Mystery Quilt 2023 Step 5 This mystery quilt step is super easy. You will focus on creating 4-patches. The scrap quilt pattern aspect of it is less stressful as you are only using 4 squares. I randomly grabbed two scrappy colors and two backgrounds. It is mindless sewing and pressing. 4-Patches mean chain-sewing for me. It process speeds right along as you match a scrappy color with a background color. Carefully press the seams toward…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 4 This step is a quick, easy step for the mystery quilt. You are creating one half of a Flying Geese unit. The only difficult part is you need half of them in one orientation and half in the other. This step of the scrap quilt pattern will help to create texture and movement across your quilt. Depending on the number of units you need, split your scrappy squares and background rectangles…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 3 Another step for Mystery Quilt 2023! This scrap quilt pattern is coming together. It truly amazes me to see how all these random fabrics come together. I am thoroughly loving the results. If you’ve gone scrappy with the background, it helps if the prints are all very similar in value. Getting Started I randomly chose my squares for this block. But, I did make a couple of extra 2-patch units…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 2 Gather 16 different scrappy fabrics for this scrap quilt mystery. If you have more than 16 fabrics, you can randomly pick them out. You may want to be a bit more controlled if you have less. It is so exciting when a Mystery Quilt project starts and combines it with scrappy fabrics, and the results are lovely! Creating Rows Put them in rows of 4. You are essentially creating a…
The Pinwheel Block Goes Scrappy This month I am sharing the Scrappy Pinwheel block pattern. I ignored this block when I first started looking at easy scrappy quilt patterns. No reason except that I thought there would be too much background and not enough color. This free quilt pattern is worth adding to your scrap quilt list. See other scrap quilt patterns here. I kept coming back to it because it was such an easy…
Step 1: Mystery Quilt 2023 Are you ready to get started in Mystery Quilt 2023? This free mystery quilt is geared toward scrap quilts. This will be a quick post as the focus will be gathering fabrics and following the cutting instructions. The directions are written that way. Get ready to use up some of those scrap fabrics! I created the queen-size one. All of my scrappy fabric fit into the box shown to the…
Free Scrap Quilt Pattern Welcome to this month’s Free Scrap Quilt Pattern – X’s & O’s. This pattern is perfect for pulling from your scrap bin. The block is simple and can be sewn from leftovers you have from whatever project you just completed. You need 2 1/2″ squares and 4 1/2″ squares. This pattern looks deceivingly simple, but the result, the sparkle happens when you put all the blocks together. Cutting Directions You can…
4-Patch Stars are going Scrappy This month I am sharing the Scrappy 4-Patch Stars, a free quilt pattern. Do you have an overabundance of 2 1/2″ squares or jelly roll strips? This scrap quilt could be made with strips. It utilizes 2 1/2″ squares, 2 1/2″x 4 1/2″ rectangles, and 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ rectangles if you add the sashings and cornerstones. It would make short use of those leftovers. This 4-patch star quilt…
Double Irish Chain – Perfect for using up Leftover Fabrics Is your sewing room overflowing with fabric? Are you looking for a way to use up what you have? The Double Irish Chain quilt block indeed lends itself to a scrappy quilt. In this easy scrappy quilt pattern, you need 2 1/2″ squares of a variety of colors as well as 2 1/2″ strips of light or dark background colors. Ultimately, these are the most…
Quilt Retreat Must-Haves What is considered a quilt retreat must-have? I thoroughly enjoy attending Quilt Retreats. It doesn’t matter if it is a weekend-long or an all-day one; Quilt Retreats are a great way to share with like-minded people. I am a list maker, and I have found that to create the best experience at a retreat, I need to remember all the necessary items. I am sharing my list with you. It is in…