SCRAP ORGANIZATION: Why and How to Organize Quilt Scraps to Make More Scrappy Quilts Faster!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Be sure to tell me what kind of scrap quilt pattern you'd like to see! I'm excited to dig into the piles of tiny pieces!

[@quiltingforthesoul]

Tiny Orchard Quilts I would like to see a string scrap quilt thank you God bless you and your family

[@nuvoclassic]

I dare you! Gradient Rainbow-color 'franken' Crazy Quilt using blocks with all 4 sizes (cakes, charms, strips, crumbs)! Love your rainbows.

[@marybalantic2683]

Log cabin, please.

[@deenaswink4732]

I honestly love low volume fabrics but didn't even realize they were low volume....ha! A scrappy low volume quilt would be an awesome project to see!!!!

[@DH-qz2so]

How about a Temperature Quilt?

[@marq9955]

Missing you! Spring will be here before you know it…everything is so much better in Spring!!!

[@saundraweed9738]

Great advice for easy storage. Glad you touched on having scraps ready to use. I’m so much more productive using this advice. Thank you!

[@petraroche3656]

I just discovered your channel and I love your funny and bubbly personality! You are fun and easy to watch, you’re totally relatable and I love your tutorials - they are very well explained. Thanks for your scrap-inspiration today, it’s just the kick in the butt I need to tackle my scraps. I would love a tutorial on a crumb quilt.

[@rosetoole8319]

Hello, I would like to see you make a string quilt with lots of different colours please. I am really enjoying your channel, I only found it 2 weeks ago. Thanks for all the great scrap management ideas. I have a few tubs to get organized.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@cindyf181]

Crumb quilt please. The ones I’ve done are totally chaotic so some kind of color scheme would be nice!

[@sherryfaba1187]

Really loved your video about how to organize scraps it was very helpful Thank you so much. ❤

[@megannmills863]

A colorful string quilt would be fun! I’m super interested in how you’d use your crumbs for a project as well!

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Would love a layer-cake friendly quilt! And impressive organization!! 🧵❤️

[@jshipard54]

I’d love to see anything you make with scraps but a layer cake one would be good. Love watching you, thanks for your videos.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Layer cakes are such useful precut sizes! I'll definitely add that to my list of quilts to make :)

[@kaystrait3225]

Crumb quilts, i love the purple colors.

[@tinasitz6742]

Really enjoy watching your videos. I recently made a crumb quilt. It was so much fun. I would like to see you make a string quilt.

[@barbarawelsh695]

Crumb quilt I have never seen. That's my vote 😉

[@kennywujek]

Thanks for this video! Love it. I’ve spent the first days of this new year sorting scraps using your advice. Thank you!

[@rachelstone9026]

Hello! Just found you and watched your scrap cutting video, then saw this one pop up. Excellent information & very helpful! I'm a new quilter & just beginning to run into scrap management issues. It's great to learn how to cut & sort from the start, more scrap management tips, please! Thank for putting this video together. I'd love to see a scrappy rainbow color wash quilt!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks for watching! A color wash quilt sounds AMAZING!

[@winonamixen5110]

I would like yo see a low volume colored quilt. You may choose to add some color as well. But I would be curious to how you use the scraps.

[@bobbitsholiday]

I love your scrap videos

[@malgorzatawandycz7912]

Definitely a crumb quilt. Rainbow in color. Hello from NJ.

[@nancytate4582]

Love your videos! So inspirational. I have NOT been saving my scraps, but I’m going to start now!

[@janicebritt8418]

I love your video about scrap management so much that I just spent about three days organizing my scraps similar to the way you did! It opened up so many possibilities! I tend to look first at the size and love precuts, so when I organized I did so by size, making as many precuts as I could. I finished my organization today! Thank you so much for your inspiration! I love your channel!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Yay!! I hope there are many scrap quilts in your future!!

[@susanharber6488]

Second time watching this. Still great and always a good reminder.

[@lauramiller9672]

I would like to see a crumb quilt

[@carolynadams1249]

Hi there I just discovered this channel, I’m making a string quilt, it’s hard to imagine how many quilts you can make without really making a dent in your scrap collection.

[@daleodberg6714]

Very helpful and interesting! Thank you.

[@susanschleede6591]

I cut into standard sizes that I have patterns for. Then I have a bin of small pieces - generally less than 2" wide. I see the small pieces together to get a 10 inch square. I pair that with a white 10 inch square and make 4 half square triangles. I make Chevron quilts with the half square triangles.

[@francesschireson-dody1516]

I like how you organize. Please show an example of what you have made with scraps in the past so we can be more willing to follow your example.

[@shawnaleewhitney6630]

"I know you have them, too. You cannot hide them from me!" LOL -- Would love to see a low volume crumb or string quilt with pops of color. Also, low volume fabrics are something I don't seem to have much of in my stash. Any tips on what to consider when adding low volume to your stash? Do you try to just stick with W.O.W. or ivory or light prints or . . .?

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I can't wait to do another string quilt!! and I really need to tackle those low volumes again! As for shopping, I wish I had great advice--I have a lot of low volumes I don't even know how to use since I just buy things I like without thinking! I do try to stick to white whites or gray whites instead of creams but theres always a few that sneak it anyway. I do tend to use a lot of text prints, so I'm always on the lookout for those!

[@annamarie5411]

I would like to see you do a wonky log cabin square to show me how to do it. I've seen some other videos but I really like the way that you teach thank you very much for your videos 🙂🌺

[@tearose3763]

I’m new to your videos, i so appreciate your help

[@franmcavoy4439]

I would like to see a crumb quilt. Love your podcast.

[@ecd42red]

I am a real newbie to quilting. I took an early retirement last year and want to return to the little bit of quilting I did 25 years ago. Then I lived in a small community where a dear lady who used to win the blue ribbon for quilting introduced me to it. Thanks for the ideas on organizing scraps. I will start to implement it.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Welcome! How nice to have a mentor like that to help you get back into quilting :)

[@rebeccaknutson8891]

I'm so glad to have found your KZbin channel! I love what you do and you are inspiring!! This one even makes me want to organize my scraps and fabrics. I'm relatively new and this will be so helpful before I am overwhelmed by scraps. I already am with organizing my purchased fabrics and precuts.

[@sandydecamp3974]

thanks for all the info. I do a lot of Quilts of Valor quilts so most of my scraps are red, white, or blue. they are in prints and solids. right now I am working on my 'crumb' blues making them into 5 inch squares. I found out I have a LOT of blues so all these will be bordered with a 1.5 inch white with red cornerstones. can't wait to see how it turns out. have been working on these for about a month now. thanks for all the helpful videos.

[@pamelaleitman9305]

I love purple green yellow and black and white. Using crumbs or strips.

[@sophieauger-leger1545]

I would love to see pictures of the scrap quilts you already finished. I would love to make one but there are too many projects to choose from, I cannot decide.

[@nardalefevre8040]

Amazing ideas 🙏

[@BFama4225]

Great tutorial!

[@celiadonnelly255]

I love scrap quilting. I would say, everything would decide would depend on the availability of sewing time. The layer cake fabric would be a speedy project. As you go smaller fabric more time will be needed to complete the project. I am for a strip quilt project because I have such a quilt on "round to it list".

[@creatinghanley]

Im watching this video 3 years after posting, but I’d love to see you make a black and white (black/grey and low volume) quilt project. Your color choices are super vibrant and happy, but perhaps something that you don’t normally gravitate towards/challenging?

[@irene3196]

I've just today discovered your great tutorials and intend to binge on them for the rest of the day. I would like to see what you come up with on a low volume colour quilt.

[@RunWithScissorsSewingOriginal]

I don’t have that many scraps but I love English paper piecing and recently bought an accuquilt with EPP dies that cut 1 inch pieces so I will save my scraps for that!

[@blakedampf7112]

The Ikea bags are awesome! Thank you for sharing your ideas. I’m doing mine now using your ideas. 😁

[@terrilynch4888]

I would love to see a crumb quilt. Thanks!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I’m working on one now!! ❤️

[@knitgirl1988]

oh my, is that a stash of yarn on your shelves ?? talk about it soon. would love to see more of that. it seems like crafters have multiple things we like to do. While i too have a yarn stash, i have begun quilting now that i am retired and am addicted to buying fabric and dreaming of finished projects. thanks for the great ideas and great directions for project.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Yes! I used to be primarily a knitter before I started quilting. I do some spinning as well :). I agree, most crafters seems to do many things-especially with quilting since it isn’t the most portable hobby ever :)

[@rsislandcrafts]

I love seeing how everyone organizes their scraps. Your rainbow order is beautiful on your carts. I mostly cut strings of various widths. When I’m trimming scraps I also like to cut out a couple Dresden blades and hexies. If I can I sometimes cut enough hexies for a flower but scrappy flowers are fun too. I’ve tried the ziploc baggie storage system and It does not work for me. I like to dig through my scraps and grab what calls my name. With the bags I end up with a huge mess that then needs to be cleaned up. Cleaning is not much fun. I’ve been using the colorful plastic shoe boxes from the Dollar Tree and it’s been working really well for me. If I make a mess It stays contained in the bin but it’s also quick and easy to clean up when I’m done. I would love to see a low volume crumb project with splashes of color but anything scrappy would be fun to watch.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I’ve started so many epp flower/other shape quilts and never make it very far! I just don’t have the patience for a long term project like that as much as I love the look.

[@tvan5989]

Thanks for all the great ideas. Can you tell me what is a low volume quilt?

[@connieverbeck1110]

Fantastic!!

[@fritzsparky]

I’m so glad I found your channel!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Me too!! I hope you enjoy it :)

[@deborahvanneschi8780]

I have a similar method about scraps: boxes, ziplock bags, glass bins divided by color, dimension, shape, print. But I am not entirely satisfied. Some boxes are still mixed... like your stash bin in the other video. Always thought about preparing them in precuts like you do but never really tried. Your organizing method are really inspiring! I am new to your channel but so far I really like your videos. Thank you! 💗💗💗

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you! If you give the precut strategy a try, let me know what you think!

[@bitsnharry]

I am not good at the really free form crumb quilting - right now I start with a long strip and sew other scraps to it and kind of go from there with a log cabin type of quarter turn. I am never particularly pleased with the results. My fabrics are a little older and have a ton of men's shirting scraps so they are not bright and colorful. I am thinking of color picking a little before I start sewing next time. Not everything has to be bright but maybe if I like the fabrics together to begin with I will be more pleased with the results. I would be very pleased to see a crumb quilting video. Thank you.

[@quiltingforthesoul]

I have all my scraps in bags to I’m going to start making out of them to donate. I’m new to your channel God bless you and your family I just started a channel

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Welcome! And yay for a new channel! Its been a really fun journey so far!

[@quiltingforthesoul]

Tiny Orchard Quilts Thank you 🙏 I’m trying I enjoy doing the channel

[@holleydowns9385]

So glad I found you

[@1tinac]

Fabulous ideas. Thanks

[@mmbrittingham]

I’d love to see baby quilts using any size of your scraps.

[@ninettebeheler1746]

QASG string quilt, solid, bright rainbow quilt. Thanks fo your tutorial!

[@cathymcspaden6879]

I would love to see you to make a strings quilt from low volume strings. It could be any color, but a single color and volume. Not just all pinks but all hot pinks. A low volume with all whites with light minimal prints. I’ve wanted to do a quilt like this myself, but can’t get excited over a pattern. It would be awesome if you could give me some ideas

[@calicrafter2697]

Please do a scrappy crumb quilt. I am also interested in how to do a total low volume quilt. Thanks for your great videos!

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

You could use rainbow brights with the low volume ones, make scrappy blocks of each genre. Crumb, string and squares, you may be inspired to make up a new pattern to combine them all. You could use mono coloured bits or rainbow strings to make fabric storage baskets if you'd like to store similar colour pieces in them. You could set your layer cake squares on their side as well, making colour selection a bit easier, if you have a slightly taller basket to hold them upright. Lunch bags, pencil cases, cute hand or tote bags, Popcorn or potato microwave bags can be great, but you may get lots of people wanting one. Bowl cosies are good to use up bits, and do work for ice-cream as well as hot stuff, no metal or metallic in batting etc if going in the microwave. Could you use bright strings to make multi-colour strips for sashing? I like the idea of using scraps to make sample blocks, so I can decide if I like how they look and doing them or not. You'll have so much fun, all the best.

[@cindywagner4623]

Are they true crumbs if they’re planned by color? I love the mad crazy colors you get when it’s totally random.

[@susieguyton1781]

I would like to see a project with your 5” scraps. 😊

[@kimberlybethel5614]

Hey beautiful. I would like to see what you make from crumbs. I have a bunch left over from making masks and need ideas. Thanks for sharing! ❤️

[@ecoquilting7077]

How about a string quilt with a same- color crumb-quilt pillow?

[@jamieomahen2656]

As a new quilter, what is low volume scraps? They appear to me to be very high volume! 😂 Thanks for the definition! Enjoy your videos!

[@lisanicholson988]

Love your videos. What do. you mean by low-volume?

[@pamelafowler4406]

Great video

[@tanyaseaman67]

I've only worked with scraps (haven't made a quilt yet, just done lots of pieced projects) and I'd love to see what you do with crumbs, though I think they can be mixed with strings and other pieces. I love saturated colors, and I do not love rainbows. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos -- this was my first.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Welcome!! I have done a few more scrap videos since this one--there is a whole playlist of my scrappy quilt projects here and I have lots more planned!: kzbin.info/aero/PLEivWFjX-fGrsQw5Ka1jQluyZceUmjZdK

[@mrsmcdonald9363]

What is the smallest piece you keep? I loved your blueberry crumble quilt. I’d like to see you make a crumb quilt in purple or mustard yellow/gold.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I keep anything over about an inch. :) mustard is definitely a favorite of mine!!

[@marcellatompkins2134]

Crumb quilt. Any and all colors!

[@casualcrafter2340]

Michaels has a cart similar to the Ikea cart, dimensions are very close. I have the largest IKEA Kallax in a large closet. The cubes are larger than other storage cubes which is nice.

[@karenknutson4620]

I’d like you to make a small Crumb quilt tutorial. ❤️

[@Vintagekindagirl3]

I did it!!!!! I'm so happy to have my scraps organized. And I was brutal with fat quarters. Lol

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Lol. I’m always brutal with scraps. My poor cutting table basket is JAMMED right now. I really need to sit down and cut it all up! I usually do it once a month but haven’t had the time lately with my kids home every day!

[@krystalhosmer9652]

Improv scrappy quilts are my favorite. Less cutting and planning with more ah ha! moments as the random magic shows itself.

[@cindynordlie2109]

Hello, I love your videos. Please make a crumb quilt, I'm not sure how to make one.

[@mollysmith6055]

Any type or color would be great but I'd love some ideas for what to do with the layer cake squares. I'm trying to cut up my excess yardage into usable sizes and need to branch out beyond making jelly rolls.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Layer cake squares are some of my favorite precuts! Ill definitely work on something for you!

[@BrendaH289]

I would love to see a low volume crumb quilt ♥️ by the way I love your hair like this

[@dianeryun6836]

I would like to see what you could make with the charms.

[@denisebriese6414]

❤❤❤❤thank you for this

[@rosemarywaddell4120]

I want to make a scrappy string hot pad or pot holder that includes selvage edges.

[@pamelaarbour3368]

Crumb quilt is my first choice

[@victorialopez526]

Hi! I’ve only been quilting since quarantine so I don’t have a lot of “scraps”. I have enough to where I need to start creating an organized system. I love your videos and these organization videos are just great. I do have a question… is the smallest piece you cut a 5x5 share, or so you also cut up smaller than that? Thanks again. I’m a big fan of your work. ❤️

[@jenniferburke7213]

I blame you for the 3 day journey of scrap trimming. Before you, I blithely stuck it in a box to “deal with later” now, I trim them as I go and I have obliterated the scrap bins!

[@amandacarter7879]

I would like to see a string or crumb quilt! Any color or all the colors!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Any color or all the colors--you are definitely speaking my rainbow language!! :)

[@danslawnandsnow803]

Amanda Carter I would like to see a crumb quilt something some kind of purple love your channel

[@krystalhosmer9652]

I thought my one scrap bin was too many scraps. I try to keep the amount I have on hand contained to this one large bin by making 4-5 scrap quilts every year.

[@petmomful2260]

How do you store your big rolls of batting, and your batting scraps?

[@pamrieger4565]

I suggest using your pink 10” shares to make a large quilt - very scrappy

[@nancycox3318]

I would like to see a layer cake quilt and tutorial - thanks!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

That sounds fun! I have an idea for one in the works! :)

[@jenmckitrick]

I think low volume plus a rainbow would be wonderful. Maybe diagonal string blocks with a color on one side and low volume on the other. So many lay-out possibilities. (New subscriber here!)

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Welcome! That would be a lot of fun! I agree on the layouts--those little diagonal string blocks are so fun and quick to make and you can do so much with them.

[@gwynwellliver4489]

It's been a year. Can you make a recap video of the scrap projects you made this past year?

[@elizabethbrickhouse4834]

Can you please show what these scrap quilts are. Crumb, etc

[@claudettemonty4077]

I have a lot of 4 inches, charm pack and layer cakes, all different colour but don’t know what to do with them!! If you have an idea, I will be happy.

[@cherylmurtaugh4627]

I’d love to try a scrappy Boston Commons quilt

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I need to go look that up!!

[@MomAsol]

Thanks for sharing

[@michellefrazier7499]

Megan you are so adorable and I really miss hearing from you. I hope all is well with you and your family.

[@louiealbrecht1088]

Mixed color crumb quilt, please! I NEED to take a break from mask-making (the reason I have so many mixed color crumbs)! Edit: KZbin just suggested this video to me; I'm off to see if I've missed some of your other videos!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I was just working on drawing a mixed color crumb quilt up today!! I’m glad you liked the videos :)

[@sarah-bethhogg]

I would love to see a crumb quilt. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Lol. Ugly fabric-I sure have some ideas for that! Maybe I’ll even bring out my total disaster of a quilt top in that video 😂 I loved the fabric initially but once it was all together it was awful!!

[@joanbird9665]

I would love to see a aqua crumb please

[@louiseah7662]

How you sort your colours or plan a crumb quilt would be awesome! All the ones I have seen are very chaotic which I don’t find appealing, so anything less than 2 1/2” square I tend to throw away

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I usually pick a tight color scheme when I’m working with crumbs. One of my favorite quilts is an aqua and white quilt where I made squares of aqua crumbs, then used aqua strings to build them up log-cabin style. Then I framed each one in low volumes and then assembled the blocks. I find if I use a lot of different colors in my scrap quilts they can be a little too chaotic for me. Even though I love browsing and admiring other peoples crazy all color scrap quilts!

[@jackieburton7550]

New to your channel...awesome ideas

[@pmvillalobos]

i would love to see your crumb quilt.

[@megs7019]

Do you use fabrics of different type in a single project? Cause I have tons of cute fabric from ikea store and other type along with tons of cotton fabrics. I’m following jessica o a KZbinr is starting a scrappy monthly quilt in March 2020- feb2021! I also bought 18yards of fabrics with my daughter’s favorite colors to make this quilt for her! String quilt sounds like a fun type of quilt! I’d love to learn more about string quilt or crumb quilt.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I generally use the same types of fabric but I have combined cotton lawn with general quilting cotton with good results. I've also put some of the kokka cotton from japan in a few quilts. Its a little thicker weight but seems to blend just fine.