Bat-Scrap Crazy – Boxes and Bins

As you know, I’ve been sorting, cutting, and processing my scraps for the past three weeks.

And now I’m finished!!

I’ve dealt with every one of those miscellaneous piles and bags of leftover fabric, and this is what I ended up with.

Boxes and bins. Lots of boxes and bins.

BOXES of 2.5-inch strips……

BINS of 2.5-inch squares…..

Drawers of other fabrics, including 1.5-inch strips and 2-inch strips!!

But now, instead of a jumble of scraps waiting for me to figure out what to do with them, they are ready to use.

And THAT is the part that makes me happy.

When I’m ready to make a scrap quilt, I don’t have to start by sorting, pressing, and cutting. I can open a box, pull out what I need, and start sewing.

Of course, looking at all these boxes makes one thing perfectly clear…

I have a LOT of scraps.

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Bat-Scrap Crazy – Where did These all Come from?

As I finished cutting scraps, I was running out of drawers and storage boxes, so I started opening other drawers.

Guess what I found?

MORE scraps……

…..5-inch squares that I had cut…..

….charm packs that I had won or been given…..

Even a HUGE stack of 10-inch squares…..

….either cut from my stash or added as Layer Cakes.

Even a Jelly Roll (or two) that I had completely forgotten about….

OH MY…. I had no idea it had gotten this far out of hand!!

The good thing is that now I know what I have and can make a plan to start using them!!

Expect tutorials for scrap quilts coming up!!

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Bat-Scrap Crazy – Crumbs…Will I Ever Use Them

As I worked through the mountain of scraps, I kept setting aside the small pieces that fit the description of a Crumb…

I dutifully saved all of these little pieces, storing them in five drawers underneath my cutting table….

But here’s my question….

Will I ever actually USE them?

In my entire quilting career (all 40+ years of it), I’ve made only ONE crumb quilt…

Do I keep these out of guilt or as inspiration??

So, here’s what I am going to do…..

One year from today…. September 1st, 2027, I am writing a note in my Google Calendar….

And I intend to stick to this decision!!

Here is what you can do to help me……

If you love making crumb quilts, send ideas so I can get inspired and not throw away all those lovely fabrics!!

Thanks!!

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Bat-Scrap Crazy – When a Strip Comes up Short

Yesterday, I cut the larger fabric pieces into strips at least 20 inches long.

But what can I do with all of the shorter strips? They are too short to use easily in a strip scrap quilt, so let’s turn them into squares!

I start by making stacks of the shorter strips along the perpendicular lines of the Accuquilt die…

….run it through the cutter….

…and make stacks of lovely 2.5-inch squares….

The final cuts that I made were for the 2-inch pieces of fabric. I cut them all into strips, but didn’t cut the shorter strips into 2-inch squares.

I can do that if and when I need them!!

We are nearing the end…. HURRAY!!!!

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With Crumbs for the Geese, you’ll confidently turn even the smallest pieces into a vibrant, finished quilt—no second guessing, no overwhelm.

🎥 You’ll also get a 30-minute step-by-step video on crumb blocks and precise flying geese
Just sew, build, and enjoy the process

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Bat-Scrap Crazy: What makes the Cut

As I ironed the scraps, I placed them into piles…..

one for longer pieces that can be strips (normally 20+ inches in length),

one for smaller pieces that can be cut into squares,

One more pile for pieces that are smaller than 2.5 inches but at least 2.0 inches

Finally, one pile for pieces that are smaller than 2 inches (these are my crumbs)

Now that the sorting is done, let’s start cutting!!

As I have mentioned, I use my Accuquilt machine to cut my scraps. First, cover the cutting die with pieces long enough to save as strips. Then run it through the Accuquilt….