I have a fun quilting tip to share with you today.
Have you ever kept those leftover triangles hoping to use them someday in a scrappy quilt?
And then when it is all mixed up, you ended up throwing it away instead?
I have been there, done that.
Sometimes, these are leftover triangles from piecing long binding together using thee mitred method or sometimes just leftovers from the stitch and flip method.
Well, in this post I’ll share with you a little tip on how to just get those scraps out of the way and straight to making use of it.
I have found that the reason why some projects never took off despite my best intend to make them run. This is usually due to a certain resistance such as having to deal with a messy pile (Hence I have created the perfect way to keep myself scraps in order – read HERE if you are interested in that) or just because the project is no longer a priority.
I love using up scraps. And I wish I would not throw as much. I have paid for every inch of that fabric.
I know some people might say that it will be so much better letting go of those scraps and save time and frustration. But to me, scrap quilting is a fun thing to do. It is challenging and at the same time can really maximise the fabrics bought. So it is a win win for me, and I will continue to try and maximise the use of my fabric and enjoy it to the last piece.
In this post, I will share how I make use of the scraps while working on my latest project.
Mystical Land Fabrics
Currently I am working on a quilt using a recent bundle I purchased, The Mystical Land. This is a fabric line designed by Maureen Cracknell for Art Gallery Fabrics.
As usual AGF fabrics are always soft to work with and the colours and patterns is just divine. I love this bundle.
You can look at in details the patterns on these fabrics and get a bundle HERE>
I am making a quilt from this book – Simply Retro. I chose the quilt on page 75 called the Sweet Life for this bundle to showcase the beautiful prints.
The quilt making process involves a flip and stitch ,method for the formation of 64 pieces of flying geese. Which means I will end up with 128 pair of right angle triangles. Stitching the two right angle triangles together means I will end up with 128 half square triangles.
Now, I can simply put these triangle aside and piece them when I want to work with them, but knowing how that will usually ends up, I decide that tackling it straight away would be best! Triangles are flimsy to keep around!
So watch a video below on how I do this. You’ll want to do it as well. it I like making 2 quilts in 1 go.
Quilting Tip: How to make 2 quilts in 1 go:
Hope that this quilting tip has inspired you to make 2 quilts in 1 go.
Let me know what you think in the comment below.
7 Comments
Didn’t see a video. I do like saving my scrapes and making 1/2 square triangles.
I am seeing it on my end, maybe you have to wait for it to load?
There is no video showing. I would like to view your method of using the leftover triangles to make a second quilt.
Omg! Such a great idea! Love how easy it is. Thanks for that! Video was really helpful.
I couldn’t see it well, camera wasn’t fully showing what you were doing. I’m not understanding what you were doing.
Cannot see any video. It did not load.I very much would like to see this ne as I am swimming in scraps at the moment.
Looks like a great idea Can you tell me the dimensions of your fabric, whe you cut it out? Love your vids. and instructions .