Exclusive to Serendipity Woods Shop - Bit by Bit Stash Builder Bundles for all your happy scrappy projects! Scrap Quilters of the World - Unite. When the mood strikes to use up our scrap stashes, we often find ourselves in need of supplementing small bits of fabric to compliment what we already have. Enter: Serendipity Woods’ Bit by Bit Stash Builder Bundles!What You’ll Receive:You may select from the drop down menu, your choice of a 20 or 30 piece Fat Sixteenth sized (9” x 10 1/2”) bundle of fabrics in the colorway you choose. You’ll receive as many, DIFFERENT print fabrics in that colorway, each Sweet Sixteenth rolled into neat little logs of heaven for staying pretty in your studio until you’re ready to break them open for your project. You’ll receive a random variety of shades in the color you choose, from blenders to feature fabrics (which reflect your main color choice but inspire opportunities to pair with other colorways); some simpler prints, some bolder; some big prints, some small prints; geometrics, florals, stripes, plaids. In short, an array to suit your scrappy needs. Because our shop is fairly focused in modern-fresh-happy quilt fabrics, that’s what you’ll find in your bundle. **Please Note: Due to the nature of how we gather and roll our Sweet Sixteenths over time, we are unable to honor requests for custom bundles.**Common premium fabric manufacturers you can expect in your bundle:Moda, Ruby Star Society, Windham, Robert Kaufman, Andover, Free Spirit, Riley Blake, RJR...There may be other manufacturers down the pike whose prints strike a chord with our style, but rest assured, all the fabrics you’ll receive are hand selected to be of the high quality you’ve come to expect here in Serendipity Woods Shop. Contents: 100% Cotton Quilt Fabric

Turn what may seem like trash into a quilt you truly will treasure. The design will have you saving the smallest of leftovers to create the scrappy Churn Dash blocks.

Exclusive to Serendipity Woods Shop - Bit by Bit Stash Builder Bundles for all your happy scrappy projects! Scrap Quilters of the World - Unite. When the mood strikes to use up our scrap stashes, we often find ourselves in need of supplementing small bits of fabric to compliment what we already have. Enter: Serendipity Woods’ Bit by Bit Stash Builder Bundles!What You’ll Receive:You may select from the drop down menu, your choice of a 20 or 30 piece Fat Sixteenth sized (9” x 10 1/2”) bundle of fabrics in the colorway you choose. You’ll receive as many, DIFFERENT print fabrics in that colorway, each Sweet Sixteenth rolled into neat little logs of heaven for staying pretty in your studio until you’re ready to break them open for your project. You’ll receive a random variety of shades in the color you choose, from blenders to feature fabrics (which reflect your main color choice but inspire opportunities to pair with other colorways); some simpler prints, some bolder; some big prints, some small prints; geometrics, florals, stripes, plaids. In short, an array to suit your scrappy needs. Because our shop is fairly focused in modern-fresh-happy quilt fabrics, that’s what you’ll find in your bundle. **Please Note: Due to the nature of how we gather and roll our Sweet Sixteenths over time, we are unable to honor requests for custom bundles.**Common premium fabric manufacturers you can expect in your bundle:Moda, Ruby Star Society, Windham, Robert Kaufman, Andover, Free Spirit, Riley Blake, RJR...There may be other manufacturers down the pike whose prints strike a chord with our style, but rest assured, all the fabrics you’ll receive are hand selected to be of the high quality you’ve come to expect here in Serendipity Woods Shop. Contents: 100% Cotton Quilt Fabric

A few of you have been interested in the Kaleidoscope Quilt I had pictured in my last post. The 45 Degree Kaleidoscope Wedge Ruler can be ha...

I finished my last RSC quilt top on the very last day of the year. Nothing like a self-imposed deadline to get you motivated! At the beginning of 2016, I picked 4 different blocks to help me work through my stash of scraps. And by the end of the year that stack of blocks was huge! I spent most of December either preparing for or entertaining company. Once everyone headed home on the 29th, I realized that I only had 2 1/2 days to turn that pile into 4 quilt tops. Motivated by 3 weeks of not sewing and determinations I got to it. I picked the easiest first. I ended up with 38 birch tree blocks. So I could take 2 out and make it a 6x6 layout or make 4 more to make it a 6x7 layout. Since this one was smallish, I decided to make the extra blocks. Luckily these don't take too long and this went together quickly. So fun and colorful! And a great way to use up those random solids and tiny little pieces that I can't bring myself to throw out. Next up was my stack of wonky stars. I had 37 blocks. These blocks are pretty big and a little more time consuming to make since they are made from slabs of tiny scraps, so I quickly decided to leave one out and make it a 6x6 layout. No sashing involved so it was another quick finish. Next up was the medallion log cabins. I had exactly 56 blocks, so 7x8 layout it was. Yay! I had fun playing with the layout. And it went together quickly since again there was no sashing. So much fun to look at all the different fabrics. And finally, my Geese Migration quilt. I saved this one for last, since it might take a little longer to put it together. But once I cut the sashing and triangles it went together very quickly - just 7 diagonal rows. Don't tell the others, but I think this one is my favorite. :) Hopefully they will all be quilted by the end of 2017. I can't wait to see what the new year brings. My mind is already coming up with ideas for RSC 2017. See you next year!! Tracy Visit me on Instagram @tracysbitsnpieces

I've been slowly making these blocks with my scraps, and I thought I'd share my process! I cut notebook paper to 8" squares and use that as a foundation for my blocks. This is my preferred method of improv piecing, as the paper makes the process so much easier! Supplies: The scraps don't need to be cut into perfect squares or rectangles, but I do trim 1 raw edge of each scrap piece with a rotary cutter and ruler so that I have a nice, straight edge. It will make more sense later in the tutorial, but the raw edge to trim is the one that you will stitch your seam along. I trim mine as I go. Begin with 2 scraps. They don't have to be the exact same size. Place the scraps, right sides together, somewhere on your paper foundation. The straight raw edge of each scrap piece should be aligned as shown. Stitch 1/4" from the raw edge using a slightly shorter stitch length than usual (2.0-2.2 works well). Stitch through the scraps and the paper; the paper is acting as a foundation for the piecing. Press the pieces open. Now add another scrap. Trim 1 edge so that you have a nice straight cut, line up this scrap with your other pieces, right sides together, and sew 1/4" from the raw edge. Don't worry about all of the edges lining up; just sew 1/4" from the cut edge on the piece that you are adding and you will have nice, straight seams. Here's a close up of the stitch line. Notice that the raw edges of the first two pieces don't line up exactly with the raw edge of the piece that we just stitched down. That's fine! Press the pieces open. Continue adding scraps to fill the entire area of your foundation paper. Sometimes you may be a bit short, especially on the corners. Just add another scrap to cover the corner! Here's how I covered that corner: After I stitched this corner piece down, I trimmed away some of the solid underneath. Feel free to do that any time you have excess. Press the piece open. Continue adding scraps to your work. Press each piece open. When your entire foundation paper has been covered, it should look something like this: Here's the back side: Trim off any fabric that hangs over the edge of the paper foundation using a rotary cutter and ruler. And now you've made your first scrap block! I like to keep my paper foundations on my blocks at this point. This technique results in lots of bias edges, and the paper helps to keep the blocks nice and square. After I sew the blocks together I sit down in front of the t.v. and pick out all of the paper pieces. You can use this same process to create string blocks. Also, if you prefer straight lines over the wonky look, cut your scraps to perfect squares or rectangles before you add each piece. I love this method because the blocks sew up quickly and there are so many possibilities!

These 3D tattoos are way too realistic

FREE PIECED FABRIC MAKING OK players! Got your bin of scraps? Here's a step by step of 15 minutes of play... Put those strips of fabric away and dig out all your little bits... This will be 15 minutes of sewing... They go together quickly, Don't think, just sew! I have a box under my sewing table that I put all my itty bits in that I save for making fabric. Grab a handful of various sized scraps. Sew one on, press open. This is a good place to add in angles. Is it looking to straight up and down? Lay your next piece on at an angle.... You don't have to line up your seams. I stitched a piece on at an angle, now trim off the bit that sticks out... press it open. Always press your pieces as you sew them on, this will keep your allowances smooth and flat on the back. Keep adding bits... at odd angles, you do NOT need to follow your fabric edge when you do this. THINK ANGLES at all times... sew it on, trim off the bit that sticks out... Keep adding around and trim off pieces that stick out. SAVE the BITS and add them in other places or use to start a new block. Working on any edge that you can add to, keep adding bits and pieces to your made fabric. I am NOT focused on making a SQUARE, I am focused on making a usable piece of FABRIC. Once you have a piece about 7", lay your ruler over the fabric and cut your shape. Here I just followed the size of my ruler. Makes for easy cutting! At 15 minutes, I have on my ironing board, This fun block to play with. When you cut out your squares, try to cut the blocks that will give you the most angles. Save the bits you have cut off to start your next 15 minute fabric process... If your edges get to Curvy or crazy, just trim them to a straight edge. Just don't focus on making them square. You may find you are working with a pentagon or hexagon shape or some unrecognizable shape... just keep adding where you can. If you find your piece, as you practice, does not lay flat, then cut off the wavy bit. Once you cut that wavy part off, you will find "THAT wavy SCRAP" will lay flat after you cut it off. Save it and use it on your next block. You can continue adding to your blocks with made pieces and make even bigger blocks these blocks below are 13 inches square. Often times, I had 4 bits of made fabric that I pieced together... See if you can figure out where I sewn the pieces together. this one above started with the lower right hand section, I squared it off into a pentagon shape then added the top strip, then the LEFT long strip. Use strips of made fabric... You can make strips of fabric and join them around a funky shaped piece of made fabric... Can you see how this block came together? This last one, I had two large pieces of made fabric, and one strip. I cut them on curves and joined them together, then made one more strip of fabric to go across the top... The more angles you use the more interesting your block will get... and it you've made something that you can then try a new idea with! Sometimes you find a piece that is just so perfect and you don't want to cut it down... that is were your Y seams come in... or rather, PIVOT points... If you think of Y seams as pivot point it makes them seem less scary... And it's far better to try Y seams here then on some big fancy project... See where the fabric leads you... It's a good way to practice your sewing techniques that you may otherwise avoid... or not! Like I said, CUT IT OFF, and add something else... That's what your scissors are for! :-) Have a go... Hope this helps.

I started 2017 with A LOT of quilty goals! I have a long list of WIPs, UFO, quilt alongs, patterns and fabric bundles that I want to play with, as well as some shop samples and designs and customer requests. So, I decided the best thing to do was WRITE IT DOWN! I figured if I write it down and can cross it off I will be more likely to do it. So far, so good. Each month I've got a balance of old projects to complete, quilt alongs to keep up with, customer orders, shop stuff, new patterns and pretty bundles. My January list was long, and except for one project, I got it all marked off. 1. Sweet Love quilt - started and finished in one month. Whoop! 2. Vintage Valentine quilt - top pieced 3. Quilt Alongs - I made progress on my Splendid Sampler, Farmer's Wife, Harry Potter, Orange and Blue quilt and Quarter Square Log Cabins 4. Comfort Quilt - finished and turned in 1 comfort quilt. 5. Bind and Label 3 quilts - Done! Including getting labels on some older quilts. 6. Finish quilting Cade's quilt. Done 7. Stash Bee blocks - Crashed and Mailed 8. Sleeping Porch bundle - quilt top made 9. Pillowcases for Matthew - done and being mailed this week. 10. Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks - Purple blocks made - plus, butterflies, snails and Fireflies 11. Michael Miller scraps - quilt top made and backing made 12. Eeyore dress - Done and delivered 13. Pixelated Hearts pattern testing - Tablerunner top made 14. Cole's quilt - 112/132 blocks made 15. Sloth Pillow - still waiting on fabric Yay! Thanks for stopping by! Tracy

All done and I'll use a scrappy binding on this one. I'm always looking for ways to use scraps, so I'm pleased to have found a way that I like for using the bits left over from scrappy strip piecing. The next picture is a close-up so you can see some of the strips. Pictures & comments in Piecing 2015 Set 1.

It's the time of year to finish things up. Back in January I sewed all my strings into single color blocks. I used a few to make a baby quilt but the rest sat on the shelf. Until now. Because they are the liveliest I pulled the greens first. Almost enough to make a toddler quilt. Two blocks short. But there were two purple blocks in the pile so they were added. Green String Toddler quilt The red bits are a discarded paper pieced border from years ago. I sewed them in the middle of the blocks until there wasn't enough. You can see the last smidge in the top right corner, placed to use all of it. I didn't worry about centering properly or perfect points on the string blocks but think it looks fine. The channel quilting was done with a walking foot. No measuring; just used the foot as a guide. After washing the quilting really stands out. The binding came from my box of leftover binding bits. It's an easy finish for a soft toddler quilt. More information on my blog here. Happy Thanksgiving! Ann

My scrap stash is getting bigger and bigger these days so I've been looking for fun ways to use up my bits of precious prints and sassy solids. I've got

Good morning Scrappers! It's the last week of the 2021 Summer Scrap Elimination and I think we've had a good run this time. I hope you have been enjoying the projects from the Studio as well as the fabulous additions from our guest designers this time. I know I have been thrilled to read through the great ideas put forward by our lovely guests this summer and they've given me a few ideas as well. The best thing about our amazing community of quilters is that we often feed off each other when

YES - We have a flimsy! This one was a mid-year addition chosen to utilize the remaining bitsof leftover 2014 RSC scrappy strata. I am SO glad I did this! Corner 1 I didn't have enough of a singlebl

I'm on a roll! I was so excited about the scrappy log cabin quilt I finished a couple of days ago that I decided to keep going. That quilt didn't seem to make even the smallest dent in my stash, so I decided to try another scrap quilt that has been on my list. Have you seen Soul Searching by Kathy Doughty? It is a quilt from her book Making Quilts. It has been on my mind for a while. I figured since I already had my 2 1/2 inch scrappy strips out I'd just go ahead and start. New year motivation!!! So here it is: It was such a simple quilt to put together. I spent way more time playing with the fabrics and picking out my scraps than I did acually piecing it. Aren't scrappy quilts just the best? Two quilts in one week all from stash feels great! I can't believe that I could make two entire quilts and see not even a little dent in my stash. It makes me wonder just how many potential quilts are living in there. :) Thanks for stopping by, Tracy

Wow, I know it's been ac bit since I've posted anything... but here I am. I have had several ideas for the next challenge, and every time I come over to write up the post, I thought, well, no, that's not fun enough... or interesting enough, or it's to complicated, etc... Then this past weekend, as I sat listening to a talk at the New England Quilt Museum, Where I have one of mine and one of my grandmother's quilts hanging, I had the AHA moment. "Greatest Possible Trust" by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, foreground. and Background, Elda Wolfe's Quilt, (my late grandmother!) My quilt was inspired by looking at hers...at the New England Quilt Museum now. Around the room we sat in, hung 60 Amish Miniature quilts. They were small, intricate, stunning and exciting, and I thought, Oh, I need to sew right this second and start making one... With no machine in site to do so, I contemplated how it could be a really fun challenge, with made fabrics... in MINIATURE! ( yes to all caps on that!) So, the NEW challenge is: a 12" square quilt, using "MADE FABRIC" in MINIATURE! I often have a few students in my various classes who say, "Oh, I love to use my tiny pieces!" So this is a great challenge for you! And for all those that say, how small is to small? Now we know how to answer that question! I'm starting to play with mine... in solids... You can use WHATEVER you want... Just focus on a finished size of 12" finished quilt. Work small, and see just what you can do with your itty bitty scraps! If you need guidance you can find this tutorial of mine here. or the techniques listed in my book 15 Minutes of PLAY! click here POST & SHARE you process, your fabric choices, inspiration... and your finished pieces. Finished pieces are due...(for those who must have a deadline) ;-) Dec 1st. They might it make a great gift! So are you in? Comment here! contact me if you need to: here: http://www.bumblebeansinc.com/contact/

All done and I was finally able to get far enough away from it to get a picture without the flash washing it out. This is vibrant! My machine has a new belt, after only two trips to the quilt shop to get different belts, bring them home and try them. I had to reposition the motor a bit, but all seems to be working fine now, so I'm happy! Pictures and comments on this top are in Piecing 2011 Set 2. I need to make a new Set for this year!

Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!

I used to think I made scrap quilts. But I've reexamined that idea. At some point I realized calling them scrap quilts suggests they are made only from leftovers: bits and bobs from other projects. And that is simply not the case. I regularly cut up yardage for my quilts. I do dip into my

I used to think I made scrap quilts. But I've reexamined that idea. At some point I realized calling them scrap quilts suggests they are made only from leftovers: bits and bobs from other projects. And that is simply not the case. I regularly cut up yardage for my quilts. I do dip into my

Sharing this may show just how crazy I am about using scraps, but I'll take the chance you'll understand. ;o) I've mentioned my...

What do I do with all those little leftover bits of fabric? How do I cut and piece those small bits accurately without going insane? I’ve discovered the answer: foundation paper pieced Scrappy Triangles. There is no finicky cutting, they can use the smallest odd sized bits, and the piecing is always precise. The perfect solution! They are a fun, fast scrap buster, but what do you do with them? The simplest thing, is to use them in place of half square triangles in any quilt block pattern. If the pattern says to make eight 3” half square triangles, make and use eight 3” Scrappy Triangles instead. Any pattern that uses HST can be made with the same size Scrappy Triangles. You can also make amazing secondary designs by arranging four Scrappy Triangles of the same pattern pieced half facing inward. This pattern includes: -Foundations for Twenty 3" Scrappy Triangles -Bonus pattern for an 12" quilt block The pattern does not include instructions for how to foundation paper piece, but I do have a tutorial on my blog you can reference. The Ultimate Guide to Foundation Paper Piecing: (https://www.leilagardunia.com/blog/how-to-foundation-paper-piece) It will guide you though, step by step. Looking for a different size? Want to get the complete Tiny Piecing Collection? Click here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/623292039/complete-tiny-piecing-collection-1-2-3 You can find my popular Scrappy Mountain Blocks here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/682985151/complete-scrappy-mountain-pattern-bundle P.S. I have a set of 52 Free 6" Scrappy Triangles just for you. You can download them here: https://mailchi.mp/91b3eca58b70/scrappytriangles

Roben-Marie gives us an in-depth view of how she used different paper bits to create a beautiful art collage.

I'm on a roll! I was so excited about the scrappy log cabin quilt I finished a couple of days ago that I decided to keep going. That quilt didn't seem to make even the smallest dent in my stash, so I decided to try another scrap quilt that has been on my list. Have you seen Soul Searching by Kathy Doughty? It is a quilt from her book Making Quilts. It has been on my mind for a while. I figured since I already had my 2 1/2 inch scrappy strips out I'd just go ahead and start. New year motivation!!! So here it is: It was such a simple quilt to put together. I spent way more time playing with the fabrics and picking out my scraps than I did acually piecing it. Aren't scrappy quilts just the best? Two quilts in one week all from stash feels great! I can't believe that I could make two entire quilts and see not even a little dent in my stash. It makes me wonder just how many potential quilts are living in there. :) Thanks for stopping by, Tracy

I blogged about this a few days ago. At that point I wasn't sure if it would be my final piece, but even with the grace of an extra day today, time has run out, so here it is.

My friends and I decided to pool our fabric and that way we'd get a lot more variety in our quilts. It's been a lot of fun playing with fabric but it took us about a week (on and off) to organize and cut out what we'd need to make this quilt. Here's a picture of some of the 1 inch strips that we've been cutting. It's really quite insane (LOL!) when you start to cut out the entire quilt at one time. But, I think in the long run it'll make it easier. I almost have the 440+ half square triangle squares sewn and I've started sewing strips together for the nine-patch and four-patch blocks. I think the title of this quilt may be a bit understated! Especially after cutting out all of the fabric at one time. But, I'm up for the newest challenge and it's been fun working on "Omigosh." My quilt group started this quilt at the beginning of this year and I wanted to start it then but I had too much on my plate at the time with work, kids, & homework, etc. Because of my unexpected surgery I'm also a bit behind on "Dear Jane" but I haven't given up. I just need to get school behind me and I have a graduate graduating from High School on Friday. After that I'm ready to put the pedal to the metal and accomplish something this summer! I'm certainly not lacking in the list of things to do on my project list, it's just putting them in some sort of priority. At the top of my list right now is "Dear Jane" and "Omigosh" after these two quilts are done I think I will have earned some sort of endurance award for patience, diligence, stick-to-it-tiveness, and an "I DID IT" Trophy! LOL! I'm excited to keep at it! I've actually set my sewing machine up in my kitchen dining area so I can sew at any given moment. I want to utilize every possible fraction of time I can find. That's my #1 plan of attack! You have to have some sort of plan to attempt these two kinds of quilts. Don't you think? I've included a few pictures of the components to the Shoo-Fly Block that also has a four-patch block on point. It's hard to conceive how small the blocks are until you make them. I laid the blocks on my cutting mat so you could see that the trimmed up four-patch block is just 2 inches and when it's sewn in on all four sides it finishes at 1.5 inches. That's practically INSANE! Here's the completed Shoo-Fly block with the four on point four-patch blocks! Unfinished the block measures just 5"x 5" and when it's sewn into the quilt it will finish at 4.5 inches. It's so darn CUTE! I can hardly stand it! It just makes me giddy to look at and it makes me that much more motivated to keep sewing and watch it all come together into a quilt. I've finished the double nine-patch block but I haven't taken pictures of it quite yet but I will post those pictures tomorrow if I get a minute.

I finished my last RSC quilt top on the very last day of the year. Nothing like a self-imposed deadline to get you motivated! At the beginning of 2016, I picked 4 different blocks to help me work through my stash of scraps. And by the end of the year that stack of blocks was huge! I spent most of December either preparing for or entertaining company. Once everyone headed home on the 29th, I realized that I only had 2 1/2 days to turn that pile into 4 quilt tops. Motivated by 3 weeks of not sewing and determinations I got to it. I picked the easiest first. I ended up with 38 birch tree blocks. So I could take 2 out and make it a 6x6 layout or make 4 more to make it a 6x7 layout. Since this one was smallish, I decided to make the extra blocks. Luckily these don't take too long and this went together quickly. So fun and colorful! And a great way to use up those random solids and tiny little pieces that I can't bring myself to throw out. Next up was my stack of wonky stars. I had 37 blocks. These blocks are pretty big and a little more time consuming to make since they are made from slabs of tiny scraps, so I quickly decided to leave one out and make it a 6x6 layout. No sashing involved so it was another quick finish. Next up was the medallion log cabins. I had exactly 56 blocks, so 7x8 layout it was. Yay! I had fun playing with the layout. And it went together quickly since again there was no sashing. So much fun to look at all the different fabrics. And finally, my Geese Migration quilt. I saved this one for last, since it might take a little longer to put it together. But once I cut the sashing and triangles it went together very quickly - just 7 diagonal rows. Don't tell the others, but I think this one is my favorite. :) Hopefully they will all be quilted by the end of 2017. I can't wait to see what the new year brings. My mind is already coming up with ideas for RSC 2017. See you next year!! Tracy Visit me on Instagram @tracysbitsnpieces

Handmade fabric bowls are easy to make and are perfect for gift giving. Use up that pile of scrappy fabric bits with this easy and fun idea by Kristin Peterson.

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you need a project to sink your teeth into otherwise the stress will tip you over!? Well this was one of those times and I’ll skip the details but …

Fabric scraps, snippets, little bits and fabric crumbs galore! This batch includes more than 100 pieces and features pastels and spring colors. Dozens of small bits and pieces of a wide array of fabrics, some vintage and some newer quilting quality, a few cotton poly blends. Most are BUSINESS CARD SIZE RECTANGLES, 2 x 3ish" or slightly larger or smaller, a couple of postage-stamp-sized snippets, odd shapes, a few random bits of lace and trims and a few business card sized bits from machine-made quilts. You'll love the very skinny, very frayed, hand-torn fabric ribbons. (I love them!) These are usually from .25 to .50" wide and from 8" to 18" long. Very frayed and scrappy. So many uses for all these LITTLE BITS and SMALL FABRIC CRUMBS in your fabric artistry....for mixed media, creative slow stitching, snippet rolls, fabric clusters, junk journals, tags, collage or creative mending. Think of this as a scrap bag for creative inspiration! PLEASE NOTE: We are talking little pieces here. Probably not your best choice for any kind of traditional quilt or small sewing projects. Every bag is different and may not include all the scraps shown in the photos, but will contain many delightful bits that you'll adore. Your tidy bundle will be carefully wrapped, tied with fabric ribbon and mailed in a padded poly bag to keep your treasures safe and dry. Questions? Please get in touch. Happy Crafting! Toni P.S. All of my treasures are created and stored in my smoke-free, pet-free studio. Hurrah!

Over 1700 one and a half inch wide scraps make up this top--what fun it was to assemble!

Crumb Quilt Ideas (Part 2) Do you keep really small scraps of fabric? That is such an ongoing issue for me. I HATE throwing away...

Going to sleep under your average, run-of-the-mill, storebought duvet feels nothing like snuggling under an artistic quilt that you or your loved one made for you. With affection. With care in every stitch. With countless hours of skill and dedication.

Turn what may seem like trash into a quilt you truly will treasure. The design will have you saving the smallest of leftovers to create the scrappy Churn Dash blocks.