Scraps Quilt

Most quilters can't bear to part with scraps of favorite fabrics and tend to keep them in little bins and boxes for future use. Crumb quilting, although not a new idea, is enjoying a resurgence!

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

I taught a series of classes in Atlanta that used Kaffe Fassett fabrics. As you can imagine, we had leftovers! After about 5 workshops I dev...

Last year, I cleaned out and got rid of most of my fabric stash. (Read about that here). I didn't touch my scraps though. I can't bring myself to get rid of them because someday I'll make a postage stamp quilt or a string quilt or a scrappy something! (Maybe I'll design a quilt meant to use scraps...hmm...) In the ba

This stash-busting quilt by Laura Pritchard can also be made using old baby clothes or linens, to make a special keepsake.

Hi friends! Today I have a really special (long) post for you!Today I want to share a quilt that took me two years and about 85 hours to complete - my Postage Stamp quilt! I got so many questions o

I should have tossed them out in the current downsizing flurry, but I just couldn’t bring myself to part with them. They looked so bright an...

Learn how to make this easy scrappy binding, with fabric scraps and scrap tape from your -loved fabric. You may want to check out this blog post!

I'm all about saving time and money. When I first heard of chain-piecing, I really latched onto it. I discovered that not only did it prevent the little bird's nest knot on the underside of the fabric when starting and that it saved thread, (Have you ever noticed how much thread is thrown away as you sew? You could stuff a doll with it!), but it also kept a whole line of pieces together so I didn't have to get up and down as much as I was sewing. I could get into my groove and go. I then…

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