Scrap Patchwork

Sew 13 scrappy quilts with color palettes so sophisticated you won’t believe they’re from scraps! Blending the best of modern and traditional quilting, these projects pair fresh fabrics with classic block designs and trusted techniques. These patterns will keep your waste to a minimum and creativity to a maximum. McCall’s Quick Quilts, April/May 2016 Get scrap-busting with this fun and inventive collection of 13 quilts from Sandra Clemons, designed to help you make the most of the leftovers of gorgeous fabric that you’re determined to find a use for. Each project marries the traditional with the modern to gorgeous effect, with striking colour combinations, engaging patterns and large blocks. The book includes a handy and informative guide to selecting colour schemes and also advice on the most efficient way to store your stashthere’s even instructions on how to make your own stylish an practical storage buckets! An ideal pick for confident beginners looking for a challenge, these projects will enhance your skills while keeping your waste to a minimum and providing plenty of creative inspiration. Quilt Now, Issue 22 Oh, geez! Who doesn’t love scraps, and finding ways to use every crumb! And there’s a world of scrappy goodness in this new release by Sandra Clemons. The book has 13 beautiful stash-busting projects from this self-described neotraditionalist quilter, but there’s so much more, and that’s where we really get fired up! Each project has a “design thoughts” feature, where she details the reasoning behind her choices and gives us more options to think about. The segment on color basics is followed by tips on organizing and building a stash, including a folding technique for uniform storage that’s super handy. (Oh, and gives us more excuses for fondling our fabric!) Generation Q, Summer 2016 Sew 13 scrappy quilts with colour palettes so sophisticated, you won’t believe they’re from scraps! Blending the best of modern and traditional quilting, these projects pair fresh fabrics with classic block designs and trusted techniques. Learn to organise your fabric and choose winning colour combinations. Each quilt features design notes to help you get the look you want when shopping your own stash. Ideal for confident beginners, these patterns will keep your waste to a minimum and your creativity to a maximum. We love the sophisticated designs for the confident beginner. Workbox Be Creative, Issue 157 The thirteen quilts do not have a scrappy appearance. They are careful colour arrangements, all explained in the introduction on organising a fabric stash. Many quilts have large blocks. 16” is common, one quilt has 32” blocks. Some blocks have triangles with bias edges and Y seams. There are actual size templates to photocopy. Each quilt has clear suggestions for selecting colours. There are large areas of neutral colors. These are complex patterns with small diagrams, the written instructions require close reading. It is suitable for an experienced quilter. British Patchwork & Quilting, Issue 272

Sandra Clemons specializes in traditional patchwork quilting with bright, modern fabrics. Her work has been published in magazines such as McCall’s Quilting, BHG American Patchwork & Quilting, BHG Quilts & More, Quiltmaker, and Modern Quilts Unlimited. She lives in Denver, Colorado.