Planned Scrappy? or Anything Goes! | Scrappy Irish Chain Scrap-Along
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- Scrappy quilts can be planned or not. In this video, Corey shares some suggestions on making a planned scrappy quilt. From ideas for how to look at fabrics, to setting up guidelines for your scrappy quilt, Corey covers a number of different ways to think about your next scrap quilt project.
Corey's shirt was purchased here: www.primitiveg...
Scrappy Irish Chain Pattern: drive.google.c... NOTE: THERE ARE CUTTING UPDATES NEEDED TO THIS PATTERN AS FOLLOWS:
Under cutting instructions, you need (24) 2.5" x 6.5" rectangles not (24) 6.5" x 6.5" rectangles. The (10) strips 2.5" x WOF are your binding strips. Under block assembly in the first step, you need 12 pink squares (instead of 4) and 4 white squares (instead of 12). In step 2, you will only need (65) 2.5" scrap squares (not 66). Also note that you will need 3 yards of background fabric.
Oh Scrap! book by Lissa Alexander: amzn.to/3IlkUGO
Moda Blockheads Round 3: my.modafabrics... Corey also shared more about her completed quilt here: corianderquilt...
Moda Resource for fabric categories: my.modafabrics...
Happy Scrappy Baskets Quilt Pattern: tidd.ly/3GAt10R
Linen & Berries quilt from Sunday Best Quilts: amzn.to/3CjayU6
Starflower from Playful Petals Book: tidd.ly/3G4E1lC
Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Rachel Griffith of PS I Quilt.
Tossed Petals from Playful Petals Book: tidd.ly/3G4E1lC
Sew Colorful Spools: www.fatquarter...
Sew Colorful Fat Quarter Club: shrsl.com/3v6ca
Mochi Linen Dot Fabric in the color Putty was purchased here: shrsl.com/3v6ce
Scattered Blossoms from Playful Petals Book: tidd.ly/3G4E1lC
Rita of Red Pepper Quilts shared a beautiful blog post about the Scrappy Star blocks: www.redpepperq... If you love scrappy quilts, spend a bit of time perusing her site, it is beautiful.
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I started quilting by making scrappy quilts. I had no choice, I was a stay at home mom with 4 kids and I used to sew a lot of our clothes, so scraps were bountiful. I thought nothing of it, it's what I thought all quilts were from what grew up with. Years later I was shocked to hear fellow quilters talk about not knowing how to make a scrap quilt. I thought everyone started out sewing clothes and such and worked their way into quilting!😆
I love this story Trudy!...so many beautiful scrap quilts are made with leftover clothing fabric or re-purposed clothing fabrics.
Thank you. I find often these are still my favorite quilts to make because of the variety of fabrics and remembering the projects they went into. I've always been a use-it-up person in all areas of my life. I guess color and value were always something I naturally understood, so that helped
@@TLStitches Same here. Started cutting up what I thought were my boyfriend's old shirts to make a bow tie quilt way back when needle and thread, straight pins, cardboard templates, pencil, and scissors were are only tools.
So did I Nancy! Not shirts, but my sister's sewing scraps, a cardboard square and scissors!
Those quilts must be so special with all the memories attached. I wish I had done that. I sewed for my six children, all in their 30's and 40's now, but only started quilting about 7 years ago. I feel like I have a good eye for color and choosing fabrics, but I am a little intimidated by scrappy, afraid my scrappy quilt might not be pleasing to the eye like others I have made. This will be a good project for me to step out of my comfort zone! I am really looking forward to it.
I mostly do scrappy, that is my favorite, I have seen very few “ugly” quilts! The ones I would consider ugly were more about construction, not color combinations. Please, let me assure you! The quilts used in this video are quilt show blue ribbon, and just beautiful. I want them all as my own❤ ok, here it comes, they do not look Scrappy to me. So well coordinated, perfect color tones and fabric scale. Her scraps don’t look like my scraps😂just go for it when sewing your scraps together. I will admit, there are pieces that “clash”, that’s my only rule, no clashing. Oh, ok..no matchy, matchy either. Just have fun sewing. (KH)
I think your last comment is right on...Just have fun sewing! If you are loving making the quilt and loving the quilt you end up with, that is the goal. =)
Update after our 11 month project: I presented my Scrappy Irish Chain quilt to the friend I made it for TODAY!!! It was so wonderful and she LOVES it and she’s thrilled with it! I’ll post a photo of it on your blog-or wherever you like for followers to post. Thank you for this massive project!!! It still blows me away that I had JUST started cutting the squares when I found you. So fun!
I really appreciate quilters who take the time to compose their quilts according to a color palette. What helps me most is to find a picture that has many colors and use it to inspire and to limit my choices.
That's such a great suggestion!..finding a picture we love and working off of that for color inspiration.
Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation Corey. I really love your fabric lines and patterns, one of which is plugged into my 2023 schedule. I began making quilts at least 40 years ago being inspired my grandmother. To this day, my favorite quilts to make are Scrap Quilts. For me, it was like a journey! The best way I can explain is this: a youngster exploring art. I can ‘see’ the child progressing from a primitive heart, sun and stick figure parents…. To a picture a tab bit more recognizable, to quite a nice drawing. Things like line, color, value become developed. The drawings become more personalized for the budding artist. The technique and color choices mature.
Along my journey, a giant Aha moment for me was when I started to ask myself as I was at each point of the project, “does this make me happy? When I stopped thinking, “Does this go together?”, and changed my internal dialog to “Does this make me happy” everything came together!
I found it utterly amazing that we all have so much creativity inside each of us. I just needed to discover how to use it. Hopefully this may help others along their quilting adventures. Blessings to all and may your quilting fill you with joy and happiness as we quilt our way through 2023.
Hugs from Maine to all. Ps, as soon as I finish washing the kitchen floor, I’m heading to the sewing room for more machine quilting (domestic) on my favorite scrap quilt!
I think you are spot on in asking ourselves "does this make me happy?" I really think we should approach quilt making in a way that brings us joy, using the tools we like, in the way we like, to make quilts we like! Making quilts should bring and spread joy. =)
This makes the fabric selection process much easier! I am from the old school where there were no "bundles" from one designer. I had to go to my local shop and dig!
When I started making quilts that was the way!
When people started putting so many scrappy prints together it overwhelmed me too because putting these prints together were not my jam. Have embraced it some but i def struggle matching scrappy prints. Thank you for bringing this to light!
I like scrappy but I am definitely more of a "planned scrappy"!
Scrappy quilts seem to be the hot ticket and I'm one of those who says, "I can't make a scrap quilt." I'm a pro at overthinking what fabrics would play nice together. Thank you for this video!! It makes sense to start with warm/cool tones, etc. A light bulb went off in my head. You are an amazing teacher!
It's so easy to overthink scrappy!
This is the best scrappy info I've heard. I think my scrappy quilts will be much improved now. Thanks soo much.
You're so welcome!...I'm glad it was helpful. =)
This is exciting. I love scrappy projects. Being in northern Alberta, I never get to attend classes by designers like yourself, but your videos are so clear and logical, I feel it is the very next best thing. Thank you, can't wait to make this quilt with you.
I love scrappy projects too Nadine!...that was almost all that I made when I first started making quilts. I think they are so pretty and fun to make. =)
Nadine, I feel the same way.
What a treat to work with a creative designer!!!
My favorite thing is getting a line of fabric and trying to figure out what to do with it and being inspired by others using the same line! What a difference in ideas that’s most fun!
It's so fun that there are lines of fabric available to us. When I began making quilts there weren't...and that was also a fun challenge mixing and matching fabrics from what was available.
I appreciate the time and effort it took to make this video, but having more visual examples while you explain concepts such as warm/cool fabrics would be helpful. Showing warm colors was great, but seeing some cool colors would complete the concept visually.
Thank you!
If your heart is not "organized" scrap, here's what I do. Use crayons to color the design. Pull color from a connecting print. A blue and red floral? Red. Light green with a pinstriped gray, gray plus signs. A purple center? Blue peacock feather with a purple center dot. The pattern drives the color match. I have dark sets with scrappy neutrals, and then a lighter grouping. It's really all about the overall picture you want to make. Think puzzles. They aren't in tones, they are in overall presentation.
This is helpful. I enjoy coloring hst quilt patterns on graph paper; it's a relaxing and creative activity while hubby watches his shows. I will be taking your advice when it's time to start piecing!
I watch the super bowl for the commercials, sewing in between the playing of the game! Love seeing all the new stuff....Thanks!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
When my Mom passed away in 2010 we saved her cotton shirts. She had a lot of them 😍. I knew how to sew but had never quilted. With a lesson from my SIL on the first one I now have made memory quilts for my siblings and nieces and nephews…12 ❣️. All very scrappy for sure. I might try a more organized scrappy this time. Thank You Corey for all your tips
Those quilts that are full of memories are so dear!
my parents are going into assisted living and can’t take all their clothes, so what they donate is coming to me and i’m making them some quilts
I am just learning how to quilt by watching RUclips. This was so helpful. Thank you!
You're so welcome!....there are so many great videos to help with quilt making. If you haven't stumbled across it yet, Fat Quarter Shop has a great beginning quilt maker series.
I loved our Saturday Coriander classes! I would love to do them again. I had to laugh about people who can not do scrappy, because my mom is definitely one of them 🤣🤣
They were so much fun! I think they were extra special because we really got to know our little group since we saw each other each month.
😂😂😂 Quilts that Corey still needs to bind!!!! That’s as REAL as it gets - thank youuuu!!!
I will always have quilts that need binding!
@@CorianderQuilts you and Pat Sloan ought to have a chat 😂
@@jayneterry8701 We've chatted--but never about binding!...now you have me wondering if she's in the same camp as me with quilts always needing bound or if she's an "on-the-ball get those bindings done right away" sort of quilter. =)
Great tips and ideas. Never thought about getting a small charm pack to get a feel for the fabric. Thanks Corey 😊
It's such a handy thing to do!
I learned so much about my personal preferences by watching this video! I definitely like a more planned scrappy quilt and that is why I tend to avoid scrap patterns. I love the idea of selecting fabrics from my favorite designers that compliment each other. I will look at scrappy patterns with a different attitude from now on. I plan to rewatch your Scrappy Irish Chain videos and eventually make one. Thank you❣️
I'm so glad this video was helpful! I remember when I first started to realize what my fabric preferences are. I like so many different fabrics but when I really started to notice my favorites it made choosing fabrics easier. =)
Your "scrappy" seems much more organized than most. The colors are beautiful!
I do tend to have a planned approach to scrappy! 😀
I am #1. I love the idea of scrappy quilts but am totally overwhelmed by scraps. I keep telling myself I either need to make a scrap quilt or give away all my scraps. I should participate in this. I will challenge myself this year. I wasn’t aware you were doing this. I will try to jump in. Thank you!
It's going to be very casual...jump in at any time!
I have always wanted to do a scrappy quilt. I’m going to have to watch a few more videos .
They are quite fun!
I with ya on the “quilts that Corey needs to bind”. I consider the quilt “done” when it’s quilted and trimmed. At that stage, I’ve been folding them and stacking them where I can see them and enjoy my accomplishment. They’ll get bound….just not sure when. 😂. So glad to see I’m not alone!
You are in good company Melanie! LOL =)
I’m in your same category!
I make almost everything in scrap version; I just LOVE it
Scrap quilts are so much fun. =)
Oh I love the red and white one.
We love that one!…it gets used so often!
I love the little grey "hollow squares" setting on your MBH3 quilt! Gonna have to use your hollow squares alternate block setting on something now!! Thanks!
I'm also laughing a little at seeing Brigette's block which was then pulled due to "copyright infringement" - I'm laughing because that specific block is what drew me to BH3 and then there was that whole controversy but as a fellow designer, you got your block patterns early and did the block before the controversy set in. I cannot imagine any designer NOT wanting to be linked in to the massive MBH QAL community but Brigitte handled it like a pro.
Your curved seams interpretation of that rounded "walking in circles" block is a super nice scrappy one.
It was such an easy way to tie everything together in that quilt. I found that I really liked that gray striped fabric (it was from Sugarcreek wovens) in each of the Block Heads blocks I made that round so I ended up using it for all of those alternate blocks.
My grandmother in the 60s and 70s made several scrap quilts for our family and she used the leftover fabrics from shirts my Mom made for herself and us kids. My Mom still has the quilts, they were well-used and appreciated during cold Nebraska winters. It’s fun to look at the fabrics and recognize the prints from clothes I used to have. I also remember one quilt had a lot of double-knit polyester in it, it was warm! She used whatever she had, and made it look good. I’ve made a couple scrap quilts where everything goes color-wise, and a few with a controlled color palate. Scrap quilts are just the best!
Those quilts full of memories are so much fun!
I made a string pieced star quilt out of pieces of all kinds of scraps (you know - fabric left over from other projects) - lots of star prints - but there are pastel florals, 1930s repro, halloween, Christmas and patriotic and every color imaginable - and it's beautiful! I used a white on white floral for the background. I obviously didn't know what I was doing.
It sounds like you succeeded beautifully! As I said throughout the video, I don't think there is a right or a wrong way to make a scrap quilt. The goal is to make a quilt you love and have fun doing it.
Thank you for this video. It was really helpful to me, especially now understanding why I can't seem to pull scraps together that look right together. I buy fabrics I like without ever paying much attention to the line or the designer (which is also why I like buying kits because none of my fabrics blend well LOL). I feel like I learned more in the 33 minutes watching your video than I learned in the past 5 years, including my Beginner Quilting classes. Thank you.
You are so welcome!...I'm so glad you found this video helpful!
Another channel I love is MySewing Room. Beth is the best scrappy quilt maker. She grabs fabric (some of which I question) and she starts sewing and it ALWAYS turns out beautiful!
I agree with you there. I love Beth's quilts.
I'll have to check it out...thank you!
Oh my gosh! A lot of very useful information. Your presentation, as always, is so clear and concise. You shared many useful links. Thank you, thank you!
Thank you Mary!...I'm so glad you found it helpful!
Just a brilliant video! I love scrappy quilts but I certainly learned something here to take to my next quilt. And I am absolutely Team Corey and the other “ Style” designers. Thanks
You're so welcome!...I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Such great advice for me to get started quilting. Thank you so much for being so detailed and lots of great advice.
You are so welcome!
Thank you for mentioning the MODA page, what a fantastic resource! Just popped over there and wow, i will be using this alot when trying to mix and match fabrics. Thank you again
Isn't that a wonderful resource to know about! There are so many pretty fabrics to peruse---it's also so helpful to know the individual sku number of a fabric when you are purchasing online.
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So many time my mind thinks scrappy means without much thought and I struggle with that. I love how you cover the planning that can be part of scrappy. ❤️ Thank you for sharing. These tips are so helpful.
I think you can do it whichever way brings you joy!...if you want to not plan and use a lot of different fabrics and that is enjoyable...do that! But if you want to plan a bit and that makes you happy...do that! =) I get a lot of joy out of planning my scrappy quilts so that's what I do. =)
I'll be saving this video - so many great tips, and not just for scrap quilts! I live in a small town without easy access to fabric and my mind is completely blown by the suggestion to buy mini charms as a way to view color in person 🤯 But also as a newer quilter without a huge scrap pile yet, I love the look of this quilt and was trying to math different ways to do it, but then shopping across lines online...horror...never would have occurred to me to stick with one designer as a way to make sure it blends. So thank you all around! I'm planning to buy some charm packs from same/similar designers and have at it. I might even venture out and use a color as the main background and white for the accent squares...
Being able to purchase those smaller precuts to view colors has been so helpful for me! I do have many local quilt shops to shop at but they don't always have a line that I'm considering purchasing and it's so nice to see those fabrics in person before purchasing larger pieces.
I never felt like I could do a scrappy quilt without buying them all. In my head I wanted that scrap basket/bin to pull from to make a yummy scrap quilt but in the beginning I was a project quilter (only bought for specific project). Well most were gifts and weren’t always what I would buy for myself so they didn’t mix well. I’ve since done a little of both- project purchasing and stash purchasing and getting closer to a scrappy quilt that isn’t just me purchasing specifically for it. I do love planned scrappy as I get a bit of anxiety thinking around random scrappy. Thank you so much for the tips!!
I think many quilters would feel the same way....at the beginning you won't have lots of scrap fabrics and until you really hone in on the fabrics/styles you enjoy, your stash will vary greatly!
I'm watching this a second time. Made notes this time. So thankful for all the resources you provided along with your video!!
Thank you!
I make a lot of scrappy quilt and some of them are awful!! Now I know why. Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas you have given me. I'll be organizing my scraps from now on!
I am much better at a planned scrappy quilt than an everything goes approach!
Oh yes I like that one, hopefully in the future the pattern will be available.
I need to make the pattern available!
I'm trying to build my fabric stash and plan to use my scraps for this for sure.
It’s a great scrap buster!
Just finished my daughter's wedding quilt, Arkansas Crossroads, but I called it "I Spy Kisses" where I just went to town on everything. I mixed things that they liked, bought some little people fabrics with red headed cowboys for her husband and Tula little girls with animals. There were pirates, soccer, birds, luminous constellations (hah!) and I enjoyed putting it together so much because all the different fabrics made me smile. I never started scrappy, I did a mystery quilt thing where I not only learnt about shapes, but I changed one of the colours just to be different. Next mystery I changed more, the last one I changed everything and I have enjoyed each one. Previous quilt was an idea from a lady, sadly passed away and I've forgotten her name, where it was a floral scrappy trips around the world - a Bonnie Hunter pattern. Not only did I make a dent in my florals, but it turned out gorgeous. I'm definitely a scrappy person now. Love your scrappy quilts too, especially your last one with the stars. Many thanks for introducing people to a whole new world that is fun.
Bonnie Hunter's quilt patterns are a wonderful way to use scraps...I always enjoy seeing her quilt designs. Scrappy quilts are a lot of fun!
This is incredibly helpful! I see that I am drawn to two-color prints, which really. helps me see why I like some of my results and not others. I also see that I should give myself the time to choose carefully. I have watched this twice and different things resonated each time. Also, your use of gray is genius. Finally, you are clear, easy to follow, and you make me feel like I can tackle my hard projects now!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment Martha! I really appreciate it and I'm so glad that you found it helpful. =)
I used pumpkin orange as a neutral for a bow tie scrappy quilt. It’s one of my favorites. I very rarely use one designer, there are too many fantastic fabrics to choose from in this world!
Pumpkin orange as a neutral sounds wonderful!
Sun washed is gorgeous ❤
Thank you!...I can't wait for it to be in quilt shops. =)
Good Morning...woke up your new post so Happy Day! During the C slow down I cut all of my scraps into 2-1/2 inch squares so I was itching to start and got ants in pants over new years and started piecing so I’m ready to set the blocks today. I used a background I had been saving for years bc it was so unique and I just didn’t know what to do with it. Then I had a blue chunk that is a cool blue, possibly left over from a kit I bought on sale just for the fabric, and I never really liked it, but used that in place of the pink...it finally found a happy home and is pleasant with all my warm happy scraps...there you go a very cherished fabric and one that I thought would probably end up in the Linus box playing well and loving it❤. Thank you for your inspiration and tips,I will put this post in my watch later bin for sure. Of note, this is a REALLY big quilt...want to make again using 2 inchers.
Way to go! It's so fun to dive into a quilt project and it sounds like your quilt has turned out beautifully!
Really helpful!! Corey, you are so good at explaining things. I have decided to always put one dot and one check/plaid in my quilts also. This is one of your best videos!!
I love a little geometric print mixed in with pretty florals!
Cindy, so fun that you commented on the check/plaids! Today I cut out a quilt, and I was avoiding the plaids - even though I loved them. I thought to myself, "Corey did a video on this, and it's time to approach plaids with some confidence!" I cut them, and I think they'll look great. Fingers crossed!
@@jonijecklin4394 Yay!...they take a little bit more planning in a quilt but they provide such a nice contrast to the other fabrics.
@@jonijecklin4394 You will be glad you did it!
I make scrappy a lot. After quilting for years I have lots of scraps. Plus I worked in the LQS and she gives me all the scraps from the shop, still even though I retired last April. Fun. Thank you ❤
That sounds so fun!
Literally harder for some people than others. I am slightly tone deaf but I have perfect color perception. Choosing colors for me is almost effortless and great fun.
We all have different strengths and weaknesses, don't we!
Love your video. I have a hard time with scrappy. This gave me a lot of information to consider for my next scrappy quilt. Thank you.
Thank you!...I'm so glad you found it helpful. =)
You spent a lot of time explaining things I've never thought about and thanks for taking the time to go in depth here, worth watching again, any time someone starts a scrappy quilt.
I'm glad you found it helpful!
This is amazing. "There are no accidents in the Universe." I started cutting fabric for this very quilt a couple of days ago! I didn't get out to the studio today (best intentions!) to cut more squares so I decided to watch some quilting videos--and discovered you doing "Scrappy Irish Chain"! I was blown away at the synchronicity. So there's going to be a series of putting this quilt together, right? I certainly hope so because it would be fun to do a kind of "sew-along." Thanks, Corey, your fabric is beautiful and this video is great.
I love that!...I have a cutting video planned for Saturday and then a piecing video for next Saturday. Then after that it'll be pretty casual as far as timeline. I'll be working on my blocks when I get a chance. =)
This was so helpful. I always feel paralyzed when it comes to choosing fabrics for a regular quilt much less a scrappy one. Thank you!!
I think it's intimidating for a lot of quilters!...we have so many choices we can make when it comes to fabric.
Corey, I grew up watching my grandmother hand piece her quilts out of fabrics from all of her "donation" clothing (she often complained that people cut off all of the buttons - LOL!). Her quilts were always scrappy so, I don't have a problem putting anything together. However, I really enjoyed this and will definitely be keeping your points in mind in the future. Unfortunately, even though I'm in NE Ohio, it's still an hour, at least, drive for me to get to the "local" quilt shops. My closest ones are in Shiloh, Millersburg, Charm, and Berlin.
The Millersburg/Charm/Berlin shops are also my local shops. We have some great ones to visit!
My one Aunt, who has inspired me very much to make quilts, will make quilts out of any fabric. Often leftover dress fabrics or any scraps. I've often seen that fabrics I would not put together or different textures, it always looks lovely in the finished quilt, to me anyways. I grew up mostly using only blankets and quilts that she had made and embroidered on. As a child it is so fun to look at the different shapes and patterns. I also think your thumbnail would make a beautiful puzzle. Thanks for such a great video, love all the quilts!
There are so many great quilts that mix and match all kinds of fabrics and textures into a wonderful quilt full of memories!
Very helpful. Thank you!!
Now get those quilts sent out to the Bee hive for binding and get those beauties in service!! 😂😊
Oooh!..I need a Beehive binding service for some of these LOL! =)
Thank you for the clarification on cool versus warm fabrics. That was so helpful. I get it now! It’s not just red versus blue, but the undertones in the fabric. 😊
Yes!…I find thinking about that to be helpful.
I made my first scrappy quilt by the “grab and sew” method. There were no matching seams, color was no concern. I appliqued shapes on top of the scraps. It was the quilt I enjoyed making the most. Having made many conventional quilts this one had me smiling and whistling while sewing!
That is such a fun way to make a scrappy quilt. There is something so relaxing about just grabbing and sewing!
Great video! Those are some ideas, I would not have thought about. I am planning my bordering fabric now. I love your color pallet skills and really hope to work on my marrying of colors and designs. I find that I have a tensity to buy by designers and then never make the quilts. I am a definite fabric purchasing quilter. No project needed, just pretty fabric. This quilt will help use and enjoy my fabric! Thanks Corey
I am so the same way! I started buying fabrics before I began making quilts because I found the fabrics so beautiful!
Thank you so much! I have quilts that my Granny made and there are clothing scraps in many of them. I love looking at them and remembering her in some of the dresses💕 I struggle with color selection so your explanation was so helpful. I am excited to make this quilt and hope to pull from the large scrap bin I inherited from my dear Mother in Love and scraps my mother gave me from my Granny’s stash. Now to decide on a grounding fabric! Eek!
Scrap quilts are surely quilts of memories!...that makes them so special. =) You will have such a beautiful quilt to treasure with the fabrics you are planning to use!
Thank you Corrie for this video, it was super helpful! As a newer quilter I do not have a ton or scraps. However, I had approximately 3 shoe boxes jammed packed with 2-1/2” squares. So last week I eliminated all the seasonable fabrics from my pull. Then I looked at color palette. I stayed within the same fabric tone for each of the colors I chose. Therefore, for my quilt, I eliminated all pastels, all scraps with a mostly white background, mixed designers, etc. I so much prefer to use a designer’s grouping so this quilt will be totally out of the norm for me but I think it will turn out okay. And if I don’t like the top once it is finished it can always be donated to a shelter. Also, thank you for listing the pattern edits as I will be sewing this quilt in our winter home and not have access to additional scraps from my boxes. I can’t wait to start this quilt the week after next.
It sounds like you are off to a great start Joan! And how nice to not have to cut anymore 2 1/2" squares...I spent quite a bit of time cutting up squares!
I go more for the planned scrappy quilts, as far as I can.
That includes my hexies, even though made from scraps. I do 9-hexie, and 4-hexie diamonds. Haven't decided on layout, yet.
Those sound wonderful!
I have never attempted scrappy but after watching this I am about to change. It is going to be a very 'planned' scrappy for me but I am going to do this. Thank you for so many practical ideas to get me going. 🤞
I'm so glad you are giving it try! I really enjoy making scrappy quilts. =)
Awesome video!!! I get so overwhelmed when I think about doing a scrappy quilt, then I don’t do it. I am very OCD and can’t get my brain to go there. Love all your quilts and this video has so much good info to help me move forward. I’m going to do the Irish Chain with you. Thank you so much!!
I am too, but I think if you have plenty of scraps to choose from she has made it very easy to "go there" and have an absolutely gorgeous finished product! Best of luck 😊
Thank you! It's really easy to feel overwhelmed with choosing fabrics for a scrappy quilt. There are so many choices we can make that sometimes it's nicer to have guidelines for ourselves. You're going to see when I share the cutting as well as the piecing that I like to have a plan for my scrappy quilts.
I love the minibus quilt block!
There were so many fun blocks in these quilts!
I noticed some were not bound yet but I would never point that out 😆 You made me laugh out loud with your confession! Don’t worry, you’re not alone 😉
I always feel that I am in good company with my unbound quilts LOL!
You hit the mail on the head…. I’m lost about what to put together
Thank you so much ☺️
You are so welcome!...I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for this video. As a fairly new quilter who still has "hesitations" in mixing or pulling together fabrics this is so very helpful! Love your guidelines, thanks!!
You are so welcome!...I'm glad you found it helpful. =)
Oh this is such a wonderful vlog!! I think MOST of us can be intimidated by color and pattern choice in scrappy! Thank you sooooo much for this!!! (Oh and I think your quilting Bee quilt that you showed last looks like “jolly rancher” colors as opposed to sherbet! Every single on is just beautiful!!! ❤❤❤
I am now going to be calling that quilt my "jolly rancher" quilt...that is so cute! =) I think we are all intimidated by all of the fabric choices we have at our hands at one point or another!
Great recommendation about buying mini charm packs to see the different colors! I do have a local, very small, quilt shop. They are a Bernina dealer and fabric is usually more traditional… where my favorite colors are more your style. So… I will be purchasing mini charms!!
I find that option so helpful. Even with a number of quilt shops in my town, they can’t carry everything I might like to purchase!
I love using leftover jelly roll fabric and cutting them into 2.5 in squares. Thank you for this tutorial. You are my favorite designer ❤️
Thank you so much Susan!
I loved this video! I love scrap quilts but I am so intimidated.. I will start with you grey toned quilt with the six different tones first. See still intimidated lol .. Great video thank you!!!
They can feel intimidating!...I think it's much like anything else in that the more you try it out the easier it becomes.
I came across a shop that was giving 2.5 rolls away all you had to do is pay for shipping around 5.00 dollars but are from a wide range of colors mostly brown and dark blues and yellows. I thinking of using them in the binding of different quilts. Thank you for the suggestion on different ways Now I can us them. I received 18 - 2.5 rolls of fabric not so pretty fabric .
What a great way to build your stash fabrics!
I appreciate all of your wonderful information! I love the scrappy Irish chain quilt! I’m so excited to do this quilt along!
It's a fun way to use up scraps!
So much fun! I loved watching this video. Love the scrappy. ❤❤😊
Thanks so much!...I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic show. I've been quilting for almost 40 years and I still learned lot on today's program. Can't wait to get started on the QAL! You rock!
I'm glad you found it helpful! The quilt along is going to be so fun!
Scrap quilts are so fun to quilt all so very different.
I bet you see a lot of them!
@@CorianderQuilts 🙂 Just a few. It is So fun to choose the Perfect thread color.
Thank you for this video and sharing your extensive knowledge with fabric designers and the color science. My brain only looks at bright colors when picking fabric for my projects and use white to contrast. I love your last quilt with bright colors.
I think many of us are drawn to those bright, happy feature fabrics!...they are always the ones that draw my eye first. =)
This video was a very helpful explanation of how to approach a scrappy quilt. Thank you.
I'm so glad you found it helpful!
For people new to fabric selection, your suggestion that they choose a single collection. That is safe. Love your striped block quilt. In my opinion, Your reds, oranges, yellows and blues, please me more than any other designer. Figtree is another and Lella Boutique is also a designer I use as well. Maybe the key is using a design wall. Stick it on the wall and look for a couple of days. If it sticks out like a sore thumb, take it out.
Thanks so much! I always enjoy the warmer shades of those colors. =)
I like simple quilts that look complicated. I recently started working with pressing seams open so the wool pressing bar is a great idea.
Corey, I just realized that Sugarcreek was your fabric! Love it! I’m making Broken Windows with Sugarcreek fat quarter bundle!
Thank you so much! Sugarcreek was such a fun line for me to design!
I think this kind of chat or talk is most valuable and I could watch them all day long. To me they are wonderful - and a lot of fun - more fun even, than a regular tutorial. I would have said that your neutrals are the off whites or snow whites you are using in your background AND your grays.
I think that could be true!
I always enjoy chatting about fabrics and quilts. I actually started buying fabric before I knew how to sew...back in the 90's--and then I needed something to do with my fabrics which led to quilt making. =)
@@CorianderQuilts That is too funny! (Buying fabrics before you could sew!) I like all your work, By the way. I'm not really into only one designer, but I've always admired your work and style.
This was great! Thanks, Corey!
You're so welcome!
This is an EXCELLENT video, Corey. Super clear and informative. Thanks for the great content. You are a very good teacher . I think the information about colour undertone (traditional or modern) and genre of fabric is particularly useful to people who are taking the plunge into combining colours and patterns.! Lots of solid design fundamentals here - thank you for the excellent resource :)
I'm so glad you thought so Christann!...thank you so much for leaving such an encouraging comment!
So helpful to see your interpretations of scrappy. Your quilts are always so beautiful! The quilting itself is always so stunning. have so many UFOs mainly because I am awful at machine quilting and cannot afford to sent my quilts to a longarmer.
There are so many fun ways to approach making a scrappy quilt! I understand how you feel about machine quilting, I don't enjoy machine quilting large quilts myself either. Have you ever looked into the "quilt as you go" method? It might be nice on future projects but it wouldn't be helpful on already completed quilt tops.
I recently tied a few quilts and ended up loving it. That may be a way you can finish a few of your projects. It’s quick and simple. Man handling those big bed size quilts is a challenge on my domestic machine.
You are amazing! And btw, I LOVE binding! Send them to me, I’ll bind them for you! Lol
So when ur planning the quilt, you make sure you have enough for the whole quilt…I think you said that on another video. What I mean is, you are repeating the scraps throughout the quilt, right? Because you have pre cut your pieces….I was attempting to see repeats, but it’s so gorgeous I couldn’t! Ha!
I love all these quilts and the grays you use are my fav!
Thank you so much Rhonda!! I am repeating scraps throughout my quilt...and some I'm repeating more than others just depending on what I had available. I am not planning to repeat within each block though.
As you can see, I am a huge fan of gray too! =)
Oooohh! How fun to see all these beautiful quilts! 😍😍😍
I really enjoy scrappy quilts!
THANK you... I've avoided looking at scrappy patterns. I'm too new to this to make it look good at the end. This helps!!
I'm glad it was helpful!...the more you mix and match fabrics, the more you'll find out what you like best.
Oh I like that pattern and will grab it.
Thank you!
Oh man, even with my pile of 2.5 inch squares staring at me, I had "forgotten" about scrappy Irish chain - Its a blessing to have so many WIPs & UFOs to chose from...)
Then you can choose just the project you want to work on!
@@CorianderQuilts I'm all in on Irish Chain. I have trimmed enough squares to make 2 or possibly 3 of them. :o)
@@AvivaHadas That's impressive...I was cutting for hours last week--I need to count to see exactly how much I still need (if any at all).
@@CorianderQuilts Trimming scraps is my favorite part. So I dumped my leftover charms and similarly sized scraps, sorted by value and trimmed like a woman possessed. (I have compulsive tendencies, especially when the decision is made.)
@@AvivaHadas I think I have to be in the right mood for trimming (or have a deadline that forces me to just get it done!). If I have a good podcast to listen to, I can happily settle in for some trimming. I do know what you mean though about diving in once the decision is made....you just want to get working at it!
I love scrappy quilts. Love your fabrics, too.
Thank you so much Cyndy!
Your fabric analysis is so welcome and valuable. I make scrappy miniatures and I hang them from salvaged wood pieces that I refinish myself. Sometimes I will pull a group of scraps together that look interesting, and then when I check with the value-finder, or take a few pictures with my cellphone, one of those fabrics sticks out like a sore thumb!
That sounds like such a fun way to use up scraps!
I am doing yellows, pinks, turquoise, whites, with a touch of red of very random fabrics from my stash I can’t wait! Squares cut 🙂
That sounds lovely!
I hope that you do make a pattern for the quilt that you shared. I would love to make it. I love your love of your gift of quilting.
Thank you so much!...I would like to release the pattern for it sometime. =)
Oh my goodness, that last quilt, the quilting bee quilt, blew me away when you said it is entirely made up of only a simple 4-patch (solid/hst) I may recommend this to my quilt guild as one of our yearly team projects!
It's such a fun block!
I’ve never made a scrappy quilt. I think that this video has inspired me to try something different in the New Year! Thank you for sharing your beautiful scrappy quilts. And get those bindings done!! 😂
I need to! =)
Thank you for the great video. The fabrics you picked for Happy Scrappy Baskets are my colors, as are the ones on the shelf behind you. They make me smile.
You can tell what colors I like when you see the fabrics I design on my shelves behind me!...I love those warm, happy colors. =)