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Patchwork anyone?

Now that I have finished working on my stash it is time to begin using some of these pretty fabrics. I have spent so much time in the last year or so finishing up WIP's and my UFO's that I have only a couple left. It is time to begin more patchwork. I haven't even made a half square triangle in a couple years now. I have every color under the rainbow to work with and am a bit brain dead about ideas right now. Throw some ideas of some of your favorite patchwork designs and let me make a list and see just how many I can make up over the winter. I will go on a make the top quest for the next several months and see what happens. I doubt I will make a dent in this fabric windfall of mine. I would love to try however to pull a few pieces from the cabinet before the winter is over. DH told me last night that I should make all my quilts from now on at least queen size just in case he decides to commendeer one of them. Ok folks help me out here. juliasb

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juliasb
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How about:

Make a list of quilt design names that you like - or run through some in Quilters' Cache. Then try looking them up (one at a time!) in Google/Images. You will then see a vast array of quilts made up in those patterns.

Eg, I wanted to check something on Blooming Nine Patch and even the first page alone was mouth-watering. . In message , juliasb writes

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Patti

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Roberta

You forgot the PIMP warning!

Butterfly (sure glad my cuppa was down or you'd be doing the cleaning this AM)

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Butterflywings

Check out

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She has some great scrappy patterns, and she also has a way to tame those scraps and pieces less than a yard.

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Susan Torrens

Thank you, Susan. That was a very nice way to wake up and enjoy my morning coffee. The scrappy quilts and her no nonsense approach are delightful. Maybe even inspiring. Polly

"Susan Torrens" Check out

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Polly Esther

Thank you so much for that link Susan. I have been trying to figure out what to do with the drawers full of scraps that I have accumulated but I have had a major imagination failure crisis lately. From all the ideas and encouragement that I have gotten on here lately my imagination is slowly coming out of hibernation again though. This link is fantastic.

Hugs, Mika

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Mika

what a great link! Bookmarked here!!

amy in CNY

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amy in CNY

It has taken me 3 summers, but I finally emptied my "scrap bin". I don't use all of Bonnie's scrap saver sizes, but I do have bins of 2" squares, 1

1/2", 2", 2 1/2". 3 1/2" strips and 3 1/2" and 5" squares. Whenever the bins get fairly full, I look to see what I can make with them. I also head to my "scrap strip" containers whenever a pattern calls for strips of my saved sizes. I try to use up my pre-cut pieces before cutting any new ones. I use 2 plastic shoe boxes and 2 large square containers, so they store neatly in either of my sewing rooms, (Florida and Kingston ON). I have made over a dozen scrappy quilts since starting the system, and now take the time to cut any small leftovers after I am finished each project.
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Susan Torrens

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