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  What Is a Scrappy Quilt? * This is the second in a series of articles about Scrappy Quilting. A scrappy quilt is not necessarily a quilt made up of small pieces of leftover fabric, but it can be.   The quilt I showed you in my last blog was that kind of quilt.   My definition of a scrappy quilt is one which includes a variety of fabrics in a variety of colors, a variety of prints and blocks which are not matchy-matchy.   As I began my search for patterns which would be adaptable to scrappy quilts, I discovered that there are a wide variety of existing quilt patterns which are perfectly designed for scrappy construction.   Some of these patterns call for precuts, but if you have an existing supply of fabric. you can create your own precuts in sizes such as 2 ½ inch strips or 5-inch squares. The pattern which I have chosen for my next quilt is called Candy Store, which I found in the May/June 2012 Fon’s & Porter’s Love of Quilting magazine.   The...

  I’M A QUILTER! *This is the first in a series of articles about Scrappy Quilting. I’m a quilter.   I’m also a garment maker, a crocheter, and a crafter.   But I’m mainly a quilter.   I love to sew and quilting allows me to sew mainly in a straight row without worrying about fit.   I’ve been quilting for about 16 years and in that time, I’ve made at least 30 quilts.   Many I’ve given away but the rest are in my closet waiting to be useful.     As I’ve created, I’ve accumulated a lot of leftover fabric.   I also have a habit of buying Fat Quarters, Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls and other precuts as I visit quilt shops just because I like the designs.   Recently I’ve begun to realize that my inventory (stash) is out of control.   Way out of control! As a member of the Lansing Clippers Chapter of the American Sewing Guild, I attend our annual sewing retreat held in Shipshewana, Indiana each summer.   This is a time for uninterrupt...