Note from Alanda Craft: I'm yet to try my hand at creating a t-shirt quilt, but Cindy has done an amazing job here. I love the use of the crumb quilting technique around each of the featured t-shirts. She has used 15 x15 squares and contrasted it with green sashing to make it pop. The second quilt below is appliqued hearts using the same crumb quilting technique. If you … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Cindy’s Crumb Quilting Quilts
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Crumb Quilt Technique Tutorial – Crumb Quilting
You might also be interested in some other ways to use up your fabric scraps... If you are anything like us, you probably have loads of small scraps of fabric that you just don't know what to do with. You don't want to toss them out but they are too small to actually do anything with. That's where the crumb quilt technique comes into play. With this technique you can use … [Read more...] about Crumb Quilt Technique Tutorial – Crumb Quilting
Readers Project: Ximena’s Psychedelic Crumbs
Note from Alanda Craft: I happen to think that Ximena's psychedelic crumbs look great. I really like the look of the vibrant, bold colours and they really pop. I can picture these squares being put together with black sashing and a first border of perhaps 1½" followed by a colourful border also made from crumbs or even just a bright contrasting fabric in a solid color. The … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Ximena’s Psychedelic Crumbs
Readers Project: Cindy’s Flannel Crumb Quilt
Note from Alanda Craft: Cindy's flannel crumb quilt shows what you can do with those leftover scraps in your stash. Cindy made her crumb pieces using flannel. Love how bright and colorful it is. Thank you for sharing Frankie Flannelstein with us Cindy, happy to see it finally came through. Watch the video below to see how to make your own Crumb Quilting fabric pieces: … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Cindy’s Flannel Crumb Quilt
Readers Project: Pauleen’s Crumb Quilt Curtain
Note from Alanda Craft: I love how Pauleen's crumb quilt curtain looks. What a great idea for her She Shed Sewing Room. Crumb quilting is such fun to do and Pauleen's curtain shows how creative you can be with your crumb quilted pieces of fabric. Love it. Thank you for sharing your project with us Pauleen. See how easy it is to make your own crumb quilt fabric with our free … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Pauleen’s Crumb Quilt Curtain
Readers Project: Crumb Happy – Melissa’s Crumb Quilt Blocks
Note from Alanda Craft: Melissa's gone Crumb Happy and her crumb quilt blocks look great. Crumb quilting is so much fun to do, you never quite know what you are going to end up with. Just look at how interesting and varied the blocks in Melissa's quilt look. Such a great way to use up those little bits of leftover scrap fabric that we quilters end up with. Check out our … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Crumb Happy – Melissa’s Crumb Quilt Blocks
Staggered Bricks Quilt
Today we are going to be making a Staggered Bricks Quilt. These quilts are a timeless classic with their simple yet striking design. Having the 'bricks' arranged in an offset pattern gives the impression of a brick wall. And the beauty of this quilt is that you can create unique designs depending on the number of fabrics you choose. We went with 7 different fabrics but you use … [Read more...] about Staggered Bricks Quilt
Broken Blocks Quilt Tutorial
We recently received our second bundle of fabric from Cotton Cuts. It's always a lovely surprise to see what is in the box and this time the fabric came from the Murano collection by Odile Bailloeul for Free Spirit. And I would just like to mention that Cotton Cuts have a number of different membership types available so that you can receive fabric when you want, which makes it … [Read more...] about Broken Blocks Quilt Tutorial
A Quick Sewing Project From Scraps of Fabric
Like most quilters we have a mountain of scraps that we just can't bear to part with. You know how it is, this piece is pretty, this bit goes with that bit and on and on it goes. And even though every now and then we take a pile to the local op shop, we still have plenty on hand. You see nothing goes to waste. We break down our scraps into size, some are big enough for … [Read more...] about A Quick Sewing Project From Scraps of Fabric
Quilt As You Go Block #2 – TUTORIAL
Here is another quick and easy to make 'quilt as you go' block and it is the second in our series of QAYG blocks. (You can find the first QAYG block here.) I really love playing around with my scrap fabric to see what I can make. You can make an assortment of different types and sew them all together into a quilt or you can sew them into table runners and cushion covers. … [Read more...] about Quilt As You Go Block #2 – TUTORIAL