Happy Scrappy!

We can’t get enough of scrap quilts. They capture the heart of quilt-making as it has been practiced for generations. What practical magic to make something so lovely from things leftover! Join us for a feel-good scrappy sew-along this fall.

It’s a dynamic block just perfect for all your long, narrow scraps. And bonus… it also eats up triangle scraps!! In between the spinning spiderwebs, beautiful stars effortlessly form. Download the PDF Pattern and start right in on the fun.

5 weeks, starting September 28th.

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THE QUILT

I developed this pattern when I wanted to sew spiderweb blocks with my quilting bee. By focusing on warm vs. cool contrast, we were able to go fully scrappy using totally independent fabrics, and still create a quilt that makes an artful, dynamic whole.

Throw size: 64” x 64” or Baby size: 32” x 32”

You can follow the pattern to create a similar quilt with warm/cool contrast, or approach the color scheme in a totally fresh way.

Got Scraps? Sewing with scraps is not just economical, it also brings so much satisfaction. It’s just amazing what you can make from a pile of cast offs, even when they’re not all favorite fabrics.

If you are new to quilt-making or haven’t saved many scraps, there’s no time like the present to start your scrap collection. Winter Creek Cloth sells scrap bundlesfor just $7.50 per 1 1/2 yard.

Alternatively, you can combine scraps with strips cut from yardage. Here I was brainstorming a targeted scrappy color scheme. My printed yardage helps me focus the vibe and find the right scraps. I’ll also use width-of-fabric strips cut from the prints in my project.

Scraps are the fabrics that just keep giving! They multiply like rabbits, so I can assure you that once you start collecting you’ll never be short on them again!

THE SUPPLIES

Spinny quilt is foundation pieced. This technique is super beginner-friendly! First you cut triangle “foundations” using your background fabrics. Then you mark the backgrounds to designate the spiderweb area and add strips of fabric on top of the foundation to form that spiderweb.

The background fabrics become the stars between the spiderwebs.

First decide if you will use warm/cool contrast as your color concept, as per the pattern, or if you will create your own color concept. If you’re going with your own concept, begin by choosing the fabric for the stars.

For a throw quilt, you can cut the background fabrics from 16 fat quarters. For a cool/warm scheme, use 8 warm colored fat quarters and 8 cool colored fat quarters OR raid your scraps to cut (64) 9” squares (32 warm, 32 cool).

More details in the pattern!

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