Stash buster quilts

My self-imposed ban on blog reading and posting is over as Lent ends tonight. I was only posting finishes on my blog, since this is my way of keeping track of what I've done and, more importantly, when. I missed reading about everyone's quilting adventures, but it was good for me to stop for a bit. As with most of us, the mask making continues. In between making masks, I worked on this scrappy quilt using 2 1/2" squares. As those who follow me know, I do not enjoy making scrappy quilts and…

5 Tips for making your patchwork quilts more interesting including using precut charm squares and pulling fabric (including Blenders) from your stash

I decided to do The Stash Buster Challenge 2020... Especially since I have stacks and stacks of 4-patches already made in the correct size. (I make 4-patches as my Leader/Enders. You can see my previous post about them here.) For the challenge I'm making mine really, really scrappy!!! My blocks do not really resemble the challenge block with it being scrappy and I'm ok with that. I had several made before I noticed my dark chain is not quite in the right position... again, I'm ok with that…

A collection of 12 scrap quilt ideas from top quilt designers featured in the book Scrap School, published by Martingale + Lissa Alexander.

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Best Scrap Quilt Ideas & Tips

The Happy Stripes quilt pattern is part of the Quilty Love Stash Buster quilt pattern series from quiltylove.com. The series is full of quick and easy patterns that will help quilters sew through their stash and this one is no exception! Use fat quarters, layer cake squares, jelly roll strips or half yard cuts, or make it scrappy! Also includes 2 bonus patterns! #quiltpattern #modernquilting #quilts

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Tutorial on how to use scraps of fabrics to make a magic quilt that sews itself as you are making another quilt.

"Attic Stairs" is one of the quilt patterns in my new book. It's a no-thinking-required scrap-buster. As you generate scraps from other projects, cut and toss into 2 piles: one dark and one light. Sew pairs, then trim into final size. Before you know it you'll have that gift you've been meaning to make. See the book, and then comment to enter the fat quarter giveaway.

Do you want to bust your growing scrap stash but are afraid to pull from your wide selection of fabrics? There are many ways to go about sewing a scrap quilt. Since I am starting to become very overwhelmed by my ten-year fabric stash. I will be sewing several scrap-busting projects throughout the year.

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This September, I encourage you to sew up your scrap fabrics into something beautiful. When I sew, I end up with a lot of leftover fabrics. I wanted to

This is a great quilt for a beginner who wants to tackle something big…and a good way to use a fat quarter bundle that’s collecting dust (wouldn’t we all love that problem?!). You can now find a printable version of this free quilt tutorial at the link below. Enjoy!! Strips and Squares...Read More

Have you seen @emily_dennis_ new stash buster quilt pattern #happystripes ? It was just what I needed to use up a whole bunch of low volume… | Instagram