How to make a scrap quilt block | Making half square triangles

[@Sugaridoo]

Time to make my first scrappy quilt using improv blocks 🥰😃 Such a fun project to work on! What do you do with your scraps?

[@lisabird1363]

Sugaridoo I use a scrap management system-cut scraps into 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 strips and blocks and 5 and 10 inch blocks. Then I use them in many precut patterns or strip piecing or improv. Works well for me.

[@Happybidr]

Brilliant idea to separate them into warm and cool fabrics.

[@elaineadair]

I used my quilt scraps to make scrappy crumb blocks, then cut out alphabet letters saying "WELCOME" that matches with the quilt! So cute! Just one small idea, but end result is great.

[@reginamcteague3721]

When a quilt project is completed, I take the left over fabric and cut it up into blocks of mainly 10" and 5" squares and two and half inch strips. Fabric pieces (left over material as I am cutting up pieces for a quilt project) goes into a small basket on my sewing table which I use as leaders and enders. These pieces become part of my crumb quilts; I save on thread and I do not loose fabric down the hole! Many of the smaller squares, I will also use as leaders and enders for upcoming scrap quilts. I like making scrap quilts and I use these 'new blocks' when I put one together. What I most like about sewing scraps as I sew other projects is that I no longer have containers of left over fabric and my storage as gone from many large totes (over 8 at one time) to 4 plastic shoe boxes and a small basket. The space I have gained is incredible. I enjoy your videos!

[@deniseroberts130]

Some great ideas for dealing with left over fabric after the project is complete, and good ideas to have sizes already cut for future projects such as a scrappy binding. Thanks for sharing.

[@Sugaridoo]

That sounds like a wonderful use of scraps! Thank you so much for sharing 😃

[@rosewatson4007]

I,ll be watching your channel I really like your work

[@earth2becky]

I love your improve approach! So fun. Thanks for the inspiration! ❤️

[@alice6111951]

Thank you for making such a fun and colorful project. Your improv style makes me want to loosen up and enjoy quilting. You don’t seem to care about straight of grain or bias edges. You do what feels good and looks good and then fit it into your vision. It’s refreshing to watch you break a few “rules” and still have a great outcome.

[@Sugaridoo]

Yess that's the whole point for me. Just go for it, do what feels right and see where that leads you 💕

[@YarnKilla54]

So pretty, unique & fun!

[@Pip7-px3wq]

Also noticed that you forgot to lower your dual feed lever into the back of the foot, so easy to forget, there should be a reminder on the machine 😊 I do this tooooo

[@lindalosier5989]

I have been making crumb blocks and scrappy blocks for a few months and absolutely love doing them. It's great to just sit and sew without worrying about matching points and perfect !/4 in. seams. I love your blocks using the same color family and the half square triangles. Thanks for a great tutorial!!

[@Jules-gm7vk]

I need so much more of this in my life!!!

[@karenstclair3725]

I love how those turned out! I will be doing that. Thank you for the idea!

[@maplelassuk]

I loved this! Very creative and such a great scrap buster. Thanks Irene! And I love watching you sew with the wonderful Bernina💕

[@Pip7-px3wq]

This is fantastic, love your sense of adventure with the fabric 😃🌺🦋 PS I would use the straight stitch plate to make it easier, I must admit, I forget to change some of these things for each type of sewing 😛

[@ginettelefebvre8817]

Thank you. I will try this inprove.square triangle. Great idea.

[@joygoodloe1263]

You could probably make one whole big sheet of scraps for each color instead of limiting yourself by block size. Then cut multiple blocks from your newly pieced fabric sheet. You would have less small pieces of scraps in the end. Love those colors! (I don't normally like orange but those are beautiful.)

[@laurat1962]

You're my new favorite stop on You Tube. I was already planning a scrap-buster quilt, so thanks for inspiring me with your improv blocks!

[@Sugaridoo]

Aww thank you so much! 💕😃 It's really such a fun project. And very doable since making one sceappy block doesn't take too much time. So you can make a scrappy block every now and then and slowly grow your quilt.

[@judithlpn-quilter7757]

Wow you look like a fabric shop. I could never keep mine on shelves because my hubby does not know that I have that much fabric😀😀

[@michelegeorge9904]

Hello I love watching your channel. You think outside of the Box. Things that you do and make are so impressive, I just learned to quilt in May of 2020 everything is still new to me. I hope you the best and keep up the great work. Many blessings to you and your family.

[@debbiebeemer4795]

Hello, I am a little late to the Sugaridoo party, but yay! So glad to have found you! Your happy smile and straightforward style are heartwarming. I love your fresh bright colors so much! And I've never been one to buy plain fabric. I know, I know, it's needed to make the patterns stand out, but man oh man. I need me at least a dot or line or something!! Never just a PLAIN color! It almost breaks my heart!! lol I'm so glad this magic 8 technique was new to you too, I don't feel so bad now. Just goes to show to never assume everyone knows what you know. I just watched your update video from July 2020, so am eagerly awaiting your new book, quilt along kit, and your e-course!!! Much love to you across the ocean from Canada!

[@lisegagne3716]

Love this video Girl!!!

[@bnyzhny]

What a LOVELY scrap-buster technique! Thank you 🥰👏

[@Maria_O]

I love your fabrics! So fun and fresh. Scrappy quilts are my favorites. I think I'll have to make a chevron quilt now.

[@gisellejones1139]

Will save as a project for 👍 sure

[@cindyf181]

Great tutorial! I love the flying geese blocks in the top right hand corner the design board.

[@janetsonsteng2421]

You are so creative!

[@petersiliekrause2203]

Very nice, very fresh, modern and young quilt to be. I personally like the chevron best 🥰

[@janetogrady]

Thank you, I do so love your videos, very informative and inspiring, greetings from the UK.

[@Sugaridoo]

Thank you so much Janet! 💕

[@melniee2551]

I love orange and gray! I will use my scraps and try this technique for sure!

[@anne-marie5197]

Love the chevron

[@quiltsfromtheheart8629]

Loved this video ! I'm currently working on a scrappy quilt so this gave me some ideas......Thanks

[@dianavoermans]

I love all the different colors 🌈rainbow colors are so much fun💃🏻

[@Sugaridoo]

Yes they are indeed! 💕😃 Can't wait to see this project grow and grow with more colors

[@loraineleuschke4186]

I love the blue/gray combo for the blocks

[@dawndecesare2077]

I love your colors and what a great way to use up scraps. Thanks for sharing! 🤗

[@lindav3455]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@sandraengstrand2784]

That will be a gorgeous quilt! 🧵❤️

[@nancycogar3864]

That’s a great idea with the scraps!!!

[@suekadrmas4298]

Great combing of the scraps!

[@Sigrun343]

I think you better have to use the dual feed with the foot No. 97D for perfect transport.

[@denisestone8491]

Similar to crumb quilting but more improvisational...love it!

[@connielorenz8329]

Love your improv blocks💕

[@SewFun]

You are so creative and always make me smile! I have that machine and I've found that if I don't engage the even feed mechanism when I have on the feet with a 'D' (like the 97D), my stitches aren't as nice as when I have it down. I noticed you do not engage yours, have you found that yours works fine without it?

[@mary-annz.reynolds7778]

That was so cool! I can't wait to try it.

[@kayjones5890]

Hi Elena. I love using my scraps and will definitely make the hsts for future use. I like the creativeness of using the different patterns. You are so clever...well worth a cup of tea☕️Thank you. Still loving your Bernina!💚😊

[@Sugaridoo]

Aww thank you so so much Kay!

[@quiltsfromtheheart8629]

I finished my scrappy quilt top, working on quilting now. I will email you a photo. 😊 it turned out great, I think.

[@lmackey63]

Yay your Bernina!!!!

[@madelonsarti9520]

I am using my scraps to make a block from Jenny foam called. All my X’s. I’m all different colors. Going slow but uses tons of 5” squares

[@Sugaridoo]

That sounds like a great project! Feels good to use up all the scraps 😃

[@nyrew06]

You can cut the blue down to make the same size as the orange. That would be cute.

[@claudiacampbell4375]

Great idea. Not many ways to use those much smaller "odd" pieces.

[@grace-v2d]

Hi. Thank you foe your video. I've been afraid of scraps because I don't want to mess it up lol. What machine are you using. I have an older Bernina but may want to upgrade one day.

[@southernbelle4916]

I like this channel

[@angief1330]

Fun video Irene! xox

[@themirrorimagestitcher]

I really like the chevron pattern! Each stripe could be a different color 🤩 Fantastic video😊 love your channel I also bought your sampler ebook and can’t wait to start some FPP.

[@Sugaridoo]

Yayy! It's so much fun to play around with all the designs. Can't wait to make more blocks and work on the quilt again. Have fun with the book! 😃💕

[@liletteautrey8481]

How do you hold your patch work on the board, please , and what do you have as background

[@pbcatwoman5841]

Looks good 💟

[@AnnieofBlueGables]

Do you use your differential feed?

[@DH-qz2so]

Instead of tea and cake, you should use the donation money to buy a Spinning Cutting Mat to slice in-between your sewn seam lines...so after you mark and sew all the needed seams...just slice, spin, slice, spin...you don't need to move your squares in order to do the next cut! :-)

[@loriar1027]

D H that’s a great idea! They’re a bit pricey but totally worth it.

[@Sugaridoo]

Oooh yes! That sounds awesome 😃 Thanks for sharing

[@vasallese]

Isn't it fun to make your own fabric square? I love doing it. Have you made a strip quilt yet? That is also fun. I did subscribe. I have to wait til the end of the month to buy you ome tea. Thank you for youe videos.

[@jenniferfarsh675]

Love it!

[@amycardenal4848]

Uh oh, the dual feed needs to be engaged to use a D foot. 😘

[@loriar1027]

Amy Cardenal I don’t think you have to use the dual feed. I have the same machine and I sometimes use that foot just for the 1/4” guide.

[@amycardenal4848]

loriar1027, sure you can, but your stitches may be less precise and sometimes pretty wonky. That’s because there is an opening on the back of the foot for the dual feed. Without the dual feed, there is nothing sitting on the center row of feed dogs. At least that is how it was explained to me at work. Sometimes I forget to pull it down and my stitches look ok, but it sounds funky. I’m glad you haven’t had any trouble, I love my 770!

[@Sugaridoo]

Yes thanks! Still have to get used to my new machine 😅

[@Pip7-px3wq]

Yes you do need to use the dual feed foot with a D foot Lori’s Place!!!

[@Pip7-px3wq]

I sometimes forget to use the dual feed with the D feet, Bernina is great, but they should have an alert on the machine to remind you to use it 😵‍💫😜😩

[@lindabritt8922]

Irene. I recently purchased your e book in English and was surprised that the instructions are not in English. I tried to find contact for you but couldn't. So this is the only way I could let you know. I did not discover the error until I had already printed 153 pages. How can I get the Instructions in English? I'm new to paper piecing so I need instruction. Linda

[@Sugaridoo]

Hi Linda, can you send me an email at [e-mail]? There is an English and Dutch version for the ebook. You'll find the download links in your order confirmation.

[@trudiebotha7905]

Baie goeie idee👍

[@cmaenhout]

Hoi Irene, leuke video. Dit gaat zeker een mooie quilt worden. Ik vroeg mij af waar jou design bord is van gemaakt? Waardoor de stof blijft ‘plakken’. Dank je wel voor de leuke video’s. Door jou vrolijkheid ben ik nu ook begonnen met quilten 🤗

[@Sugaridoo]

Hoi Cindy! Die is gemaakt van plate piepschuim met daarover een laag tussenvulling. Gewoon een katoenen tussenvulling of molton zorgt dat lapjes blijven plakken. Grotere blokken kun je dan met spelden in het piepschuim prikken 😃

[@cmaenhout]

Sugaridoo super dank je wel😁 ga eens kijken of ik daar thuis een plekje voor kan vinden om dat te maken..

[@bumblebaa2327]

wat interessant, jij snijdt eerst, maakt dan compositie en gaat dan naaien (en weer verder composeren). Ik naai eerst stukken aan elkaar, snij ze dan pas en pas ze verder aan. I guess I do my composition at a much later stage. Or perhaps I'm working with smaller scraps from the start. Either way, nice to see your process!

[@Sugaridoo]

Wat leuk om te lezen! Ja er zijn zo veel manieren om het te doen. Dank je voor je reactie 😃

[@rosejohnson452]

Check your tension on machine, seems to be puckering the seam.

[@deelankford1180]

that makes me crazy

[@bronmclo5207]

Please iron it first

[@bronmclo5207]

You did. Good

[@Angela10226]

Did you really just learn how to make the 8 HST out of two pieces of fabric???

[@Sugaridoo]

Hahaha yes 🙈😅 How come no one told me about it? It's like MAGIC!

[@Angela10226]

@@Sugaridoo OMG if I had known I would have shared with you a very long time ago. I make a lot of HST quilts so I have used this method many many times. It has probably been out maybe 9 years?

[@DH-qz2so]

@@Angela10226 Yes! The method is called Magic 8...a great way to make them fast!

[@janagatton6084]

The point of scrappy blocks is to find pieces to fit together then square at the end. You made this difficult

[@loriar1027]

Jana Gatton the point of a scrappy block is to make a block-in any way you choose. What you see as difficult may really just be creative. To each his own, eh?

[@Sugaridoo]

Thanks for sharing Jena. For me the point of scrappy blocks is that there is no point. Everything is OK. No rules. Just play 😊😃

[@annettelockhart2949]

Press all that fabric please ..........

[@kschallert3569]

I love you and your work but I can't stand the grey....uugghh. It destroys all the clever work of the colorful scrappy blocks. So many better choices besides grey.....