I truly struggle to find a way to use my crumbs.
The other day I was perusing Instagram and came across this idea from Instagram (PrairieAndOcean)…..
Make small strips of crumbs….
….and use them in a strip-pieced block….
I MUST try this!
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I did find ONE way to use crumbs….
and turned it into a pattern….
Click HERE for more information!!
When I post a blog each day, I share it to various Facebook groups, including “For The Love Of Scraps”…..
On one of the original posts about my “10-minutes per day” project, Cassandra Ervick commented, showing two amazing crumb quilts.
I contacted her and asked for permission to show them here and also asked her to tell us something about them. This was what she said……
Crumb quilting is the ultimate relaxation sewing for me. I love being able to just sit and sew with no regard to matching seams, or following directions or worrying about matching colours. Whenever I am stressed out, crumb blocks are what I make. Once I have enough blocks then I worry about the pattern and calming down the chaos a bit! These two quilts (and the 4 others I made in 2023) were gifts for friends and coworkers.
I love the way that she “tamed” the crumbs in this quilt…..
And, this “Sunshine and Shadow” setting is perfect for crumbs…..
Seeing these wonderful quilts makes me want to start plowing through my bags of crumbs…. but I must finish the squares first!!!
Thank you Cassandra…..
…. for sharing these two wonderful quilts with us!!!
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Have you ever made a crumb quilt?
I have made one!!
“Crumbs for the Geese” was so much fun to make and there is even a pattern available for it!!!
While at the gym last week, I saw a video about making a different type of “crumb quilt” and I thought that it was a great idea.
You might enjoy seeing it too…..
The video is a bit long, but you might do what I do and speed it up to 200%. You still can see how things are done but do it faster!! Of course, you NEVER want to do that with MY videos. 😁😁
Is this a pattern that you might try??? I am certainly thinking about it!!
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One of my favorite things about quilting is motivating others and helping them in their quilting journey. As part of this endeavor, I LOVE to present programs and workshops to groups and guilds around the world. All of my programs work well with Zoom meetings, and I would love to speak to your group.
You can find out more at this link…..
Last week I posted about receiving blocks in the mail and today I want to tell you about a wonderful email that I received.
But first….the backstory…..
Back in January, I released my very first quilt pattern….. “Crumbs for the Geese”
Now, this was the first time that I had ever written a pattern and I was a bit concerned that I hadn’t done a good job. I think that we all know THAT feeling!!
Over the past 10 months, a bunch of people had downloaded the pattern but, as far as I knew, no one had attempted the quilt.
BUT, last week I received an email from Charmaine with this photo attached…..
Didn’t she do a great job!!!
She told me that it will be donated to the Calgary Child Advocacy Center to give a young person some comfort. That makes it even better!!
As we corresponded further, she told me that she used scraps of fabric that were given to her from various sources and then used a specialty ruler to cut out the flying geese.
She also mentioned that she made the flying geese “wings” larger than needed and then used “Deb Tucker’s Wing-Clipper” ruler to trim the geese down accurately.
Like most of us quilters, she does love gadgets that help her be precise!!
Interestingly, later that same day, a friend wrote and asked if I had ever used any of the Deb Tucker rulers?
Well, that can’t be a coincidence!!
So, I have now ordered the Wing-Clipper and am looking forward to trying it soon. Stay tuned for a review of this tool.
Thank you Charmaine for your sweet encouragement!!!
PATTERN UPDATE…Have you checked out my pattern for “Crumbs for the Geese”. To purchase, simply click on the “Patterns for Sale” tab at the top of this page.
I am happy to say that “Crumbs for the Geese” is officially finished.
I am super pleased with how it turned out…..
This odyssey started back in September when I watched a video about making Crumb Blocks….of course, I was on the treadmill at the time!!! I made the first three and was hooked.
Once all 9 were finished, I started thinking about additions to the quilt and came up with the idea of adding Flying Geese blocks. After a bit of trial and error, I found the perfect mixture of geese and background fabric.
The top languished for a short time as I thought thru how to quilt it but the holiday season provided time and inspiration!! In particular, I love the mixture of straight lines in the geese and squiggles in the background!!
Now came the hard part….writing the pattern!!! Since I was new to this process, I spent a fair amount of time studying other patterns and trying to determine the best solution for me.
I am happy to present a pattern that contains step-by-step instructions and access to an exclusive video showing the crumb block process and hints for making flying geese.
And….the pattern is available for purchase!!! Just click on the “Patterns for Sale” tab at the top of this post.