Have you ever started with a plan all worked out in your mind, only to have it change before you finished? That's the story of this week's blog, and I'm so glad it worked out the way it did! I started to make a bunch of Dresden Plate blocks to work into a table runner (that part was in the original plan). This is the perfect way to use up odds and ends leftover from other projects. I cut a heap of 2½” x 5” rectangles in various shades of red and blue. I used an 18-degree wedg

…With your scrap pile, of course :) This week, I was playing with a new block idea that could use up more scraps! You’ll need at least three 2½” strips… or, several scrap length 2½” strips if you don’t have selvage to selvage length. I chose two red strips and one red and white gingham strip. Sew these strips together and press the long seams open. This strip set should measure 6½” across once sewn. Cut the strip set into rectangles 6½” x 4⅝”. You’ll need (9) pieced rectang

How’s this for a fun idea?! I've done a lot with this trapezoid cut over the years. It makes the easiest braided table runner (that also uses up scraps), and in this case, I thought it would be cute to cut the end like a heart and play with shading a bit. First, I cut a couple 120 degree triangles from a 10” tall scrap. This cut is made from the side of the Large 60-degree Diamond Ruler and could be done with about a 10” x 4” rectangle. I cut a bunch of pink leftovers into 2½

Need a quick, super-cute new idea?! Just this week, I worked up this little table runner using only three fabrics, and I couldn’t be happier with the results! I used a technique called fussy cutting to get these little Santas in the middle of each diamond. Then I cut matching triangles from striped fabric! That is pretty much all it is :) Once it was cut, I had the whole thing sewn in 37 min… haha! That’s right, less than an hour. I filmed a new YouTube video to show you the

Welp, another pile of scraps has found a home! I actually can’t believe I saved some of these, and yet, I am so happy I did! I scrounged around my scrap piles, pulling out all of my off-sized white-ish strips. These strips are all odd lengths and odd widths, with most being under 2” wide. I also found a whole pile of 1” black strips…. Why did I save those?! I probably just couldn’t bring myself to throw them out! I decided to create random strip sets, alternating between whit

Fall landed with a thud this year! It has been raining and blowing wet leaves around here for days now. I am still going through my buckets of scraps, so it’s the perfect sewing weather :) I made good use of my orange and brownish scraps to make scrappy little pumpkins. I made a video with a Free PDF pattern, in case you, too, have a pile of scraps and a little Fall weather sewing time. I hope you enjoyed that! Happy Sunday, everyone. Krista Follow all my quilty adventures

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