Yes…I am starting a second scrap quilt.

Apparently, the best response to planning ONE new scrap quilt is to start another one.

This second one began as an inspiration while watching a favorite YouTube channel….. The Quilted Forest

She was sharing a design called “Celtic Knot”, and I loved the way the design wove across the quilt.

I decided to make it, but didn’t have the pattern, so I started rewatching the video….and taking notes…..and pausing the video….and writing down measurements….and backing it up because I had missed something.

I was working hard to record all the instructions when she casually mentioned that it was a FREE Moda pattern.

Oh.

Apparently, I could have simply downloaded the pattern instead of trying to take dictation from YouTube!

Once I had the actual pattern in hand, I knew this would be a good companion project for my bright Hunter’s Star quilt. The Celtic Knot is made with squares and rectangles, so it will give me a nice break from all the half-square triangles in the Hunter’s Star.

So, yes, there are now officially two scrap quilts on my project list.

Was the second one necessary? Probably not.

Did that stop me? Of course not.

Next, I need to figure out exactly how much fabric each Celtic Knot scrap must provide so I can begin sorting and cutting. Thankfully, this time I have the written instructions!

Would you have started two at once??

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“Let’s Get Scrappy is about how to decide, not about what to make.”

Let’s Get Scrappy is an on-demand online course that helps quilters overcome decision fatigue and finally make sense of their overflowing scrap bins. With four hours of step-by-step video instruction, you’ll learn simple systems for organizing, piecing, and pressing your scraps—so you can stop overthinking and start sewing beautiful, coordinated quilts with confidence and joy.

I did it. I sorted, cut, and organized my scraps.

I now have boxes filled with 2½-inch strips and 2½-inch squares.

It all looks very neat and satisfying—almost as if I had a plan.

I did not.

Apparently, organizing scraps does not make them disappear. It simply transforms them from “random piles of fabric” into “neatly labeled boxes of fabric waiting for instructions.”

So now I need your help.

What are your favorite quilt patterns that use lots—and I mean LOTS—of 2½-inch strips or 2½-inch squares? I’m looking for something a little more interesting than sewing all the strips together and calling it a day. Bonus points if the pattern uses both strips and squares.

Right now, my scraps are organized, confident, and possibly multiplying inside those boxes.

Please share your favorite pattern names, links, or ideas in the comments. Help me find a quilt that will make a noticeable dent in this beautifully organized collection!

Thanks in advance!!

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“Let’s Get Scrappy is about how to decide, not about what to make.”

Let’s Get Scrappy is an on-demand online course that helps quilters overcome decision fatigue and finally make sense of their overflowing scrap bins. With four hours of step-by-step video instruction, you’ll learn simple systems for organizing, piecing, and pressing your scraps—so you can stop overthinking and start sewing beautiful, coordinated quilts with confidence and joy.