I have cubes with open fitted containers in them. I sort my larger scraps by color (smaller than a fat quarter but larger than a crumb or narrow strip less than 2.5 inches.) I make sure they are ironed or at least flat and stack them in the bin. It holds a lot that way. Strings I don't sort by color but also stack them into the bins very flat and folded. Crumbs I keep in bins not sorted by color. Yardage I fold onto comic book cards and stand upright in my cubes. Lastly, fat quarter size I fold uniformly and put into rolling carts by color.
For the 2.5 strips, I make a lot of scrappy jelly roll quilts. I just pick a color value, dark, bright, soft, jewel, whatever my mood is that day and start measuring strips until I get between 1600-1700 linear inches. Then I start sewing them together into a long strip and make my jelly roll quilt. Its a great way to make a scappy quilt and make a dent in the strip bin. For 2.5 or 5" squares, these are great leaders and enders and once you get to the bottom of a stack, you press them open and then sew your sets into 4patches as your leaders and enders and before you kknow you made a scrappy quilt with out even trying!! I also make 'jelly roll" quilts w 5" strips, just only need 800-900 linear inches.
I would separate them into sizes, then into light medium and darks, then I would take a quilt block pattern like ribbon weave, or log cabin and such and make the blocks from the scraps then make mug rugs, place mats, lap quilts, larger quilts if fabric allows and totes or handbags. I hope this was helpful.
You are so creative and so organized, Sarah! I'm amazed with everything you've accomplished for these scraps. It's such a great idea. Thank you so much! 😍😍😍
Yes perfect cold weather project. We are currently in the -25c to -35c stretch of winter so lots of hiding away in a warm house doing these kinds of projects
One thing I do on a consistent basis is make string blocks, usually by paper piecing fabric onto squares of old phone books. You can make them half low volume and half dark volume. For that make sure there is a seam right along the diagonal. Or use a light strip across the diagonal and add dark strings along the sides.
I love scraps! Oh that whole pile looks so fun!! I like to pick out a colour combo and cut it all into strips and throw them in a basket! Random sizes with shears!! Haha mostly straight is good for me! Just finishing a spiderweb quilt can’t wait to start a quilt on RUclips called pikadilly circus from scraps. Conquering mount scrapmore RUclips channel has tons of ideas too!
That’s what I’ve started to do too. Cut strips and and sort by colour to make it easier to see what I have and I’ve actually started a few projects and have gotten some great ideas. I’ll have to check out what a spiderweb quilt is. Sounds interesting. Thank you.
Bonnie Hunter has several books on scrap quilting. The key with very diverse scraps/colors is to use lots of neutrals. Think blue and white checkerboard quilt (made from 2.5” squares)but with 30 -50 different colors of blues and whites. Pat Sloan has a pattern for a checkerboard quilt. I made a blue and white one and it turned out so cool.
Love this video. I am in the same boat with my scraps. I agree with your comment about the scrap quilt videos!! I'm going to try and make a Irish chain scrap quilt. For the background, I will use a white cotton sheet that I got from the Op Shop. Monica from Australia
Hi Monica! That’s a great idea doing an Irish chain quilt. My daughter wants to learn how to quilt so I might help her make one with some of my scraps.
I love using scraps for quilts. I find that if a pattern wants certain colors, I use my scraps of that color. But it doesn't have to be the same fabric. Such as green stripes, green flowers, green marbled, green with another color, but still mainly green etc. It surprising how coordinated scraps can be in the same color family.
Jen Kingwell, from Australia, makes really cool, scrappy quilts. And they are really scrappy not these coordinated things you see. The quilt show is featuring her for the block of the month this year. And her quilt pick a pedal is the name of the quilt.if you join the quilt show you get Jen Kingwell quilt pattern.
Iron all or a large pile of fabric first, no cutting until there's a huge pile of fabric ironed. As you iron them sort them in two piles of what you think you can cut from them..2.5 or 5. Then after its ironed and sorted cut what you can cut in an hour each day. This will make the process much faster.
Yes! We need good scrap quilt patterns! Not scrappy quilts made from a singular fabric line, perfectly coordinated already. But good patterns we can use to use up actual scraps! I have mine all cut up into 2.5 to 10 inch squares, but finding a pattern that will make the scraps into an attractive quilt...that's a challenge!
Tho' I'm new to this site, I see some comments are repeating same issue. How to get very scrappy bits to play nicely together? May I pls share some suggestions? Try using a pattern w/ Sashing of All One Color (preferably a Neutral). OR, place a Specific Strip or Square of Same Color or Design in the Same Position Among Many Blocks & that too will lend needed cohesion to your projects.
That’s a great idea. I’ll have to get some insul brite for pot holders. I’ve driven through Arizona in spring and it was hot so I can’t imagine summer. Thank you for watching and the ideas.
@@SarasQuiltingJourney your welcome! I'm a gardener, but when summer comes I'm stuck in side ,just too hot but I have to make the best of it ,so I will be in my craft sewing room all summer, 🤗🤬
It helps me in my own scrappy journey. I find that I am more effective in my sorting and storing if I do these first. Cutting each fabric individually takes a toll on body and time. 1. I iron all fabrics first then it does not look like a mountain anymore. I then sort them into like minded sizes eg large pieces (fat quarter size and up), long strips no matter the width, large (10" and up) squares, medium and small squares, etc. By the way, I don't measure the pieces before cutting, I just estimate. With scissors on hand I will trim away the pieces that are ragged. 2. Once all the ironing is done, I then go to layer up (say) five fabrics for the large squares (10" and up) by first aligning the right sides so they are on top of each other, then make a straight cut with the cutter. Then I turn each side to make a straight cut for the 10" square or use my squaring ruler to make it faster. 3. What is left then can be put into the strip heaps or crumbs. When I sort the strips, if they are long pieces eg wof, I fold it in half and then trim to the sizes I store. Again I layer up and then trim to size. Aunt Em's Quilts, Lori Dickman, Brenda of Mount Scrapmore also do great tutorials on scrappy projects. Thank you for sharing.
I have cubes with open fitted containers in them. I sort my larger scraps by color (smaller than a fat quarter but larger than a crumb or narrow strip less than 2.5 inches.) I make sure they are ironed or at least flat and stack them in the bin. It holds a lot that way. Strings I don't sort by color but also stack them into the bins very flat and folded. Crumbs I keep in bins not sorted by color. Yardage I fold onto comic book cards and stand upright in my cubes. Lastly, fat quarter size I fold uniformly and put into rolling carts by color.
For the 2.5 strips, I make a lot of scrappy jelly roll quilts. I just pick a color value, dark, bright, soft, jewel, whatever my mood is that day and start measuring strips until I get between 1600-1700 linear inches. Then I start sewing them together into a long strip and make my jelly roll quilt. Its a great way to make a scappy quilt and make a dent in the strip bin. For 2.5 or 5" squares, these are great leaders and enders and once you get to the bottom of a stack, you press them open and then sew your sets into 4patches as your leaders and enders and before you kknow you made a scrappy quilt with out even trying!! I also make 'jelly roll" quilts w 5" strips, just only need 800-900 linear inches.
Thank you very much for these great ideas. I’ll have to do that. Thank you for watching
I also add my thanks. Terrific ideas.
I do the same - and I make bunches of pre-made scrappy binding in one colourway - pink, yellow, dark red, pale blue, dark blue....
That’s a great idea on the binding. Thank you for watching.
I would separate them into sizes, then into light medium and darks, then I would take a quilt block pattern like ribbon weave, or log cabin and such and make the blocks from the scraps then make mug rugs, place mats, lap quilts, larger quilts if fabric allows and totes or handbags. I hope this was helpful.
You are so creative and so organized, Sarah! I'm amazed with everything you've accomplished for these scraps. It's such a great idea. Thank you so much! 😍😍😍
Thank you Abbey. I still have so many scraps to deal with. 😂 I did find a pattern I want to use so hopefully I’ll put a dent in my pile soon.
This is excellent project for cold stormy days. I even keep the triangles if they’re big enough for crumbs
Yes perfect cold weather project. We are currently in the -25c to -35c stretch of winter so lots of hiding away in a warm house doing these kinds of projects
One thing I do on a consistent basis is make string blocks, usually by paper piecing fabric onto squares of old phone books. You can make them half low volume and half dark volume. For that make sure there is a seam right along the diagonal. Or use a light strip across the diagonal and add dark strings along the sides.
Thank you. I’ve been thinking about doing this with the strings I currently have
Thanks Sara. Good ideas on how to think of our scraps.
Thank you for watching. 😊
I love scraps! Oh that whole pile looks so fun!! I like to pick out a colour combo and cut it all into strips and throw them in a basket! Random sizes with shears!! Haha mostly straight is good for me! Just finishing a spiderweb quilt can’t wait to start a quilt on RUclips called pikadilly circus from scraps. Conquering mount scrapmore RUclips channel has tons of ideas too!
That’s what I’ve started to do too. Cut strips and and sort by colour to make it easier to see what I have and I’ve actually started a few projects and have gotten some great ideas. I’ll have to check out what a spiderweb quilt is. Sounds interesting. Thank you.
The Arkansas crossroads quilt is great for using 2.5” bright color and 5” light color scraps.
@@kimberlyleet7929 thank you I’ll look into it.
Bonnie Hunter has several books on scrap quilting. The key with very diverse scraps/colors is to use lots of neutrals. Think blue and white checkerboard quilt (made from 2.5” squares)but with 30 -50 different colors of blues and whites. Pat Sloan has a pattern for a checkerboard quilt. I made a blue and white one and it turned out so cool.
The Quilted Forest has some great videos and patterns for using up 2 1/2 strips.
@@annascavezze616 thank you. I’ll check it out.
Love this video. I am in the same boat with my scraps. I agree with your comment about the scrap quilt videos!! I'm going to try and make a Irish chain scrap quilt. For the background, I will use a white cotton sheet that I got from the Op Shop. Monica from Australia
Hi Monica! That’s a great idea doing an Irish chain quilt. My daughter wants to learn how to quilt so I might help her make one with some of my scraps.
I love using scraps for quilts. I find that if a pattern wants certain colors, I use my scraps of that color. But it doesn't have to be the same fabric. Such as green stripes, green flowers, green marbled, green with another color, but still mainly green etc. It surprising how coordinated scraps can be in the same color family.
Thank you for watching. I have found some ideas thanks to viewers and I have some scrappy projects planned now.
Jen Kingwell, from Australia, makes really cool, scrappy quilts. And they are really scrappy not these coordinated things you see. The quilt show is featuring her for the block of the month this year. And her quilt pick a pedal is the name of the quilt.if you join the quilt show you get Jen Kingwell quilt pattern.
Thank you. I’ll have to look into her.
Iron all or a large pile of fabric first, no cutting until there's a huge pile of fabric ironed. As you iron them sort them in two piles of what you think you can cut from them..2.5 or 5. Then after its ironed and sorted cut what you can cut in an hour each day. This will make the process much faster.
Oh that would make it go much faster. Thank you.
Maybe do leaders and enders. It will help take care of the 2 1/2 squares.
Yes I’ll have to get a basket and have them by my sewing machine
Terry Rowland's Colorwash Quilt is great way to use up your strings that are 1.5" to 2.5".
Thank you, I will have to look into that quilt.
Sara, Brend from Mt. Scrapmore has the Potato Chip block using 2.5 × 4.5 rectangles.
Thank you. I recently saw that and thought it was a great idea.
Bonnie Hunter Quiltville has lots free patterns, Brenda from Mount Scrapmore, Donna Jordan .
@@debbierowan8084 thank you 😊
Thank you for shaing😊❤
Thank you for watching. 😊
I use striptology squared ruler to cut quickly.
You can add a solid (or two solids). Buy when it's on sale.
Thank you. I’ll have keep an eye out for some sales.
Yes! We need good scrap quilt patterns! Not scrappy quilts made from a singular fabric line, perfectly coordinated already. But good patterns we can use to use up actual scraps! I have mine all cut up into 2.5 to 10 inch squares, but finding a pattern that will make the scraps into an attractive quilt...that's a challenge!
I agree. It’s a real challenge but I’m going to do my best to find something that’ll look good. Thank you for watching. 😊
Look up film at 5 quilt. It’s a great use of scraps
Thank you. I’ll definitely check it out
Tho' I'm new to this site, I see some comments are repeating same issue. How to get very scrappy bits to play nicely together? May I pls share some suggestions? Try using a pattern w/ Sashing of All One Color (preferably a Neutral). OR, place a Specific Strip or Square of Same Color or Design in the Same Position Among Many Blocks & that too will lend needed cohesion to your projects.
Thank you. A neutral sashing is a great idea.
Crazy quilt blocks
Check out the Plaidish quilt pattern by Kitchen Table quilts
Thank you. I will check it out.
You could go with value rather than colour. Kitchen table quilts has some free guides and patterns ❤
That’s a great idea. Thank you.
You can make some place mats and pot holders with the scraps , I'm going to be doing that this summer , I live in arizona and it's so hot here ,🤬
That’s a great idea. I’ll have to get some insul brite for pot holders. I’ve driven through Arizona in spring and it was hot so I can’t imagine summer. Thank you for watching and the ideas.
@@SarasQuiltingJourney your welcome! I'm a gardener, but when summer comes I'm stuck in side ,just too hot but I have to make the best of it ,so I will be in my craft sewing room all summer, 🤗🤬
What part of AZ? I'm near Tombstone
I follow my sewing room on RUclips she only use scraps.
Thank you. I’ll have to check her out.
I agree. She has wonderful ideas and she is very talented with her scraps
Potato Chip Blocks. There are many RUclips videos on those.
Thank you. I’ll have cut some pieces for that one and make a camping quilt with that block.
Sara that’s a lot of scraps
Yes it is. But my mountain is slowly going down.
How much do they charge for scraps?
@@nursevanhelsing4413 that would depend on the seller. I have gotten some for free.
granny squares
@@earlinemcgahen3931 Yes! Why didn’t I think of that. I’ll definitely have to try it. Thank you
It helps me in my own scrappy journey. I find that I am more effective in my sorting and storing if I do these first. Cutting each fabric individually takes a toll on body and time. 1. I iron all fabrics first then it does not look like a mountain anymore. I then sort them into like minded sizes eg large pieces (fat quarter size and up), long strips no matter the width, large (10" and up) squares, medium and small squares, etc. By the way, I don't measure the pieces before cutting, I just estimate. With scissors on hand I will trim away the pieces that are ragged. 2. Once all the ironing is done, I then go to layer up (say) five fabrics for the large squares (10" and up) by first aligning the right sides so they are on top of each other, then make a straight cut with the cutter. Then I turn each side to make a straight cut for the 10" square or use my squaring ruler to make it faster. 3. What is left then can be put into the strip heaps or crumbs. When I sort the strips, if they are long pieces eg wof, I fold it in half and then trim to the sizes I store. Again I layer up and then trim to size. Aunt Em's Quilts, Lori Dickman, Brenda of Mount Scrapmore also do great tutorials on scrappy projects. Thank you for sharing.