This is where saved scraps come in; it greatly reduces the costs of the quilt top (maybe even the backing or batting) when saved from previous sewing projects. I don't have a large a large scrap stash because I use my scraps to gratify the quilting urge when finances are lean. Now is such a time, and it's quite amazing what can be produced with what is already on hand.
I have produced a few scrap quilts, some donated to the Linus project, and others given to family members. The great challenge in scrap quilts is to get them to appease the eye. It requires coordination of the right colors and of course ensuring enough scraps will make the right size product.
My latest scrap project was very gratifying. It blended many scraps from other quilts that had a lot of calming blues. I like blue, but it seems that I have done so much with it lately. This quilt has eaten up a lot of my scrap stash in blue so I can count on not feeling that obligation to do another blue quilt anytime soon.
This quilt will be about 54" wide by 67" long, not quite a twin size, but a large lap quilt. Since the size is just too much to quilt on my machine, I am hand-quilting it on my Ulmer quilting frame. I have only used this frame once for my prized wedding quilt, but it is a tool I will use for the rest of my life (at least as long as I can quilt).
Next post hopefully will show the finished product!
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