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I May Have A Scrap Problem - But Here's a Neat Technique that Helps! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

I have been playing in scraps this week, and I like it! I was looking for ideas for quilt tutorials for this year's series (coming up in a few weeks) and I saw a great pic of a totally scrappy quilt...

I went to the creator's website and verified that she didn't have her own pattern written for the quilt, then opened up EQ8 and did a mock-up of the quilt. Lots and lots of 2.5" squares, which I definitely have, but oh my! The time it would take to sew them all together ...

added by Sarah Craig 1 year, 11 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem , scrap block , tutorial

I May Have A Scrap Problem... But Now A Little Less! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

It's been a hot minute since I posted about my scrappy endeavors, but since I hadn't had much time to work on anything scrappy, I didn't have anything interest to share. But today I have a flimsy finished!!

Here's what it looked like Tuesday night when I shared it with my sewing sisters at church. But it was still a hair small for what we needed.

Here's a close-up shot - I took it on an angle and it looks really different here!

I found a beautiful green Modernist print by Joel Dewberry in ...

added by Sarah Craig 2 years ago. under bree , i may have a scrap problem , inspiration , scrappy , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... How About Some Inspiration! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, it's been a really busy week working on annual quilts for the grandkids, so I haven't had any time to do anything scrappy. Although I will say in my defense that I did use up a fat quarter bundle that's been sitting in my stash for.e.ver. So there's that! But I do have some scrappy inspiration to share with you...

First of all, a disclaimer - none of these are my own work. And they've been sitting in my digital files for a while, so I don't know where to ...

added by Sarah Craig 2 years, 1 month ago. under i may have a scrap problem , inspiration

I May Have a Scrap Problem - But I've Also Got Hexies! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

I am over the moon happy to be able to say that I have sewn the final hexie onto my hexie top!!!

If my math is right, there are 1428 hexies in this top, each one hand basted and then sewn together by hand. This made a relatively good dent in my 2.5" square scrap bin, although I've probably got at least this many left!

Today I went up and dug through my stash, hoping that I would have some of my grandmother's vintage Irish linen left in a color that would work as a ...

added by Sarah Craig 2 years, 2 months ago. under hexie quilt , i may have a scrap problem , scrappy , scrappy quilt ideas , scraps

I May Have A Scrap Problem... But I'm Working On It! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, I've been absent from the blog, but I haven't been skipping out on my scrappy sewing - I decided that I could definitely do some hand sewing, so I ordered some hexie templates and dragged out my 2.5" square bins. Many months later, this is what I have...

I haven't actually measured it yet, but it's a good lap size, plenty big enough to snuggle up on the couch with. I've just got to fill in that top right corner and it will be ready for a border and quilting! Every stitch ...

added by Sarah Craig 2 years, 2 months ago. under hexie quilt , i may have a scrap problem , scrappy , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem.... Some Inspiration! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, it's Wednesday night, the day before Thanksgiving, and I've been cooking all day. Didn't think I'd have anything to share today, but as I glanced at Instagram in a down moment, I saw two pictures I just totally fell in love with! And wonder of wonders, they are both scrappy and therefore perfect to share with you....

This first quilt was made by a local acquaintance who truly loves to make scrap quilts. If you need inspiration, her Instagram feed is definitely the place to check out! She calls this her Bitcoin quilt ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years ago. under i may have a scrap problem , inspiration , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem.... Gratitude is Finished! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

I am definitely dancing a happy dance right now, because my Gratitude quilt is completely finished!!!

If this is the first time you've seen this quilt, here's a bit of its history. I read about Amy Smart's Gratitude quilt on her blog (the pattern is free until the end of November!!) and immediately knew I'd need to make one. Then my husband gave me a bunch of his old shirts to cut up for the fabric, and an idea was born! So I gathered up a few more shirts and cut away. Every piece ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 1 month ago. under gratitude , i may have a scrap problem , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem...My Own Take on The Gratitude Quilt from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

While I'm enjoying some fun time in NYC with my husband and oldest granddaughter, I thought I'd share my progress on the Gratitude quilt with you!

The first step was to assemble the center, and I teased with this photo last Friday....

...and then I found a beautiful blue shirt that yielded the strips for the inner border!

On Saturday I played around with the outer border, making use of the leftover strips from my 10" squares in a different way than Amy did. I think I like the piano key look! I managed to get ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 1 month ago. under i may have a scrap problem , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... Progress on Gratitude! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, it's been a busy week, but I'm pleased to say I have made some progress on my Gratitude quilt! First I cut this huge stack of 10" and 5" squares from my stack of shirts....

...and then I cut a white oxford shirt into 2.5" strips to cut the cross-pieces for the plus blocks. It's hard to believe, but one XL man's shirt yielded more 2.5" strips than I needed to cut all the strips for 41 blocks!

And then, I even had time to make a couple of blocks just ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 1 month ago. under gratitude , i may have a scrap problem , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... And A New Project! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

If you have seen my blog for the past month or so, you know that I'm working a WIP challenge - so of course I decided to start a new scrappy project! Last week I shared Amy Smart's pattern Gratitude...

...with the thought that it would make a great scrappy quilt. Then my husband cleaned some lovely cotton dress shirts out of his closet and said I could have them for my stash if I wanted. It occurred to me that this would make a good manly quilt made with shirtings! So I started cutting up those ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 1 month ago. under gratitude , i may have a scrap problem , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... But Amy Has a Solution! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, this week I haven't had much of a chance to play with my scraps, or even to surf Instagram in search of great scrap quilts - but I found something my email inbox that was definitely worth sharing!

Amy Smart of Diary of A Quilter is always coming up with great quilt patterns, but this week she has something really special - she has updated her Gratitude quilt pattern...

...AND she's offering it as a free PDF download to all her readers until the end of November! When I first saw this quilt, I thought how fabulous ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 2 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem

I May Have A Scrap Problem.... But One Less Scrappy WIP! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

One day not too long ago, a kind reader asked if I was ever going to start posting again on Scrappy Wednesdays. With a request like that, how can I not? I had stopped for a while because I was so pushed by commission work, I didn't have time to do any scrappy sewing and very little surfing for inspiration. But it's better now and I promise to be better about posting regularly!

And today I have an actual scrappy finish to share! First, a little history. In November 2019, I made this fun quilt using ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 2 months ago. under christmas , i may have a scrap problem , scrappy quilt ideas , snowflake quilt

I May Have a Scrap Problem - But "Me Sew Happy"! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

It's been a while since I wrote a post for Scrappy Wednesday! It's just been so busy, and I didn't really have anything special to share - but I've joined in the Me Sew Happy quilt-along and now I do!

Way back in February, this gorgeous quilt caught my eye on Instagram. Imagine my excitement when I found out there was going to be a quilt-along! So when it opened up on April 1st, I ordered my pattern and started digging through my scraps.

Look at all those beautiful bright fabrics! I was fortunate enough ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 8 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem , me sew happy quilt , quiltalong

Make-A-List Wednesday (oops) and Scrappy Wednesday Rolled Into One.... from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, vacation has arrived and my brain cells have checked out - I completely lost track of what day of the week it was! But when I realized it was Tuesday, I decided I could just combine a Monday and a Wednesday post, since I've got something fun to share to help conquer your scrap problems.

So first of all, last week's list...

1. Write Sunday's "Meet the Sponsors" H2H post.

Done- and if you haven't seen all the great stuff that's been donated as "thank you"s for the Hands2Help participants, you should ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 8 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem , make-a-list , sew along

I May Have A Scrap Problem... How About Some Scrappy Blocks? from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, today I actually worked on something scrappy! One of our quilt ministry members ended up moving to another state as a result of a COVID-related job loss in her family, and we decided to make a collaboration quilt for her. I finally picked up all the completed blocks this week and started laying it out on the wall today...

It's certainly going to be an eclectic quilt! I had to add some strips to some of the blocks to bring them up to size and trim down some others. All the outer blocks are 12.5 ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 9 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem , inspiration , orphan blocks , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... Inspiration! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

It's been a busy week around here, with not much time for scrap sewing. With a full roster of t-shirt quilt orders, I'm making hay while the sun shines and knocking them out as quickly as I can! Today one of my customers sent me a picture of her daughter with her new quilt...

And that's why I love making memory quilts! It's wonderful to see people react to a tangible, useful recollection of their treasured items.

That being said, I haven't had much time for scrap sewing (although I've been making ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 10 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem , inspiration , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... How About A "Little" Inspiration? from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

It's been a busy week here, topped off with lots of ice and a little snow - definitely enough to keep us all at home here in middle Tennessee. We don't deal well with ice on the roads! But as that means more time for sewing, I haven't been complaining. Unfortunately, though, I've been working on commission jobs and haven't had any time to do any scrap sewing. But I have found a "little bit" of inspiration on Instagram to share...

4,340 1.5" finished squares in this scrappy beauty! Can you imagine ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 10 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem , postage stamp quilt , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... Drowning In T-Shirts? from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Well, I spent the day working on a t-shirt quilt and making one. big. pile. of t-shirt scraps. Now, you know me and fabric scraps - I just can't bear to throw away usable fabric! And I'm happy to say that I have a great solution for those t-shirt backs that I want to share with you today. Because to save them without a purpose would be crazy, wouldn't it? I posted this originally in 2018 but thought it would be a good time to bring it back for a re-run, since it is t-shirt quilt ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 10 months ago. under beach blanket , i may have a scrap problem , picnic blanket , scrappy quilt ideas , t-shirt quilt

I May Have A Scrap Problem... But Here's a Great Solution! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

There has been a serious lack of scrappy sewing around here lately, but it doesn't mean that I'm not looking for future projects! You may remember the Scrap Mountain quilt and quilt-along that happened last year on Instagram...

Joy Martin at @themakingsofjoy designed this fabulous pattern, and I have to say it is one of the most creatively produced patterns I've ever seen. It's fun to read and beautiful to look at - not your average pattern! I can't wait to make my own version (although it ain't gonna happen any time soon ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 10 months ago. under i may have a scrap problem , joy martin , scrappy quilt ideas

I May Have A Scrap Problem... And I Bet You Do Too! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

It has been a busy busy week here, and only promises to get busier! I'm working on three memory quilts, and the customer has also commissioned two t-shirt quilts after that; another customer wants one t-shirt quilt by late February; and I just got another commission for two t-shirt quilts by April and June. Whew! All that on top of doing the administrative work for this year's Hands2Help Challenge and prepping for this year's tutorial series, String Therapy.

All that to say, this week I am tapped out as far as scrappy sewing. Of course ...

added by Sarah Craig 3 years, 11 months ago. under h2h , hands2help , i may have a scrap problem

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