check out Recycling Scrap Fabric the Easy Way if you're drowning in scraps, like I am!
No matter what happens to those scraps, have a great weekend quilting!
I need to make some of those string blocks - I have so many to use
ReplyDeleteYou have the best knack at putting improv together - love Scrapalicious Floribunda!!! And that border quilting - wow!!
ReplyDeleteSo much scrappy goodness here! Scrappy quilts are my personal favorite.
ReplyDeleteLove your regatta quilt. It’s one of my scrappy favorites. To me, the 5 inch blocks are too small to bother making in the first place. I don’t make any smaller than 8 inches. The other is something that I as a quilter am very reluctant to mention – the wastebasket. I have strips from a recent animal fabric project and I think I’m just going to chuck them, but they are still sitting there.
ReplyDeleteYou are putting your scraps to great use. Very nice string blocks
ReplyDeleteYou are so good at saving all those scraps and making them into pretty quilts. My scraps usually get thrown away (gasp) but maybe I need to start saving a few of them for quilts as lovely as yours.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, looking forward to seeing your string post on Monday.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya about not making a dent in the scrap pile! I am convinced fabric scraps multiply like rabbits! Curious about your quilting, do you quilt on a long arm or a domestic machine?
ReplyDeleteSo many scraps! This is such a great way to use them up! I like it! Thanks for linking up
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