Scrap squares quilts

A collection of 12 scrap quilt ideas from top quilt designers featured in the book Scrap School, published by Martingale + Lissa Alexander.

My self-imposed ban on blog reading and posting is over as Lent ends tonight. I was only posting finishes on my blog, since this is my way of keeping track of what I've done and, more importantly, when. I missed reading about everyone's quilting adventures, but it was good for me to stop for a bit. As with most of us, the mask making continues. In between making masks, I worked on this scrappy quilt using 2 1/2" squares. As those who follow me know, I do not enjoy making scrappy quilts and…

Quilting is a craft that has been around since, according to Emporia State University, 3400 B.C. Known for sure to have been used by the Egyptian Pharaohs, quilting eventually spread from the Middle East to Europe. For sure, bed quilts were used in..

An emerald green Up and Away quilt with rainbow accents. This modern quilt pattern is quick and easy to sew up and comes with instructions for five sizes: baby, throw, twin, queen and king. The pattern can be used with all fat quarters, all yardage or with a mix of both so that you can make the most of your stash. A great way to use up left over fabric! Pattern available at Bonjour Quilts.

Tutorial on how to use scraps of fabrics to make a magic quilt that sews itself as you are making another quilt.

Hi friends! Today I have a really special (long) post for you! Today I want to share a quilt that took me two years and about 85 hours to...

This is one of my favorite scrap quilt patterns lately...I have another quilt top just like this one I need to finish. The squares are cut 2.5 x 4.5 inches, so my scrap bin had much to contribute to this quilt. Nothing makes me happier than using up scraps. I think this pattern appeals to me because it is random, but somewhat organized scrappy. I was inspired by this quilt I found on Pinterest several years ago, but there are many tutorials out there similar to it. For the binding I used up…

The Cube Block is fun, modern, geometric - it’s everything we love! When you look at just one block it might seem a bit meh. But when you put a bunch of them together, you get a real modern masterpiece. The quilt looks really amazing, but is probably the second easiest thing you can make right after a basic quilt from squares.