See What Can Be Made From Scraps of Fabric - Making a Quilt Coat from Scraps with Whitney Sews

[@imogenethomas1138]

It’s so good to see another quilt related video from you!

[@Whitney_Sews]

Thank you! More quilting things coming this Winter...

[@robbybarbaras5412]

It never occurred to me to use newspaper. Great tip.

[@jeanettewithrow9641]

Glad you started your videos again. Always enjoy. Thanks

[@Whitney_Sews]

Thanks! I posted several videos this summer and am working on a series for this Winter.

[@Marie-hs8vf]

The combination of scraps look beautiful

[@Whitney_Sews]

Thank you!

[@SusanGreen-d4k]

Loved the video! Another home run Whitney!!!

[@Whitney_Sews]

Glad you liked it!!

[@cc83jc85]

I also have Accuquilt! I love that you are giving us ideas, thank you so much! (I only joined you last night!). This year I'm using my scraps as they have accumulated!! your KITE idea is wonderful- I hope to use it! Cheers from warm (32C or 86F) Brisbane Australia

[@Whitney_Sews]

Glad you are enjoy my sewing ideas!

[@kpatterson704]

Beautiful pieces

[@Whitney_Sews]

Thank you!

[@valeriethompson5799]

I looked at a lot patterns to possibly make a quilt coat. I love yours the best! I especially love the ombré colors of your “kite pieces “. Unfortunately, I don’t understand how to create them. Would you mind expounding a little bit more on that part of your planning, etc. thank you so much for this video. Definitely, the prettiest design I’ve seen anywhere and the one I hope to make for myself!

[@Whitney_Sews]

Thanks for the comment. I posted another video today where I talk more about the project and how I'll be laying the blocks out to start sewing them together.

[@maryquilter4154]

@@Whitney_Sews , can you post the video information here?

[@Whitney_Sews]

🧵 Want to learn more about paper piecing?!? 🪡 I have a playlist full of tutorials right HERE - kzbin.info/aero/PL6bNa81aVS4RAtgGtAd3eLX2-BTFUGInU&si=HC3_TVcRaSDbZsqy

[@celeste022080]

This is so cool! I am not into quilting, but I am currently doing projects that use up my scraps. I really want to reduce my sewing print in the environment and projects like this help a lot to bring more ideas. Thanks for the video. I am always glad to see you here. I look forward to the next video! Question : how do you remove the paper backing?

[@Whitney_Sews]

Glad you liked it. In the past I have made scrappy quilt blocks and used them for the outside of a zipper bag or tote bag. In that case I will usually sew directly onto a sturdy interfacing or fusible fleece and skip the paper. But to answer your question, as I sew it is perforating the paper so once the blocks are sewn together it is easy to tear the paper away. Then it gets tossed into my compost pile to help next year's garden.

[@wtb61]

We do not get the newspaper anymore but we do get a free community phone book. It is never used since Google. The pages make great paper foundations.

[@Whitney_Sews]

My local library still gets a newspaper so I ask for the old copies sometimes. I also get a grocery store mailer once a week that is the same type of paper. I'm surprised you still get a phone book. I haven't gotten one in 10+ years.

[@wtb61]

@@Whitney_Sews we live in a small town and it is sponsored by retailers. It is not thick but has enough sheets to do paper piecing. Old pattern papers can be used also, as can tissue paper from the dollar store.

[@beckymoore7449]

Enjoyed but am curious about the paper you are sewing on.

[@Whitney_Sews]

It's newspaper I cut with my Accuquilt. By sewing onto paper I can just add random scraps and once the paper is completely covered I trim the excess fabric away for a perfect triangle. It makes sewing scrappy blocks easier and takes out any math. Just sew until covered then trim, repeat many more times 😄

[@ndngirl87ify]

Just curious why you use paper

[@thesparrowsnest8343]

Do you have a pattern for the spiderweb quilt or the quilt coat?

[@karrierutherford5490]

How do you remove the paper when you're all done?

[@Whitney_Sews]

The sewing perforated the paper so after all the blocks are sewn together into the quilt top it's easy to tear the paper off.

[@rugsbaby]

I’m a novice with sewing so what is the purpose of the news paper?

[@ladinafoster6465]

I have a ton of scraps and was wondering what to make. After you get these done do you just tear off the paper?

[@Whitney_Sews]

Yes. I sew all the blocks together into the quilt top then tear the paper away before adding the batting and backing. I have a paper piecing playlist linked in the video description box if you want to learn more. It can be as simple or complex as you want it to be.

[@ladinafoster6465]

Thank you!

[@jeanr8317]

What is the paper for?

[@Whitney_Sews]

It is the finished size of the block. So instead of having to accurately cut every piece of fabric I just sew fabric onto the paper until the paper is fully covered. Then the excess fabric is trimmed off. After all the blacks are sewn and trimmed they will be sewn together to form the quilt and at that point the paper is removed and put in my compost.

[@stacey738]

@@Whitney_Sews Why not leave the paper off, sew the fabric scraps on the sides a bit oversized, and then place the paper on top after and cut around it? That way you don't need to take the paper off later. You can use a single paper template to cut around all of them, or use a piece of cardboard, etc.

[@wtb61]

Foundation.

[@Whitney_Sews]

I've done the style you're describing when sewing random strips of fabric into squares or rectangles, but with these being triangles with specifically placed center pieces it's just easier with the paper backing.