Scrap strip quilt ideas

The crumb quilt project was a great scrap buster. I got 2 quilts out of that project. But for some reason, after all the mess all over my sewing room, and working several months on those crumb quilts, I still had a huge pile of scraps!! They just seemed to multiply!!! So I decided to try scrap strips instead to see if I could lesson my scrap mountain. I put my scraps into piles strips that were about the same length. I had 6 or 7 piles of different lengths. I pulled two from the first pile…

I am happy (sort of) to say that we are back from a wonderful week in Toronto and were lucky to be delayed only one day due to Mother Na...

(Edited to add: see the finished quilts HERE) Back in January I cut my string scraps that were less than 2.5" down to a uniform width of 1.5". Since then they've been aging in a couple of large ziploc bags. This weekend I decided the time had come to do something with those scraps! As many scrap quilts have made I remain amazed by how many quilts can hide in a scrap bin. Scraps are irresistible to me. Much more so than yardage. I had an idea in my head for what I wanted to do with these…

Top US quilting blog, A Quilting Life, features some Stunning Examples of Scrap Quilt Patterns Made with Strips. Click here now to see them all!!

It's no secret I've been on a mission to use up all of my scraps this summer and I've been having fun doing it. But after five, yes five, ...

Looking for scrappy strip quilt patterns? Here ya go! The first question would be - got scraps?! I bet you do!

Prints in all hues star in a Rail Fence quilt that will entice any scrap collector. This quilt-along ran February 18, 2019 - April 22, 2019.

This Scrappy September, we want you to raid your fabric stash and sew up something beautiful with all that's left of your other projects. We knew that quilters end up with lots of leftover fabrics and that inspired us to get scrappy with our September sewing! This September, we are challenging you to make a new quilt entirely from your scrap stash. Are you up for it?

Hi, all! May! The lovely month of May has arrived, with beautiful springtime weather to enjoy and the end of this year's Hands2Help Chall...

Download my Free 4-Patch Quilt Tutorial. Here’s a fun & easy scrap quilt to Use Your Scrap Stash! It’s also a perfect Fat Quarter Stash Buster, too!

Short strings – HeartStrings Quilt Project

Transform your fabric scraps into beautiful new scrappy quilts by making string quilts. A tutorial from NewQuilters.com #stringquilts #stringquilttutorial

Tilda Harvest Blog Hop - Mini Tutorial - She Quilts Alot

quilt-as-you-go, QAYG,

Doodlebugs and Rosebuds Quilts: Scrappy Finish

Free scrappy quilt patterns, The Checkerboard Quilt. Great stash buster, plus I'll show you the fast way to make checkerboard quilt blocks.

Scrappy Broken Dishes Quilt – Antique Inspired Hello Dear Friends and Readers, Reflecting on antique Dutch quilts, I will immediately think of stars, hourglass, tumbling blocks and broken dishes in the quilt designs. Of course there are others too, but this is what comes to mind for me. The appeal is timeless and the beauty of … Continue reading Scrappy Broken Dishes Quilt – Antique Inspired →

Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life, features their String Quilt Blocks Tutorial that makes stunning scrap quilts. Click here now for the tutorial!!