Quilts

Scraps From Die Cutting

I had a baggie full of scraps from die cutting fabric on my Sizzix machine. I dumped them out and started ironing them–not sure what I was going to do with them. Once ironed, I started trimming and cutting and making stacks of triangles, blocks, and strips. I started by sewing the triangles together to… Continue reading Scraps From Die Cutting

Quilts, Upcycling

Quilt Leftovers

About 8 or 10 years ago, I made a flannel outdoorsy rag quilt as a gift. There were some leftover blocks and fabric pieces - which of course I kept - and discovered while working on straightening up my space. After trimming some edges, ironing as needed, and laying out in many different ways, I… Continue reading Quilt Leftovers

Quilts

More “Driving Practice”

These 2 table runners are the others I made from my scrap stash. Using up some of my stash not only gives me a few smaller projects to practice "driving" free-motion quilting style, but will give me a good excuse to buy new fabric 😉 I mostly machine bind. I start on the backand then… Continue reading More “Driving Practice”