Category Archives: Scraps

Oh Scrap and a Bit of Slow Stitching

Posted on April 10, 2016 by katyquilts

I’m still working on my leader/ender project, but I realized this week, that I made a major miscalculation! Yikes! I was almost completely out of the blue fabric I was using for the alternate rectangles. The fabric I used has … Continue reading →

Posted in Scraps, Uncategorized | 22 Comments

Scrappy Rectangles ~ Leaders/Enders

Posted on March 20, 2016 by katyquilts

Did you enjoy Worldwide Quilting Day yesterday? I sure did! After work, I quilted a Quilt of Valor quilt. When I finished that, I loaded another! But I will share those later this week. Today I thought I would share … Continue reading →

Posted in Scraps, Uncategorized | 18 Comments

Another Small Quilt

Posted on February 25, 2016 by katyquilts

When I was trying to figure out what to take on my trip for hand work,  I decided to make a small quilt just so I could bind it! I went to my Pinterest boards and chose to recreate a vintage … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War Repro Quilts, Doll Quilts, Finishes, Scraps, Uncategorized | 20 Comments

DWMonday ~ Scrappy Rectangle Leader/Enders

Posted on February 22, 2016 by katyquilts

I am greatly enjoying the sunshine and my family here in AZ, but I do have something  on  my design wall back at home. I started using these bits that I cut up for leaders/enders. And this is what I have … Continue reading →

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Scrap Busting

Posted on January 24, 2016 by katyquilts

Yesterday, I spent several hours in the sewing room and hardly sewed a stitch. I decided to tackle some of this. My scrap bucket (this one at least) didn’t look bad, but I had piles of left over scraps from … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Scraps, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Finish It Up Friday ~ The Lattice Quilt

Posted on September 18, 2015 by katyquilts

I’m so happy to have this one finished! I do love  scrappy quilts!   You may remember that I started this one back in July when I was cleaning up my Denyse Schmidt scraps. I wanted to custom quilt this one … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishes, Scraps | 18 Comments

Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on September 6, 2015 by katyquilts

I brought my scrappy hexie project along in our trip. I haven’t worked on this in a while so here is a picture to show you where I am at on it.  It is getting a bit unwieldy for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand piecing, Hexagons, Scraps | 18 Comments

WIP Wednesday

Posted on September 2, 2015 by katyquilts

Hubby and I are leaving tomorrow morning on our trip to Missouri. I did laundry and got mostly packed on Monday so I found myself with a bit of time yesterday morning. I puttered around the sewing room a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Scraps, Solids, Stash Management | 15 Comments

Design Wall Monday

Posted on July 20, 2015 by katyquilts

Over the weekend, I showed you how I use my die cutter to help me keep my scraps in check and in a form that I will actually use. I began turning this pile of random strips:  Into pieces like … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Scraps | 11 Comments

Scrap Management for Oh Scrap!

Posted on July 18, 2015 by katyquilts

Cyndy at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework asked me if I would do a guest post for her linky party, Oh Scrap! I was delighted to do so! She specifically asked how I use my die cutter as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Scraps, Timesaver Tips, Tutorials | 10 Comments