as i was going over my wips and taking stock of my to-do's, i thought about some projects i've been collecting certain types of scraps for but don't consider active wips because i'm mostly collecting for them rather than working on them. this is why they don't appear on my wip page. in order to fully disclose what i have around to work on (except those fabric pulls with plans not yet cut into), i'm reporting these scrap projects here and adding a page about them to the blog header.
i love fabric. it's one of the main reasons i quilt. i want to hold onto and make use of every little piece i can. from the beginning i've kept all the tiny pieces hoping to find a use for them. some quilters don't keep anything smaller than 2" or even larger. but i will keep anything at least an inch square. over time, i've found a few projects that make use of the littlest crumbs of fabric and some other regularly discarded cut-offs common to quilting. this page is a look at my longterm scrap projects, those i collect scraps for and will work on over time as the pieces accumulate.
i save all my little triangle cut-offs from my bindings. the idea is to create a scrapbook sort of quilt with them, a scrapbook of my bindings. i plan to add them to corners of charm squares, either one per square or on each corner for a "tiny tiles" look. after nearly 70 quilts complete, i should have enough for a quilt or two by now.
selvages
i cut my selvages with 1/2" to 3/4" of the fabric print included and set them aside to someday make an epic selvage strings quilt. by now i probably have enough for two or more of those quilts. maybe when i get some wips knocked off the list i'll get around to starting some selvage blocks. i love the idea of having these as a record of my fabrics over the years. selvages are often very stylish in their own right these days as designers make them to appeal to people interested in selvage projects. a quilt that showcases these fun bits is very appealing to me.
pattern from jen kingwell's "quilt lovely" book
i first played with this cute little block in may 2015. i was so excited to find something that made use of 1.5" wide scraps. value contrast is key to seeing the pattern: high volume pieces for the heart portion and low volume pieces for the background.
ticker tape
a mosaic- style pattern of small scraps seen at stiched in color by rachel la bour. this is a pattern i found early on for use of small pieces. since it looks a little labor-intensive (as any tiny piecing will be, actually), i think i might have options i like more now to use these for. i'll keep it in mind if i get tired of some of the other projects.
"birch"
uses small scrap pieces
i think i'd go for a more neutral background that what amanda used, but i do like the simplicity of this pattern.
it has always seemed to me a good idea to know where the pieces will go and have a project in mind for what i'm saving. having them recorded just might help me move them into the active stage.
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