Color Block Crumb Quilt Blocks - Use your solid fabric scraps!

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This is a fun variation of a crumb quilt block using only scraps of solid fabrics. I started by separating my solid fabric crumbs and scraps by color and then again by shades of each color.
I then started with one shade using my favorite method of crumb piecing (some might call it improv piecing?) and when I ran out of one shade I started on the second until I got to a 6-inch quilt block.
The result was some irregularly shaped color block patterns within each quilt block.
This will be a long-running project as I collect more solid fabric scraps from working on other projects. I expect this one will take about as long as my previous Low Volume Crumb Quilt did. Links to that and all my other crumb quilting videos are below.
-CRUMB QUILTING VIDEOS-
Low Volume Crumb Quilt - • My Low Volume Scrappy ...
One Color Crumb Quilt Block - • Color Coordinated Crum...
Crumb Quilt Block - with squares and rectangles - • Crumb Quilting: How to...
Double Orange Peel Quilt Block - • Easy Orange Peel Quilt...
Christmas Tree Quilt Block - • Christmas Tree Quilt B...
If you want to find more fun & free scrap fabric patterns and tutorials head to my blog: scrapfabriclove.com/
Or if you would like to support the channel feel free to visit my Etsy Pattern Shop here: scrapfabriclove.etsy.com
-Chapters-
00:00 Introduction
01:07 What is a Crumb?
03:07 Real Time Quilt Block Tutorial
23:25 Time Lapse Quilt Block Sewing
26:00 Finished Color Block Crumb Quilt Blocks

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@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

What is your favorite way to use crumb quilt blocks?

@danahammes1386 4 ай бұрын

As a border for quilts mainly, even in some bags but not solid all over. I think they should be used to bring out the color of major color in small amounts. Have you heard Marie's Srapy Quilting? This is how she does.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

No haven’t heard of her. There are loads of ways to use crumb quilting - I’m sure we all have our favourites!

@danahammes1386 4 ай бұрын

@@ScrapFabricLove that is true just really like your work like your work allot

@laightnightknits4358 3 ай бұрын

Mine go into baby quilts. A lot of babies are getting crazy quilts this year😂.😊

@laightnightknits4358 3 ай бұрын

I love seeing how people make triangles :) or improv triangles like this 😊

@dianehuntley2493 4 ай бұрын

I dont have a favorite way. I struggle with the nonconformity! I love watching you. You are a very creative expert😊

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Glad you could still enjoy watching even if it isn’t your kind of block! I would struggle with anything to uniform 😂 - we are all different!

@maryclementdouglass8867 4 ай бұрын

I identify with the way you use every scrap of fabric. Love the way you teach, so clear and concise. Fewer words but well chosen and necessary. I have Scottish ancestors from the Galway Bay area. My Mickle/Muckle family came to Virginia about 1790. They migrated westerly through Tennessee and Arkansas, settling in the Arkansas Border with Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. Mary Douglass Salina KS USA

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! So glad the video made sense for you. My mother was from Clydebank near Glasgow which is how I got my citizenship.

@Sewwithdebee 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoy improv style blocks to purge my brain. Haven’t done in a while so thank you for reminding me to do a few again. I keep bits and pieces and sew to paper to create longer strips for borders and zipper pouches.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Yes I’ve used adding machine tape and receipts for this kind of thing in the past too. Lots of fun.

@katethompson2818 4 ай бұрын

I love the idea of solids for crumb quilting!

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@giovannacasadio9600 4 ай бұрын

I love the way you think, and I also sew my tiny scraps together. I have made a few potholders and some bibs with the bigger ones. Thanks for sharing 😊 have a great week ahead 😀

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Loridye3605 4 ай бұрын

I love the fact that you use your scraps and crumbs to make blocks with I hate wasting bits of fabric so I’ve been saving them up. I’m going to make a scrappy quilt with them. Thanks for the inspiration!❤

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! I don’t know how to throw anything away😂. Even the tiny trimmings that are too small for crumbs will end up as stuffing for something.

@vonneywright4028 4 ай бұрын

I love scrap blocks, definitely my kind of quilting. I’ve just finished a quilt from my grandson’s baby clothes, all scrappy with some sashing to unify it. I look forward to seeing how your quilt progresses. Thanks Kristen

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

I think you send me a photo of this quilt - it is awesome!

@lenacoleman1142 4 ай бұрын

I love your Low Volume Quilt!!! Gorgeous!!! Great concept. It would take me forever to save that many scraps to make a scappy quilt, but I absolutely love your ability to envision the quilt!! Bravo!!

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Honestly not too sure what it’s going to look like yet - it’s just a general concept and hopefully it will develop as I make more blocks.

@karenbrunette6314 4 ай бұрын

I’m fairly new to quilting I’ve made 6 people sized quilts and 9 wall hanging quilts all my own patterns but 3 weren’t . This is a great way to use up solids once I have enough “scraps” I will definitely be referencing your videos to create art pieces like yours ❤thank you for sharing your techniques and creativity

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

@SharonRStudio 4 ай бұрын

My favorite way is for fabric postcards, so I make more rectangle shapes. Never thought of all one color and different shades. I can see some raw edge appliqué on top!

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Cool! Yes appliqué on top would be nice.

@rs-wj1sm 2 ай бұрын

So glad I found your channel - love improve!

@ScrapFabricLove 2 ай бұрын

Welcome! Thanks for watching!

@susanrascone2098 4 ай бұрын

Even though I said that I didn’t enjoy the modern improv, I do make a lot of scrap quilts. I have made crumb blocks, strip blocks, log cabins all in your crumb quilt style. My first was in 2010 after my husband died and I could not concentrate on anything. I started sewing random bits of blues together and eventually had a lovely quilt. I donate all of these to my guild’s outreach project. But …..now I have started a Hunters Star using my batiks. Lots of precision there!!

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Yes this kind of thing is definitely good for distracting the mind. Very soothing once you get in the zone of it. Good luck with your Hunter’s Star!

@chriswilford3576 4 ай бұрын

Kristen I love that you use every little bit ❤ I have days when I can do this and others when it drives me crazy! Looking forward to seeing what you make with your new fabric. I’m currently making a denim one based on your ideas, thanks for the inspiration ❤

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m the same - some days I am totally into this kind of sewing and other days I need something totally different!

@nancymathisen9707 4 ай бұрын

I don’t buy new yardage, but piece scraps given to me by quilt guild members. My priority is to conserve fabric, so I attach pieces that closely align, and trim accordingly. Color is the second criterion for me. Initially I sew them together even when I don’t love the color juxtaposition because I’ve found that they create interesting visual effects that I wouldn’t consciously consider. As the pieces grow I decide more consciously. I don’t often sew the same fabric/color together, but I have no rules against it. Guild members are eager to get rid of mountains of beautiful fabrics in many shapes and sizes. I have thousands of squares cut by others. A unifying background comes in the last stage, when matching colors and values can visually transform pieces into a cohesive design element.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

So fab that you can enjoy using what your guild members don’t want - win win!

@Amritadivya54 4 ай бұрын

I want to be in your Guild!!! I would love to see your finished quilts! Do you have any that are posted to a site where I could see them??💙💙💙🙌👏👏👏

@coreygilles847 4 ай бұрын

I love the color blocked crumb blocks. ❤ they look awesome to me

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@teresamcfadden2414 4 ай бұрын

I totally understand how you are going to complete the quilt I think it will be cool . I don’t have enough solids to do that ,but I’m contemplating doing a shadow crumb quilt, kind of like a window but I’m still thinking bout it. Thanks for sharing your brain thoughts.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you could follow it 😂

@doreensherk287 4 ай бұрын

❤another great video. A while ago I made so many crumb blocks and quilts, that I finally said “no more”, but watching you in this video, now I need to make same colour crumb blocks. You are inspiring! Thanks 😊 I also find crumb piecing so freeing, there are no rules.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! Hope you enjoy it if you decide to go back to crumb blocks 😀

@eileenkahan8942 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoy the process of taking the random chaos of our scrap piles and transforming them into potentially usable units of order. Thanks for all the demos you've done. I've learned so much from you! Greetings from Lexington, MA.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! So glad you liked it!

@shellyculver4239 4 ай бұрын

So pretty & fun sewing!

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@diannplatt-roberts8692 4 ай бұрын

Love how you put those pieces together. Dont work with a lot of solid colors, but i can see where they work well together.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jeaniemichaels8281 4 ай бұрын

My favourite way is to colour coordinate my blocks and include my solid scraps. When I have the number of squares I need I then arrange same colours on the diagonal, placement determined by number of squares. For example, if most squares were blue, then that would get laid down as the diagonal centre. If only one square of brown, for example, then that would be a corner square. Gradually I fill all diagonal rows, with some flexibility. I hope this makes sense.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Cool! Sounds lovely!

@jeannehoffman1060 4 ай бұрын

They are looking great!

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@pattyturner6529 4 ай бұрын

Very nice. I don’t think I would have the patience 😂

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! And I don’t have the patience to cut things before I start 😂

@eleanoralba5792 4 ай бұрын

I use tiny crumb scraps to make pieced lavender bags for my wool items and crochet projects. So far my bigger scraps are saved until a project beckons and we have moved (mustn't start more projects until I have a new sewing room). Love the videos.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

@lindamazur4208 4 ай бұрын

I've made a few crumb projects ,but I hardly ever have any solids except maybe out of my denim scraps ,I don't think I want to go there. LOL So mine look more like crazy crumbs which I love ,but I really like the way these are looking. I'll have to keep my eyes open for more solid scraps as I'm going through my huge (hoard) Stash and selling and gifting it away for my Big move across the pond . ! YaY! Scotland

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Sounds exciting! Must be a trip down memory lane to sort through it all! Good luck with the move!

@NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen 4 ай бұрын

That’s beautiful! I hate to waste fabric. I enjoy the mindlessness of it, I can just pick up pieces and start chain piecing and go from there For me, I won’t sew it, unless it’s at least an inch wide, anything tinier is too fiddly for my fingers.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

I’m guessing I’m about the same with the size but I’ve never actually measured so I’m not sure. Some days I have lots of patience for the littlest bits other days not…

@katehenry2718 4 ай бұрын

Camera angle is good... right into the needle ))) Yes we see yellow red and blue red as different but close reds. Slivers on the edge are important seam structure. ) Its all alchemy ))) An entire single color quilt made like this would be wonderful.... like your "white" one. The texture is amazing. FUN no-thinking PLAY!!! When adjacent bits are the same color, the square structure dissolves ))))

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the feedback!

@oliviafox3605 4 ай бұрын

Your camera angles and distance was very easy to watch. Thank you.

@lauriknox2486 4 ай бұрын

I enjoy making crumb blocks. The improv, no thinking, low stress sewing is just what I need sometimes. I mostly use those blocks to make pet beds for a local shelter. I look forward to seeing what you will do with your solid fabric crumb blocks.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Yes it can be very relaxing. I’m sure the shelter loved those beds!

@danahammes1386 4 ай бұрын

I like your way better than all different colors put together. Sometimes it actually seems messy with all the small colors combined. That is just me. As we know all people are different.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Yes I love color sorting scraps, I can’t deal with just pulling randomly 😅

@colettesorrells9015 4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@kimberlyjardine8634 4 ай бұрын

❤

@moirahewitt813 4 ай бұрын

interesting

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@Amritadivya54 4 ай бұрын

Interesting to see your process! I learned a different way where you create a straight edge between pieces(with bits poking out)sew, and then trim off the seam to be straight afterward. In that class we worked sort of like a log cabin style block and created red flowers surrounded by green to represent the leaves. I noticed that your seams were much less than 1/4" in places---do they hold together well in a quilt or do you use these blocks in a wall art piece?? Love it!!! Thank you for sharing!

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

I’ve not had any seams popping so far 🤞🏻 - but I do pretty heavily quilt my quilts in general 😂

@cece624 4 ай бұрын

14:46 Hi, this camera angle is much better. 😊

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I’ll go check back which one that was. Thanks for the feedback.

@elaineforan4751 4 ай бұрын

I was about to say the same. Is a close up possible here? I really don't like it when the camera set up is intruding on the creator as it breaks their flow and distracts from what they are demonstrating.

@ScrapFabricLove 4 ай бұрын

@elaineforan4751 yes I was trying something new with the camera stand that I thought would work better and clearly didn’t! I won’t repeat it.

@elaineforan4751 4 ай бұрын

@@ScrapFabricLove worth a try though. I wish I could offer a practical suggestion for you to try but I'm utterly clueless in this one.