Yesterday I made 29 beige scrappy improv blocks:
I added them to the current project box which is filling up fast. Tomorrow I'll work on green.
This is the second project box I have containing these blocks. The previous box contains 300+ six inch improv blocks.
I hope watching this is inspires some people to start working with their hoard of scraps! Here's a few tips to get you started:
Step 1 - sort fabrics
- Sort fabrics by color
- Some colors may need to be sorted into sub groups e.g. light green, bright green, dark green, sage green...
Step 2 - prep
- Press fabrics as needed (remember they'll be pressed a lot as part of the FPP block construction so only press really wrinkly stuff)
- Cut large pieces into strips
- Cut charm squares size pieces in half 2 ways (some in triangles, some in rectangle)
- Sort fabrics into size/shape piles to speed up the piecing process
- Cut scrap paper to your desired size to use as the foundation. I like 6" squares.
Step 3 - block construction, here's a recent YouTube video I uploaded that explains my process.
There are so many patterns you could use these for! Due to our upcoming move it'll be 2023 before I get a quilt or more likely several quilts made using these blocks but I'm excited about the prospect. I have about 500 blocks made so far.