Low volume scrappy quilts

What are low volume fabrics and how to use them in quilts.

My husband soon learned this hobby was going to stick around for a while. He started talking about buying me a new sewing machine. I hesitated for a long time; I follow a lot of quilting blogs, and…

Catching up here on quilts finished this year. I started collecting low volume fabrics a few years ago needing a break from all the bright fabrics and the calm was welcome. Turns out I had A LOT of low volume fabric as I finished this queen size quilt and still had plenty to make at least two more quilts. Earlier this year when I was looking for meditative quarantine sewing, I started making these partial seam blocks using Red Pepper Quilts Bright Hope block tutorial. I ended up with over…

Good morning! I wanted to take a second to let you know about a very informal quilt-along that I am hosting on Instagram starting next week! I wanted to host a quilt-along and had my friends on IG vote on which of my patterns they wanted to do. Sweet Kisses won and I am excited to start next Monday, April 5th. As I said, this is going to be very informal. There won't be any sign-ups, weekly blog posts or weekly emails. Just follow along with me on Instagram @gigis_thimble. I'll be posting…

I'm so happy to share this free, simple pattern today for a I Spy quilt with low volume fabrics. This is one of my favorite quilts ever! I w...

Have you heard or seen the term Low Volume and wondered when Quilters began talking about sound? If you answered Yes, then this pos...

Get a free Low-Volume Scrap Quilt pattern and find details on a quick shop update with some early release Favorite Things precuts.

Scrappy low volume patchwork heart quilt for a friend. Perfect for using 5" x 5" charm pack squares. Plus lots of love.

I just saw something fun a few days ago. It was a drop-everything-I- gotta-try-this moment. (Well anyway, it was new to me). Have you ever heard of Low Volume quilts? The idea is to use fabrics that are neutral, with minimal color, white backgrounds etc. Like this.... I pulled everything I had from my stash, which was really lacking in neutrals, and then ran off to my LQS, and bought some fat quarters. While there, I asked if anyone had heard of low volume quilts. Nope. Pam was helping me…

Fabric scraps of even the smallest size (1" x 1") can be sewn together to become the starting point of beautiful patchwork. Recen...