Someone made a comment on the presenter for a Sailrite video. The comment? That she should have had her nails done. This woman works with her hands was presenting best in class techniques but the viewer expected a QVC presenter experience. I only carp at rude commenters. Internet is the democratization of airing rudeness and stupidity.
This is one of my favorite videos. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it. I’ve also watched the video where you chopping up that white fabric. I’ve seen it like a 1000 times. But I love crumbs and that’s what I would rather be watching. Whenever I’m trying to get back in the mood for sewing these the videos I watch.
Curves?! Oh my gosh. A whole new world of crumb quilting has opened up for me. I like this video because your carefully explaining the dilemmas I had to figure out.
Love your little crazy blocks, very cute! There is nothing like toys your momma used, a nice solid metal iron! And my Mom's heavy ironing board and my Mammy's old Singer too! ❤
I love your use of color & curves. I’ve seen multiple crumbs quilting videos. However, I think you bring a unique & interesting perspective. Thank you.
Nice! Just realizing that your 4" square is more appropriate than the 6" square that I've tried and become frustrated with. (It ended up needing bigger pieces.) I am changing my ways! LOL! Thanks!!!
I have just started crumb quilting. I think the 5 sided technique is unique to the videos I have been watching and the results look nicer. I am trying this technique today. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching. (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. )
Great tutorial! I have an old Black & Decker steam iron that is my favorite! I, too, keep "natural" fingernails because between quilting, silversmithing and lapidary work, manicures last approximately 7.35 minutes. ;)
Thanks! Old irons are the best--well, maybe not the OLDEST one that you had to put in the fire to heat.. 😂 I hear you on the fingernails--I'm impressed that you can keep a manicure for 7 minutes, with all your hands-intensive hobbies!
Thanks for this tutorial. I just recently started hearing the term crumb quilt. Your improvisational method is so appealing to me rather than sewing squares together.
Been wanting to make a crumb quilt for years. Have three very large boxes of crumbs that have amounted over 20 years. You have given me the inspiration I need. Thank you.
Thanks, Sue! I don't think I could pick things up with acrylic nails and, frankly, I'm too lazy to be polishing them regularly. 😐 My nails just seem to want to be naked. 😂
Conquering Mount Scrapmore has just started a series on how to do curves piecing. She has excellent scrap quilting videos. I just found this channel. Thank you.
Thanks, Linda! Mount Scrapmore has a terrific channel, with lots of ideas and quilts! (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. In either case, I'm embarrassed about the delay! )
Thank so much for the tutorial. I’ve been looking for one that shows how to work with different shapes so it doesn’t look like a log cabin. ❤. Going to the sewing machine.
I like that they are called crazy. I like making them so much, its crazy. I do the "twosie foursie" method mostly, but I am going to make a few starting in the middle like you showed - just to add interest & so I can showcase a novelty print or feed sack - mine are "generational scrap bag" projects. So I am adding 80's calicoes & 30's feed sacks to my currently purchased prints.
That was delightful to watch and to learn from. Thank you for taking the time to share. Enjoyed your explanation of the use of the terminology for "crazy"
Thank you for this video with helpful info and ideas. I'm a self-taught quilter. When I started 8,years ago I paid for an online class that promised to teach scrap quilting. 27 minutes into the first lesson the tutor told us her life story. Nothing about sewing. Next lesson more talking about herself. I asked her when was the actual sewing going to start. I was accused of being rude. She was a lovely lady who had won prizes galore for her quilts. I thought it would be great to learn from her after the third lesson I asked for and got a refund. BTW the third lesson was sewing 2 1/2" squares together for a small cushion. They weren't scrappy. Keep making videos please. I was glad to see no painted nails.
It's my pleasure, Janet. I'm so sorry you had a frustrating experience at the beginning of your quilting foray. Thanks for watching, and I hope you'll be back to spend time on the channel again!
Isn't it such wonderful fabric? That (and many of the others) are from a collection by Malka Dubrowski, though it's been in my stash for awhile and I don't know if any of it is available any more.
@@WarpedSpinster wow! I will look that up.... ya see, i use alot of vintage fabrics that were my grandmothers... from covering furniture and making clothes and quilts etc... i make clothes for 1960s barbies with it 💚 now they need some crumb quilts and crumb quilt drapes! 💚 im so glad thay my mom kept it all in the closet until i was an adult! Happy quilting and have a wonderful day chicky!
Thanks so much, Sandra!! (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. In either case, I'm embarrassed about the delay! )
@@WarpedSpinster Thank you for replying. I made 25 blocks following your directions on this and continue to make more. Now I would like to see how you quilt these blocks. I found different methods of joining blocks, and for this kind I prefer the sashing method, with 1 inch strip connectors. But I’m curious how you quilt these and when you quilt them. Do you work every block all the way and connect them at the end ? Do you sew all the face together and quilt when all face is done ? I’m thinking of 2-3 vertical and horizontal lines as quilting for each block. My blocks are 6.5x6.5. Thanks for any suggestions 🤗
@@gigiontube You are really sewing up those crumb blocks!! I generally not a big fan of sashing, but that's strictly a personal preference. I will say that they would definitely cut down on the bulk at the seams, and if you like the look of sashing with them, go for it! (It will also give the eye a place to rest, and a way to sort of organize what it sees.) As for quilting, I will often go for straight lines and angles when I have a lot of curves going on, and curved/wavy lines when I have a lot of straight lines. I'm not if I'd do straight lines or curvy-straight (i.e., long lines with some bit of random curves); either one would look great, I think!
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you and listening to you too. And I really really love your attitude and teaching method too that I’ve subscribed and given you a thumbs up 👍 too. Please stay safe and well too
Wow, I love this. I have a bunch of denim scrap pieces. Was wondering if you think the same process can be applied o a tote bag? Some of the pieces are bigger crumbs though :) Thanks!
Thanks, Marcia! Sorry about the lack of video on the curved part; I honestly don't know how that happened. 😐 However, I have done other videos about curves; here's one that might help: ruclips.net/video/gEi3EuLkuRk/видео.html Thanks for watching!
I've done some crumb blocks but noy seen or come across a video/tutorial . I wasn't looking I guess. A friend quickly showed me when I had some scraps left. She like me hated waste 😄 this is different. I love the angles. So thank you for the video and all the extra tips, ideas and skills you've shared. I really appreciate it. I'm going to go off and with the very little time I usually have, I'm going to try and make a block. I've always struggled to use angles in a crumb block. Only the other day I had to mend something and decided to make a small pillowcase for a friend. I had a triangle from a HST project from b4. Ended up turning it into a small square and felt bad that I had to throw even smaller triangle that I then knew I should be able to use. I didn't know then but I do now. You explained everything very clearly and at the correct pace for me. Also your video is visually perfect, very clear. Just the right speed and clarity. I just wish i had someone lile you to sew and quilt together. Have a good day.
I think this might be my favorite kind of quilting. I've never quilted before but going to try this. Do you need to back stitch each piece you sew? Thanks
I'm so glad you want to give this a try! I don't backstitch on most seams because they are going to be "crossed" by subsequent seams, which will lock those seams. I often will do a basting(ish) stitch around the edges of a completed piece before I quilt it.
Thanks, Diane. I think you could do quilt-as-you go with this if you treated this as a block. The trouble with trying to quilt as you do the pieces within the block is that you're crossing seams a lot, and I'm not sure that would look good as quilting
I'm a fairly new quilter as well. I have a couple ideas on how I'm building a stash. First, the fabric store where I shop has a small wicker basket in each isle with diacounted miscuts or end of bolt pieces. I always buy the ones I like. I cut them down to 2.5 inch strips and sort them by color in ziplock bags. The parts wider than 1 inch but too small to be 2.5 inch strip,I save in a separate bag not sorted by color. And second, when I am straightening the end of a piece of fabric, I don't make it the thinnest cut I can. I make it about an inch or wider so that the piece cut off to straighten the fabric, and is big enough to save as scraps.
@@WarpedSpinster its working well for me so far. I use ironing sewing and cutting fabric to relieve stress. So far so good. I have completed 3 quilts since midsummer, a throw, double and queen, and am planning on finishing 3 more for Christmas gifts. I hope your weather is ok. I just watched your video posted today, be safe ❤ and happy holidays.
I don't think it's fair to call your work a crazy quilt. It's really textile art. The shapes, colors, and patterns are so diverse. Defiantly art gallery pieces.
This is exactly how I make all my crumb blocks. Nothing matters. If a piece of fabric is to short, sew on a piece of fabric to lengthen it. Just have fun and don't over think anything. Having a piece left over that needs to be trimmed off, can be used elsewhere. Just have fun. Make the blocks whatever size you want.
have you tried using the zigzag stitch to piece together the scraps to avoid sewing right sides together then unfold then iron to flatten? (i hope you get what im trying to say.)
It's a cutie, isn't it? 🙂 It's about 2-1/2" x 7-1/2". I'm sorry, I don't remember where I got it, though it was probably from a quilt shop in the U.S.; maybe it was part of a promotional giveaway for an event?
Would love to see the back of the finished block! In my experience the smaller the scrape your sewing, the bulkier the seams are, which can end in a lump, bump on right side. The whole block after pressing doesn’t lie very flat. Thanks your video was a fresh take !
You are absolutely right--the seams get pretty bulky! I haven't quilted this yet, but I have quilted one with even smaller pieces and it quilted OK. (Definitely some dimension to it, though. 😉)
Thank you so much! (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. In either case, I'm embarrassed about the delay! )
Thanks, Amy. To be completely honest, I think I'm just too lazy to paint my nails! (I also like to let them breathe. Don't even know if that makes scientific sense, but I do it, anyway.) I also find some nail treatments distracting, so I appreciate the support. :-)
I found myself moving the video forward several times, as I found the pace a bit slow. However, the tutorial was still helpful. Nice use of color combinations.
I was wondering if you would have any pointers for a beginner with no scraps. I have purchased several fat quarters but I’m not sure how to cut the fabric. Crumb blocks seem to go together so much better with truly scrap fabric that is in all shapes and sizes. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi, Chris! I can see your dilemma--after nearly 50 years of quilting, scraps aren't a problem in my house but it certainly would be for a beginner. If you've had a chance to connect yet with other quilters you could ask if they have some scraps for you; some quilters save them, some don't, and they might be willing to start saving for you. I'm going to do a short "creating crumbs" video for you (and others with the same need) with some cutting ideas for you; hoping to do that today! It won't be anything fancy, but hopefully it will help. Stay tuned!
I am trying this for the first time, and as I keep adding fabric to the sides, since it's on an angle, it looks to me that one of the short sides will ultimately end being "used up" (if that makes sense) which will then make it 4 sided instead of 5 sided. Not sure what I'm doing wrong...?
Sorry for the delay in the reply. I think I know what you're saying.... I wonder if, when you place pieces/strips on the sides that on either side of that shortest side, you cut them at an outward angle (so the "strips" are wider at the end by the short side) so that short side becomes wider when you trim the side strips....I think that would solve the problem. (Let me know if my description is completely confusing; I get that way sometimes! 😅
Oh, that's a good question, but I'm afraid that my best answer is, "It depends." (Just what you wanted to hear, right??) It really does depend on what you plan to do with it. If I had to make a general estimate, I'd say 12-ish inches.
I like this method it is so much better than straight seeing. I always end up with a piece or two hanging of or spaces how do I compensate or what am I doing wrong?
Hi, Anita! I'm so glad you're giving it a try! To avoid those holes, be sure that every time you add a piece you covering all the raw edges of the pieces you've added before; once you have left a raw edge "open" you'll get a whole. (To save a block that has that issue, you can applique, either by hand or machine, a piece of fabric that will cover it.) Hope that helps; if I'm not answering your question, let me know and I'll give it another try.
very interesting. now regretting tossing away so many scraps from many projects! I'm not a quilter but wondering if QAYG could somehow be combined with this method....?
Hmm. Interesting question. I'll have to think about it some more but my initial reaction is that the piecing seams end can end very abruptly, and with other seams crossing over each other; the back wouldn't have the advantage of having pieces overlapping to cover up the seam endings. I could certainly be missing something, however. :-) Were you thinking about something else? Might be fun to try, anyway!
Thanks, Darlene. Yes, I apologize the for video quality over all--it was my very first video ever, and was done on a whim, when I had no idea what I was doing! (Not that I necessarily score at the top now, 130 videos later! 😂 ) If you find it valuable to watch later videos, I think you'll find I've cracked the volume problem. Thanks for watching!
I always got the impression that this crumb quilt idea goes way way way way back to the days of St Joseph and the coat of many colors. It was actually the basis for the coat Dolly Parton's mother made for her and telling her the story of Saint Joseph. My mother-in-law who was a huge part of the French Resistance was also very much into using scraps of fabric. During that time some things were just hard to come by and so, people just pieced things together. I always believed this was a carryover from all of the things I just told about. Some people were poor or they just couldn't get the products they needed or the Fabrics they wanted and so, they did what they had to do. Some of the other stories I've heard in regard to the biblical side of it is also where the idea of stained glass came from. I could be wrong but this is something that's been being used for many many many many years. I'm 67 and I remember when I was little seeing things like this in quilting. I remember a quilt my grandmother had that was made during the war and it was nothing but a bunch of scraps. Who knows maybe that's where the saying waste-not-want-not came from. Keeping it a tradition though no matter where it started is amazing and beautiful. I'm a pack rat and I don't throw any scraps away. I'm always putting blocks like this together. I love it
I think crumb quilts are a new technique that started in the last few years. I am 80 yrs old and have been making quilts for 62 years and have saw many quilts but not until recent have I ever saw a crumb quilt like those being made now. They did make crazy quilts but these were not real quilts since they were not quilted. They were made by wealthy victorian ladies from velvets, silks, satins etch as a show-off my work item in the parlor. The Crumb quilt’s technique has to be made on a machine rather than hand.
@@fayeburden4331 crumb quilting was not started on a machine. I don't know where you got that idea. They didn't have sewing machines in the days of Saint Joseph
@@nancymiller349 Crumb quilting the technique we are now doing does not go back but a few years. The technique we are doing now is very new. . Where are you getting your facts? Have you seen Dolly Parton’s coat? Did it actually exist or was it just a pretty song. None of those were crumb quilting. Scrap quilting perhaps but not crumb quilting. Have you ever made a crumb quilt? Have you made a scrap or crazy quilt? I think you are all mixed up. Scrap quilts can be most any pattern.
@@fayeburden4331 actually I've made both Crum and scrap. Some in a pattern and some not. You're missing the whole point of what I said. You and somebody else on here. I swear to God it's just not worth even responding to any of these videos. People say the dumbest things
If you ever know someone who’s looking to get rid of there fabrics they have scrappy or other wise, I’d gladly take them to have for extra sewing quilts like your. Thank you. Extra fabric need as I’m a new quilter at not quite 1 year. It would sure help me. And I’d send them my address.
Hi, Sandra--welcome to quilting! A good place to check for scraps is a quilting/fabric shop. They'll often have scraps they'd be willing to give. Also, if there's a quilt guild in your area, that would be a good place to make some connections with some quilters--who might have some scraps to share. ❤
They are such rich, luscious, and fun colors! That collection from Malka Dubrowsy might be my favorite fabric collection ever. I find myself using a lot of solids these days, so I can get some of those bright colors.
Hi, Cathy! The way I do the crumb blocks, the pieces keep getting bigger/longer as you move out toward the edges, and if I start with a large block, it won't have the same "crumb" look and end up with some long strips. Not a bad thing, just not what I'm aiming for with these blocks.
Oh - mine ended up in such a mess! It started off great - following you here - then somehow or another I ended up with two very long sides! I have obviously done something wrong and gone off the beaten track at one point. 😒
On, that can happen pretty easily! I find it works better for me if I work in a sort of circular fashion, and make sure when I'm doing "corners" that I put in a steep enough angle that it keeps any one (or two) sides from getting too long. ❤
Super video, thank you! Two comments/questions: you seem to be a teacher by profession, yes? And what are the clicks at various times, ie; 13:21 and 14:24 , chair clicks? (as mine does, ha!) . Best, Gail
Thank you, Gail! I'm not a teacher by training or profession, but I learned as a library consultant who did a lot of teaching (and I have taught quilting for awhile.) The clicks are from the iron, actually! :-) It's an OLD, non-steam iron--the same model we had when I learned to sew at the age of 7. I love it more than any of my other irons, but it does like to remind everyone of its presence now and then.
Hi, Ruth! My name on Etsy is the same as on my channel: Warped Spinster. Here's the link, but I don't have a book at this point, only patterns: www.etsy.com/shop/WarpedSpinster
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This may sound a bit odd, but THANK YOU for having NATURAL FINGERNAILS!!!
:-) My nails seem to like the air.
It's funny but I agree. In many of the tutorials I watch I find myself distracted by the demonstrator's nail colour, especially if it's a bit 'off.
Someone made a comment on the presenter for a Sailrite video. The comment? That she should have had her nails done. This woman works with her hands was presenting best in class techniques but the viewer expected a QVC presenter experience. I only carp at rude commenters. Internet is the democratization of airing rudeness and stupidity.
Agree! Acrylics and fancy polish distracts from the video presentatio. I don't notice if someone needs a manicure. But fancy nails are a distraction
@@juliescase5105 I'm grateful to any presenter posh nails or not for taking time to share. It takes a lot of time and care to produce a vid.
I have been quilting for a long time, but watching crazy quilting for the first time. Will surely try this. Thanks 🙏
Oh, I'm happy to hear you're going to give it a try! It can be so much fun, and a good use for scraps. Enjoy! ❤
The colors! So vivid and bright-cheerful. This is ART, don't underestimate. Thank you for sharing your info.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you stopped by!
I love this! It’s more modern than some crumb quilt tutorials.
This is one of my favorite videos. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it. I’ve also watched the video where you chopping up that white fabric. I’ve seen it like a 1000 times. But I love crumbs and that’s what I would rather be watching. Whenever I’m trying to get back in the mood for sewing these the videos I watch.
Oh, my gosh; thank you so much! I'm so happy that you find the videos useful/motivating/inspiring. Thanks for watching, and happy crumbing! 🥰
Curves?! Oh my gosh. A whole new world of crumb quilting has opened up for me.
I like this video because your carefully explaining the dilemmas I had to figure out.
I'm so happy the video was a help to you. Have fun with crumbs!! 🥰
Absolutely beautiful work. Bright happy colours.
A joy to watch and listen to your work.😁
Thank you, Barbara! We could all use some brightness in our lives these days, I think. 🥰
One of the best crumb quilting tutorials on RUclips - good colour choices, pattern repetition and and good design decisions
Thank you, Philna; I appreciate that so much!
I totally agree.
It looks like a jungle with exotic birds in the trees, I love it.
What a lovely interpretation--thank you! 🥰
I really, really like this block and their bright happy fabrics!!
Thank you so much, Teresa! Bright colors make me happy, and I'm happy that they make you happy, too! 🥰
Love your little crazy blocks, very cute! There is nothing like toys your momma used, a nice solid metal iron! And my Mom's heavy ironing board and my Mammy's old Singer too! ❤
Thanks, Joann! Old, good, and solid irons are the best. ☺
I love your use of color & curves. I’ve seen multiple crumbs quilting videos. However, I think you bring a unique & interesting perspective. Thank you.
Oh, thank you so much for your kind words, Margaret, and thanks for watching!
Love the crumb quilting, and the colours you've used are beautiful 😍
Thank you, Sandra! 🥰
I enjoyed the tips you put in. Enjoyed this tutorial.
One can ignore the straight of grain, then? Fantastic Work.❤
Nice! Just realizing that your 4" square is more appropriate than the 6" square that I've tried and become frustrated with. (It ended up needing bigger pieces.) I am changing my ways! LOL! Thanks!!!
LOL! I like smaller crumbs visually, so it worked out for me--it does more time, but I'm OK with that. 😊 I'm glad the video was of some help.
I have just started crumb quilting. I think the 5 sided technique is unique to the videos I have been watching and the results look nicer. I am trying this technique today. Thank you.
Oh, I'm so glad that the video was helpful. Have fun with your crumb quilting!
Thank you!! You made it seem so easy!! Can’t wait to try it & recycle all the crumbs!!🎉🎉🎉
Yay!! Have fun!! I'm glad I could help. 🥰
Your block is more thoughtful than most and they look great! I like the look of the curves and angles.
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching. (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. )
Great tutorial! I have an old Black & Decker steam iron that is my favorite! I, too, keep "natural" fingernails because between quilting, silversmithing and lapidary work, manicures last approximately 7.35 minutes. ;)
Thanks! Old irons are the best--well, maybe not the OLDEST one that you had to put in the fire to heat.. 😂 I hear you on the fingernails--I'm impressed that you can keep a manicure for 7 minutes, with all your hands-intensive hobbies!
Thanks for this tutorial. I just recently started hearing the term crumb quilt. Your improvisational method is so appealing to me rather than sewing squares together.
And you use up scraps, too! What's not to love about crumb quilting, right?
Been wanting to make a crumb quilt for years. Have three very large boxes of crumbs that have amounted over 20 years. You have given me the inspiration I need. Thank you.
Thank you for having natural nails. I just can’t imagine trying to cut, sew, quilt, with fake nails. Love them.
Thanks, Sue! I don't think I could pick things up with acrylic nails and, frankly, I'm too lazy to be polishing them regularly. 😐 My nails just seem to want to be naked. 😂
I hate fake nails. 5hey make me feel quite nauseous
Bull! Who cares about nails!!!
Conquering Mount Scrapmore has just started a series on how to do curves piecing. She has excellent scrap quilting videos. I just found this channel. Thank you.
Thanks, Linda! Mount Scrapmore has a terrific channel, with lots of ideas and quilts! (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. In either case, I'm embarrassed about the delay! )
Absolutely love the colours so bright,just gorgeous ❤
Thank you so much, Diane! We all need some brightness in our lives these days, don't we?? ❤
@@WarpedSpinster we sure do , happy quilting ❤️
@@dianegoodwin9784 You, too! 🥰
Thank so much for the tutorial. I’ve been looking for one that shows how to work with different shapes so it doesn’t look like a log cabin. ❤. Going to the sewing machine.
Yay! I'm glad you found something you want to try out; have fun with it!!
I like that they are called crazy. I like making them so much, its crazy. I do the "twosie foursie" method mostly, but I am going to make a few starting in the middle like you showed - just to add interest & so I can showcase a novelty print or feed sack - mine are "generational scrap bag" projects. So I am adding 80's calicoes & 30's feed sacks to my currently purchased prints.
That sounds marvelous; I love the idea of showcasing the novelty print or feedsacks! 🥰
Love the colors …they are beautiful!❤
Lovely. 😍 I love bright colors. I'm begining my my stash of crumbs.
I use to make book markers with my crumbs. Thank you so much.
From Brazil.
Ooo...I love the idea of bookmarks from scraps. I'm a retired librarian, so I'm all about the reading. :-)
Love the curves never done curves looks like fun thx for the inspiration you make it look easy....great instructions!!!!!
It's my pleasure, Chloe! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I bought an iron at a used store for a dollar no holes. I love it.
I guess they don't make 'em like they used to! ☺️
That was delightful to watch and to learn from. Thank you for taking the time to share. Enjoyed your explanation of the use of the terminology for "crazy"
Thanks so much, Heather! Thank you for watching and commenting.
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I always love your videos. This one is great and with every one I watch, I pick up a new tip or three>>>
Thank you so much, Sue; it makes my heart happy that you're finding some useful ideas in the videos! 🥰
Thank you for your tutorial I like it better I’ve been making pieces that I later try to sew together. I like your method way better! 🙏 gracias
Love your colours and fabrics! Thank you💕
Thanks for watching, Elizabeth! I have moved quite solidly toward bright fabrics as I grow older.
Love how it looks. So beautiful looking.
Thank you so much, Maryam! 🥰
Splendid colors. Thank you for sharing this with us, I love learning new skills, this is fun. Have a blessed Holiday Season. 😊❤
Thank you, Liz! Happy Holidays to you, also! ❤️
Thank you for this video with helpful info and ideas. I'm a self-taught quilter. When I started 8,years ago I paid for an online class that promised to teach scrap quilting. 27 minutes into the first lesson the tutor told us her life story. Nothing about sewing. Next lesson more talking about herself. I asked her when was the actual sewing going to start. I was accused of being rude. She was a lovely lady who had won prizes galore for her quilts. I thought it would be great to learn from her after the third lesson I asked for and got a refund. BTW the third lesson was sewing 2 1/2" squares together for a small cushion. They weren't scrappy.
Keep making videos please. I was glad to see no painted nails.
It's my pleasure, Janet. I'm so sorry you had a frustrating experience at the beginning of your quilting foray. Thanks for watching, and I hope you'll be back to spend time on the channel again!
In love with the green fabric with the blue and yellow dots! I would make curtains with this idea!
Isn't it such wonderful fabric? That (and many of the others) are from a collection by Malka Dubrowski, though it's been in my stash for awhile and I don't know if any of it is available any more.
@@WarpedSpinster wow! I will look that up.... ya see, i use alot of vintage fabrics that were my grandmothers... from covering furniture and making clothes and quilts etc... i make clothes for 1960s barbies with it 💚 now they need some crumb quilts and crumb quilt drapes! 💚 im so glad thay my mom kept it all in the closet until i was an adult! Happy quilting and have a wonderful day chicky!
@@geminisabah What a treasure to have that fabric, and it's wonderful that you're using it and putting your work out into the world!
@@WarpedSpinster Thank you so much! I looked up Malka and just wow! I love them all! I appreciate your mention of them💚💚💚💚
@@geminisabah Happy to help--I hope you're able to find what you're looking for!
Your blocks are to cool. I love it in color.
Thanks so much, Sandra!! (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. In either case, I'm embarrassed about the delay! )
@@WarpedSpinster it's ok...things happen. Your good dear.
@@sandradummer4726 Thanks for understanding! ❤
@@WarpedSpinster absolutely.
Love the bright colors
Thank you, Dianne! ❤
Your pieces are beautiful! I use my scraps to relax and I don’t put that much time into piecing them together.
Oh, using the scraps for relaxing is a wonderful thing to do, too. Because, as I say, if it isn't fun (or relaxing) what's the point? 🥰
Subscribed just for your great channel name! From one warped spinster to another 🥂
You have a Great eye for doing these!!!
Oh, thank you, Rosa; you're so kind! I think maybe it's learning over the years which colors and fabrics I like together.
Great teaching video. Very satisfying to have such straight lines
Beautiful work like so much
Really very nice.
You combine the colors very pleasing to the eye.
It’s a talent !
Ps I like that green from the cutting board as sashing 😉😍
Thanks so much, Gigi! I hadn't thought about the board color as a sashing, but that's a good idea--you have a good eye!
@@WarpedSpinster
Thank you for replying.
I made 25 blocks following your directions on this and continue to make more.
Now I would like to see how you quilt these blocks. I found different methods of joining blocks, and for this kind I prefer the sashing method, with 1 inch strip connectors. But I’m curious how you quilt these and when you quilt them. Do you work every block all the way and connect them at the end ? Do you sew all the face together and quilt when all face is done ? I’m thinking of 2-3 vertical and horizontal lines as quilting for each block.
My blocks are 6.5x6.5.
Thanks for any suggestions 🤗
@@gigiontube You are really sewing up those crumb blocks!! I generally not a big fan of sashing, but that's strictly a personal preference. I will say that they would definitely cut down on the bulk at the seams, and if you like the look of sashing with them, go for it! (It will also give the eye a place to rest, and a way to sort of organize what it sees.) As for quilting, I will often go for straight lines and angles when I have a lot of curves going on, and curved/wavy lines when I have a lot of straight lines. I'm not if I'd do straight lines or curvy-straight (i.e., long lines with some bit of random curves); either one would look great, I think!
LOVE it...I am now going to always refer to myself as an Improvisational Quilter.......I really dislike following patterns!
Well, you're a natural improv quilter, then!! 🥰
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you and listening to you too. And I really really love your attitude and teaching method too that I’ve subscribed and given you a thumbs up 👍 too. Please stay safe and well too
Thank you so much, Mags; I'm gad you're enjoying the videos! (And thanks for the thumbs up and the subscription!)
Wow, I love this. I have a bunch of denim scrap pieces. Was wondering if you think the same process can be applied o a tote bag? Some of the pieces are bigger crumbs though :) Thanks!
Absolutely! Someone else mentioned that she was using the technique on a totebag panel. Go for it! ☺
Love your colors and love those slight curves! I watched and watched hoping to see how you eased the curved pieces in!
Thanks, Marcia! Sorry about the lack of video on the curved part; I honestly don't know how that happened. 😐 However, I have done other videos about curves; here's one that might help:
ruclips.net/video/gEi3EuLkuRk/видео.html
Thanks for watching!
Oh loved this going to give them a go thank you 😮🇬🇧
Oh, good!! Enjoy!! ❤
I've done some crumb blocks but noy seen or come across a video/tutorial . I wasn't looking I guess. A friend quickly showed me when I had some scraps left. She like me hated waste 😄 this is different. I love the angles. So thank you for the video and all the extra tips, ideas and skills you've shared. I really appreciate it. I'm going to go off and with the very little time I usually have, I'm going to try and make a block. I've always struggled to use angles in a crumb block. Only the other day I had to mend something and decided to make a small pillowcase for a friend. I had a triangle from a HST project from b4. Ended up turning it into a small square and felt bad that I had to throw even smaller triangle that I then knew I should be able to use. I didn't know then but I do now. You explained everything very clearly and at the correct pace for me. Also your video is visually perfect, very clear. Just the right speed and clarity. I just wish i had someone lile you to sew and quilt together. Have a good day.
Oh, thank you so much; you're so kind, and I'm so glad that you found the video useful!! Thanks for stopping by the channel! 🥰
I think this might be my favorite kind of quilting. I've never quilted before but going to try this. Do you need to back stitch each piece you sew? Thanks
I'm so glad you want to give this a try! I don't backstitch on most seams because they are going to be "crossed" by subsequent seams, which will lock those seams. I often will do a basting(ish) stitch around the edges of a completed piece before I quilt it.
Love this a lot.... just starting to quilt for the very first time. Can you use your method and do Quilt As You Go?
Thanks, Diane. I think you could do quilt-as-you go with this if you treated this as a block. The trouble with trying to quilt as you do the pieces within the block is that you're crossing seams a lot, and I'm not sure that would look good as quilting
Love it, there are borders, at the same time they're not there --- purrrfect!!!!
Thank you so much! ❤
Precioso 💞
Me parece maravilloso 😍
Me encanta !!!!!
Gracias 😘
Gracias! 🥰❤
I make crazy quilts but had trouble making crumb blocks i like how you combine the 2 things it will be alot easier for me thankyou
It's my pleasure, Barbara; I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for a great video
I'm glad you like it--thanks for watching!
Never seen that. It's great. I love it.
Thanks, Mildred! Thanks for watching!
I'm a fairly new quilter as well. I have a couple ideas on how I'm building a stash. First, the fabric store where I shop has a small wicker basket in each isle with diacounted miscuts or end of bolt pieces. I always buy the ones I like. I cut them down to 2.5 inch strips and sort them by color in ziplock bags. The parts wider than 1 inch but too small to be 2.5 inch strip,I save in a separate bag not sorted by color. And second, when I am straightening the end of a piece of fabric, I don't make it the thinnest cut I can. I make it about an inch or wider so that the piece cut off to straighten the fabric, and is big enough to save as scraps.
Those are great ideas, Anita! You'll have a good stash of scraps in no time. You go, girl!!
@@WarpedSpinster its working well for me so far. I use ironing sewing and cutting fabric to relieve stress. So far so good. I have completed 3 quilts since midsummer, a throw, double and queen, and am planning on finishing 3 more for Christmas gifts. I hope your weather is ok. I just watched your video posted today, be safe ❤ and happy holidays.
@@anitalapierre1585 Thanks, Anita! You have been VERY busy!!! Happy holidays to you and yours. 🥰
Excelente proyecto gracias por compartir bendiciones para todos los días desde Colombiaa
Gracias!!
Love your color sense!
Thank you so much!
I like your bright vivid colors
Thanks very much, Barbara!! ❤
Great tips and advice = great video! Thanks
Thank you so much, Amanda! 🥰
Loved the tutorial... Can we see the final product of your project...
I enjoyed your tutorial. Not having a big stash of crumbs may take a bit before I can achieve this but it does looks like a lot of fun.
Thank you, Malgorzata! I hope you will give it a try, and let me know how it goes!
If you make it crumbs will come. Crumbs accumulate fast. I am not very organized about mine. Love ideas presented here.
Love your colors!
Thank you, Lonnie!
😍 Keep Rocking 🤙
The good stuff👍
The 🖖 continue with your creative energy travels Play zen teaching connecting with us 🤗 💚🙏💜🕊️🐇🌲🕯️
Thanks, Kirsten!
Omg I love your colors!!!
Oh, thank you, Sandra; the older I get, the brighter my fabrics get!
Mil gracias,un trabajo muy hermoso y delicado
Lo pondré en práctica.
Dios la bendiga por su enseñanza.
Mil gracias, Carmen!
I don't think it's fair to call your work a crazy quilt. It's really textile art. The shapes, colors, and patterns are so diverse. Defiantly art gallery pieces.
Thank you so much, Julianna; that's a wonderful compliment! ❤ ❤
It is isn't it! It's absolutely beautiful. Shows great skill and artistry 🥰
This is exactly how I make all my crumb blocks. Nothing matters. If a piece of fabric is to short, sew on a piece of fabric to lengthen it. Just have fun and don't over think anything. Having a piece left over that needs to be trimmed off, can be used elsewhere. Just have fun. Make the blocks whatever size you want.
But it is crazy quilting, just a bit different version that days gone by.
have you tried using the zigzag stitch to piece together the scraps to avoid sewing right sides together then unfold then iron to flatten? (i hope you get what im trying to say.)
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SMALL CUTTING BOARD AN HOW BIG IS IT????
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It's a cutie, isn't it? 🙂 It's about 2-1/2" x 7-1/2". I'm sorry, I don't remember where I got it, though it was probably from a quilt shop in the U.S.; maybe it was part of a promotional giveaway for an event?
I love the older irons. I have 2 old Sunbeams.
They really are tough workhorses, aren't they?
Great video, so helpful. Thank you!
You're quite welcome; thank you for watching!
You are quilting Picasso!💖
Thank you, Brigita; they're such fun to do!
Would love to see the back of the finished block! In my experience the smaller the scrape your sewing, the bulkier the seams are, which can end in a lump, bump on right side. The whole block after pressing doesn’t lie very flat. Thanks your video was a fresh take !
You are absolutely right--the seams get pretty bulky! I haven't quilted this yet, but I have quilted one with even smaller pieces and it quilted OK. (Definitely some dimension to it, though. 😉)
Love your tutorial learn about the stray line To star quit five cuts perfect So much color a master piece of art
Beautiful! Thank you
Thank you so much! (Sorry to be so late in replying--RUclips has been hiding some comments from me, or I'm incredibly unaware; could be either. In either case, I'm embarrassed about the delay! )
I second that compliment about the fingernails
Thanks, Amy. To be completely honest, I think I'm just too lazy to paint my nails! (I also like to let them breathe. Don't even know if that makes scientific sense, but I do it, anyway.) I also find some nail treatments distracting, so I appreciate the support. :-)
I found myself moving the video forward several times, as I found the pace a bit slow. However, the tutorial was still helpful. Nice use of color combinations.
Thanks!
Never considered adding curves. Thank you!
My pleasure!
génial les couleurs sont magnifiques
Merci! ❤
I was wondering if you would have any pointers for a beginner with no scraps. I have purchased several fat quarters but I’m not sure how to cut the fabric. Crumb blocks seem to go together so much better with truly scrap fabric that is in all shapes and sizes. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi, Chris! I can see your dilemma--after nearly 50 years of quilting, scraps aren't a problem in my house but it certainly would be for a beginner. If you've had a chance to connect yet with other quilters you could ask if they have some scraps for you; some quilters save them, some don't, and they might be willing to start saving for you. I'm going to do a short "creating crumbs" video for you (and others with the same need) with some cutting ideas for you; hoping to do that today! It won't be anything fancy, but hopefully it will help. Stay tuned!
@@WarpedSpinster Wonderful. I will be watching for it.
Sometimes quilt shops sell scraps,or you could organise a scrap swap with some other quilters.
@@raeelsley2984 Good ideas, Rae!
Going to second hand stores (goodwill, bargain hunters,charity shops), you can often find cotton fabric scraps for very little money.
I am trying this for the first time, and as I keep adding fabric to the sides, since it's on an angle, it looks to me that one of the short sides will ultimately end being "used up" (if that makes sense) which will then make it 4 sided instead of 5 sided. Not sure what I'm doing wrong...?
Sorry for the delay in the reply. I think I know what you're saying.... I wonder if, when you place pieces/strips on the sides that on either side of that shortest side, you cut them at an outward angle (so the "strips" are wider at the end by the short side) so that short side becomes wider when you trim the side strips....I think that would solve the problem. (Let me know if my description is completely confusing; I get that way sometimes! 😅
@@WarpedSpinster I think so, I'll have to try it! Thank you!
@@JustMe-cs5zq 👍 Let me know if it doesn't solve the issue, and I'll give it another try.
@@WarpedSpinster Thank you!!
@@JustMe-cs5zq My pleasure.
Very nice e tutorial…. I love the curved pieces …. Have never see. Anyone do that …. Thank you
Thank you so much, Susan! ❤
What size block is the best looking for a quilt in your opinion?
Oh, that's a good question, but I'm afraid that my best answer is, "It depends." (Just what you wanted to hear, right??) It really does depend on what you plan to do with it. If I had to make a general estimate, I'd say 12-ish inches.
I like this method it is so much better than straight seeing. I always end up with a piece or two hanging of or spaces how do I compensate or what am I doing wrong?
Hi, Anita! I'm so glad you're giving it a try! To avoid those holes, be sure that every time you add a piece you covering all the raw edges of the pieces you've added before; once you have left a raw edge "open" you'll get a whole. (To save a block that has that issue, you can applique, either by hand or machine, a piece of fabric that will cover it.) Hope that helps; if I'm not answering your question, let me know and I'll give it another try.
very interesting. now regretting tossing away so many scraps from many projects! I'm not a quilter but wondering if QAYG could somehow be combined with this method....?
Hmm. Interesting question. I'll have to think about it some more but my initial reaction is that the piecing seams end can end very abruptly, and with other seams crossing over each other; the back wouldn't have the advantage of having pieces overlapping to cover up the seam endings. I could certainly be missing something, however. :-) Were you thinking about something else? Might be fun to try, anyway!
Very interested in your concepts. But was hoping you could up your volume. It is so low, it is impossible to follow. Thanks.
Thanks, Darlene. Yes, I apologize the for video quality over all--it was my very first video ever, and was done on a whim, when I had no idea what I was doing! (Not that I necessarily score at the top now, 130 videos later! 😂 ) If you find it valuable to watch later videos, I think you'll find I've cracked the volume problem. Thanks for watching!
C est beau. On dirait un tableay😍👍👌
Merci beaucoup!
I always got the impression that this crumb quilt idea goes way way way way back to the days of St Joseph and the coat of many colors. It was actually the basis for the coat Dolly Parton's mother made for her and telling her the story of Saint Joseph. My mother-in-law who was a huge part of the French Resistance was also very much into using scraps of fabric. During that time some things were just hard to come by and so, people just pieced things together. I always believed this was a carryover from all of the things I just told about. Some people were poor or they just couldn't get the products they needed or the Fabrics they wanted and so, they did what they had to do. Some of the other stories I've heard in regard to the biblical side of it is also where the idea of stained glass came from. I could be wrong but this is something that's been being used for many many many many years. I'm 67 and I remember when I was little seeing things like this in quilting. I remember a quilt my grandmother had that was made during the war and it was nothing but a bunch of scraps. Who knows maybe that's where the saying waste-not-want-not came from. Keeping it a tradition though no matter where it started is amazing and beautiful. I'm a pack rat and I don't throw any scraps away. I'm always putting blocks like this together. I love it
I think crumb quilts are a new technique that started in the last few years. I am 80 yrs old and have been making quilts for 62 years and have saw many quilts but not until recent have I ever saw a crumb quilt like those being made now. They did make crazy quilts but these were not real quilts since they were not quilted. They were made by wealthy victorian ladies from velvets, silks, satins etch as a show-off my work item in the parlor. The Crumb quilt’s technique has to be made on a machine rather than hand.
@@fayeburden4331 crumb quilting was not started on a machine. I don't know where you got that idea. They didn't have sewing machines in the days of Saint Joseph
@@nancymiller349 Crumb quilting the technique we are now doing does not go back but a few years. The technique we are doing now is very new. . Where are you getting your facts? Have you seen Dolly Parton’s coat? Did it actually exist or was it just a pretty song. None of those were crumb quilting. Scrap quilting perhaps but not crumb quilting. Have you ever made a crumb quilt? Have you made a scrap or crazy quilt? I think you are all mixed up. Scrap quilts can be most any pattern.
That's not what I said. I never said anything about machines.
@@fayeburden4331 actually I've made both Crum and scrap. Some in a pattern and some not. You're missing the whole point of what I said. You and somebody else on here. I swear to God it's just not worth even responding to any of these videos. People say the dumbest things
Never noticed but was just thinking the ladies must get many manicures.
If you ever know someone who’s looking to get rid of there fabrics they have scrappy or other wise, I’d gladly take them to have for extra sewing quilts like your. Thank you. Extra fabric need as I’m a new quilter at not quite 1 year. It would sure help me. And I’d send them my address.
Hi, Sandra--welcome to quilting! A good place to check for scraps is a quilting/fabric shop. They'll often have scraps they'd be willing to give. Also, if there's a quilt guild in your area, that would be a good place to make some connections with some quilters--who might have some scraps to share. ❤
@@WarpedSpinster Thank you so much. 🙏
@@sandradummer4726 👍 ❤
Love the colors... here is hard to found cotton with lively colors
They are such rich, luscious, and fun colors! That collection from Malka Dubrowsy might be my favorite fabric collection ever. I find myself using a lot of solids these days, so I can get some of those bright colors.
Just wondering why don’t you just cut your blocks into a larger size and not cutting them smaller and then sewing them together?
Hi, Cathy! The way I do the crumb blocks, the pieces keep getting bigger/longer as you move out toward the edges, and if I start with a large block, it won't have the same "crumb" look and end up with some long strips. Not a bad thing, just not what I'm aiming for with these blocks.
Ficou lindo demais parabéns 👏👏
Muito obrigado! 🙂
Oh - mine ended up in such a mess! It started off great - following you here - then somehow or another I ended up with two very long sides! I have obviously done something wrong and gone off the beaten track at one point. 😒
On, that can happen pretty easily! I find it works better for me if I work in a sort of circular fashion, and make sure when I'm doing "corners" that I put in a steep enough angle that it keeps any one (or two) sides from getting too long. ❤
Super video, thank you! Two comments/questions: you seem to be a teacher by profession, yes? And what are the clicks at various times, ie; 13:21 and 14:24 , chair clicks? (as mine does, ha!) . Best, Gail
Thank you, Gail! I'm not a teacher by training or profession, but I learned as a library consultant who did a lot of teaching (and I have taught quilting for awhile.) The clicks are from the iron, actually! :-) It's an OLD, non-steam iron--the same model we had when I learned to sew at the age of 7. I love it more than any of my other irons, but it does like to remind everyone of its presence now and then.
can't find you on etsy what's your name plz as I'd like to buy a book
Hi, Ruth! My name on Etsy is the same as on my channel: Warped Spinster. Here's the link, but I don't have a book at this point, only patterns:
www.etsy.com/shop/WarpedSpinster
I think some curved lines give a little more interest to the piece. I'll have to try that.
They do add a bit different place for the eye to go, and enjoy. I hope it works well for you! ❤
Ty