What a wonderful thing to have in the family!

My thoughts as well, families are 4ever:)

What a blessing for her love to be passed down the generations. This is my hope for my quilts.

How sweet!

How great of a treasure and still to be sent down for other generations

I agree. I love that tip

I too loved that tip!

those bright and vibrant prints really are perfect for crumb piecing!

Piecing like this is almost meditative for me. I love it!

Oh yea! I love those spots!

Brings order to the quilt yet surprises of different borders. Then pulled together with the sashing. Beautiful.

Sometimes I feel like all I make are scraps quilts! Where the hell are all these scraps coming from?

Thanks! I like the borders because it calms it all down and defines blocks.

thanks! Sewing these together is almost meditative to me. All that repetition and color... it sort just puts me I a trance and I go like crazy!

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Good luck using up your scraps. I never seem to make much of a dent in my pile!

I find crumb piecing relaxing too. I'm not into really precise piecing where all those seams have to match. Crumb piecing is perfect for me!

Good luck! I'd love to see what you make!

It's all about the color!

Thank you! I'm always happy to share.

Thanks for watching!

Great! I hope you make some crumb blocks!

I'm glad you found it helpful!

Hmmm. Interesting idea

@@agilejack1 oh yes, I have made two, haven't completely finished them yet as far as layering and quilting, but both the tops and backing came out beautifully! One is done with a bright hot pink fabric and the other in a bright turquoise fabric both as sashing with addition of black bordering.

Yup. Better safe than sorry!

Thanks!

I'm glad it helped!

I've never pieced a dog blanket. I hope my dogs aren't expecting that from me.

A triangle of fabric or a triangle block?

Go to my blog at www.agilejack1.com and search for "crumb quilt" and you'll get lots of blog posts where I wrote about making this quilt.

I like the bright ones too!

thank you!

Me too!

I made a throw size quilt top out of these blocks. You can see it here: agilejack1.com/2022/07/04/agilejacks-crumb-block-tutorial/

Ha! Not everyone would recognize that shirt!

@@agilejack1 it's def. a UTAH thing, right?

@@GretchenlKlein Yes. University of Utah.

these scraps are all Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics. They're spectacular!

You could certainly press the seams open but I don't know why you would need to. It would make this a very tedious process and, in my mind, is unnecessary.

@@agilejack1 Thanks for answering. I'm starting to press some of my crumbs now on this snowy day in Wisconsin.

I think some people do sell scraps. Try Etsy.

As it says in the description, this video is an accompaniment to a blog post I did on making crumb blocks. You can see photos there of what I made with these blocks. agilejack1.com/2022/07/04/agilejacks-crumb-block-tutorial/

I'm using all Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics.

You can find similar items on Amazon, probably at online quilt stores or check with your local quilt store.

@@agilejack1 Thank you.

Just my opinion, but I think pressing seams open or to one side is a personal choice. Also, it may depend on what your use of the sewn piece will be...whether you need to nest the seams for a project. If nesting isn't necessary, then I would use my own preference( which will probably develop with experience). Sometimes, though, pressing the seams open reveals a gap at the beginning or end of the seam. It may be helpful to be sure both the ends are 'closed'. I hope you enjoy your new adventure in sewing.

There are no rules, but there are individual preferences.

I don't sew much with different fabric lines. Mostly Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics. Some Australian Aboriginal fabrics and occasional batiks. I just use the scraps that are left over from other projects. I'm not much help in how to use other fabrics. But you might get a better result if you cut them into smaller pieces. Someone who makes increcible crumb pieced pouches told me that the smaller the crumb, the more interesting the finished piece.

@@agilejack1 Good suggestion. That sounds nice. Of course we could sort into baggies scraps that look good together.

I have A LOT of Kaffe scraps! A Lot!

I wasn't actually making a quilt. Just showing how I make my crumb blocks.

this is the newest version: www.amazon.com/Chain-Piece-Thread-Cutting-Purple/dp/B08VFGQ6ZL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=O7N3JQ1BVL2W&keywords=cutting+gizmo&qid=1677396445&sprefix=cutting+gizmo%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1

It's a great tool. If you go to AMazon and search for "thread cutter for quilting" you'll get some similar products. I bought this at a quilt show many years ago.

Yes

I just press them to one side.

I never backstitch when I'm doing patch work of any kind. I'm not sure I've ever seen a quilter who does use backstitches. The seams will be enclosed when you sew the pieces together. If you're not man-handling your pieces, there's really no reason to backstitch. You might want to consider shortening your stitch length if you're worried about the stitches coming loose.

Not sure what you're asking here.

@@agilejack1 Wish you had shown how to do the batting and backing to this

@@winningnumbers Do you mean batting and backing for crumb blocks? I don't add batting and backing until the blocks are sewn into some kind of piece... a quilt top, a bag, a pouch, etc... Does that answer your question?