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Scrappy Baby Quilt

May 31, 2018

I got into quilting as a way to use up scraps.  Sewing garments needs fairly large pieces of fabric, so I was often left with scraps that I couldn’t use but were big enough that I hated to throw them away.  I took a beginning quilting class to learn the basics, and I found a… Read More Scrappy Baby Quilt

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Beginning a Scrap Quilt

August 4, 2015

As I mentioned in my post on using up knit scraps, I don’t like to throw fabric away, even fabric scraps that are far too small to become a garment.  Although today fabric for quilting is a big market, historically, quilters often used whatever bits of leftover fabric they had lying around.  I approach quilting… Read More Beginning a Scrap Quilt