Strip quilts

Looking for scrappy strip quilt patterns? Here ya go! The first question would be - got scraps?! I bet you do!

Learn how to make a string quilt using leftover strips from your stash. If you have strips of fabric that are either from a collection (think jelly roll) or from scraps, the string quilt is

Strip piecing quilts can save time and money. Top US blogger Amy Smart shares tips to accurately cut and piece fabric for fast quilt blocks.

Emily Dennis of quiltylove.com made this scrappy and happy string quilt using leftover fabric strips from various projects. It's such a great way to use up fabric and the quilt turned out amazing! #quilts #scrappyquilt #quilting

Making a quilt can be a bit pricey, especially when you consider sending it to be quilted once you've finished piecing the top. If you are a DIY kind of gal, then this quilting method will definitely appeal. Here's how to make it: Using anywhere between 3 and 16 different fabrics cut the following strips: Three 6" x 42" Two 5" x 42" Four 4" x 42" Five 3" x 42" Two 2" x 42" Lay them out on the ground in a random pleasing pattern. Then, cut a backing fabric (you may need to piece it) 45" x 60"…

Jelly rolls can make it so easy to quickly finish a quilt top, but how many jelly rolls to make a quilt? Jelly roll fabric strips are 2 1/2" wide by the width of the fabric, making it pretty nice when it comes to sewing straight lines.

This fun and unique piano key border quilt is beginner-friendly and quick to make. It's perfect for nurseries and as personalized gifts.

The week between Christmas and New Year's I pin basted four quilts, preparing them for machine quilting. Today I am sharing the third finish of the four. I made this quilt from rectangles I found in a box of scraps from a quilt I made a number of years ago. There were a lot more rectangles than I remembered, so I started randomly placing them on my design wall and created this top. This was pure mindless sewing, which is needed on occasion! The machine quilting was purely mindless, too. I…

Sharlene made this quilt from all batik fabrics. I love the name, isn't "Cranberry Chutney" just perfect? For quilting, we chose the design "Flourish". The back is a lovely purple in reality, not that weird bluish colour that my camera decided to show. Diesen Quilt hat Sharlene komplett aus Batikstoffen genäht. Besonders gut gefällt mir