Don't Throw That Out! Making the most of your scraps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Krista Moser shows you several options for turning your scraps into usable blocks and then turning those blocks into cute quilts. Combine leftover cuts from strip sets with orphan blocks and you'll be amazed how fun and rewarding this process is! Nothing is wasted! Don't throw that out!
My "Don't Throw That Out" blog where I show you in more detail how to make the quilt is available here:
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My PDF for adding 16" finish blocks is available here:
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My PDF for adding 12" finish blocks is available here:
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My PDF for adding 8" finish blocks is available here:
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The Large and Mini 60 degree diamond rulers are available here:
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All the patterns that contain the blocks shown in the video and PDF's are available here:
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Best scrap tutorial EVER! I usually don't care for scrap quilts however...❤ just got my new ruler today🎉
Thank you so much! You will have a blast with that ruler :)
I love this!!!
Haha! You'll have fun with this idea :)
Thank you so much for all the PDF info charts
You are so welcome Julie!
I'm going to try this!
Oh good Anita!
Awesome ideas!!!
Thank you Hazel!
Sew smart! My LAQ met you in June in KY. I was disappointed that I was unavailable. She had a wonderful time!! Be well.
Thank you Gwyn! I had a wonderful time with your group in June! What a delightful group :)
I appreciate that you show us how to be creative using the same rulers rather than having to buy another ruler. These quilts are so cute. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Roxann!
You just gave me an idea. I was thinking about making a kaleidoscope quilt. Rather than make 50 of them, I could sprinkle triangles throughout the quilt.......interesting. Thank you.
Absolutely adorable! Really enjoy your enthusiasm!😊
Thank you Janey!
Hello! I hope you had a delightful day. I'm having trouble keeping up with all the TH-cam Videos that I like to watch with my grandkids popping in and out of this home but they are so much fun to be around. I hope you have a cheerful week ahead. Thank you for sharing your time, talent and video!
That sounds like a very fun and busy house! Have a wonderful summer :)
So much creativity from two rulers
The possibilities are endless!!
So so so clever ♥️
Thank you so much Nora!
You are such a great demonstrator/tutor. Thank you so much. I have the ruler and could not get my head around it until I started watching your videos. And by the way I love your hair cut!
Thank you so much Peggy!! I am thrilled to be able to share this stuff :)
Awesome...playing with leftovers is often more fun than the original quilt I make xxx
I so agree with you! I call this "tinkering" and the ideas start flowing when I'm pushed to think outside the box!
Thank you so much
You bet Karen!
Those bitty pieces are great for scrap quilts
Yes they are! Nothing wasted here :)
Combine with leftover Fabric Cafe stripsets and you are good to go.
There you go!
Everything you touch turns to hold…thank you so much for sharing 😘
Aww! Thank you so much!! I'm glad you like this :)
Thank you Krista, you are so AWESOME!
Thank you Angie! I'm glad you liked this!
Krista love these techniques for using scraps. Thanks for the share.
Oh good Deborah! There's always a way to use every last piece....maybe not the time, but there's a way!
I love both of those quilts behind you! ❤️🤗
Thank you Janice! Those scraps turned out pretty cute :)
Very clever and creative designing 🧵🪡✂️
Thank you Elizabeth!
Clever creative and beautiful. Your design and presentation are fresh and approachable
Thank you so much!!
I love your fabric and the suggestions you show for orphan blocks. This is an excellant well put together video!
Thank you so much!!
You are a creative genius! All of your patterns are amazing. They look so complex but you make them so simple. Amazing!
:) Thank you so much Alicia!
Great idea! Thank you, Krista
You are so welcome Cindy!!
Your quilting style is so unique! Thank you for making these videos for us. I know they take a ton of time, but we just love all your new ideas! You are a rockstar!
Thank you so much!! I really love being able to share this stuff :) I'm glad you liked it!
“Scraps” are (simply put), unfinished quilt blocks, in need of rearranging. Great ideas. ❤️
I love this description Carmen! Ain't that the truth ;)
So true!!
Thanks so much for sharing this great info. I love how modern your quilts are that you are using up scraps!!
Nothing wasted around here Pamela! Plus I think scraps drive you to think outside the box!
I made a strip tube quilt for my granddaughter and saved the end cuts but wasn't sure how to use them. This is a great creative idea! Thank you for your time and efforts!
I am so glad this was helpful Betty!!
Great ideas.
Thank you Jacqueline!
Looks wonderful 🤩 We all need to be more creative with our scraps 👍 Thanks for sharing 😊🇬🇧
Waste not want not right?! I have enough for a lifetime! haha!
Love this!
Thank you Gail!
Love how you use up all your fabrics! And so cute!!
Thank you Gail!!
You are such a genius Krista! I just love how you used the scraps…beautiful quilts! Thank you soooo much for sharing! Hugs❤️
You are so welcome Mary!! Thank you :)
We are making lap quilts for Holocaust survivors using strips and the syrup tube ruler. I saved the remnants, not knowing what to do and BOOM! I found your video! Thanks!
Yay!!! It's hard to throw out pretty scraps :) and now you have a way to use them!
Excellent ideas and such fun
Thank you so much Karen!
P. S. I would like to point out your method of using rectangles as the base of cutting with your diamond ruler is a wonderful way to create angled units quickly when there is lots of piecing to be done. I employ this method for cutting the sides for Triangle In Square Units, HST's, Split Rectangles. It saves quite a bit of ruler turning. There is math involved to calculate the width from the strip height..but one can simply make two cuts and smoosh together and measure the width on any size they are contemplating.
It's a pretty handy way to get it done!
I love your videos and quilts!
Thank you so much Monika!!
Love using this ruler just about all the time. lol It's everything with 60-degree angles.
I love finding new ways to use it! Haha! The possibilities just keep cropping up!
😍More Fantastic Ideas! Love all your patterns and tutorials. Hope you are having a Happy Summer 🙂
Thank you Annette! We just finally got our summer weather here in the NW, so now it's glorious!
I love your creations! So smart and classy!
Thank you so much Joyce!
Thank you so much for this tutorial 👍
You are so welcome!!
Hi, is possible to make the bee with the mini diamond ruler??? Because I dont have the large one yet 😢 and I love that block
Thank you
Wonderful video, you are amazing! Thank You !😃
Thank you so much Judy!
What cute ideas and your quilts are just darling! Thank you for knocking it out of the park again Krista and for sharing. You are so generous!
Thank you so much Lu!! I'm glad you liked this!
Cute, cool and fun.
Thank you so much Candy!
You have such a creative mind. Who would have thought about saving all those off cuts and putting them together. I’ve got the mini ruler from doing the snowflake quilt but will now pick up the larger ruler too. Thanks for another great video
I am so glad you liked this Sharon!! I have so much fun tinkering and sometimes it's quite cute :)
I just love all your quilts! Thank you
Thank you so much Sue!!
Love these ideas!
Oh good Audrey! Thank you so much
Thank you- I have a bag full of those ‘ends’!
Yay!! Time to break those out!
Great idea, and thank you for putting it all together for us in the printables. I never threw mine away because you feel bad throwing those strip sets away. Now to go check my stash :)
I am so glad you keep those things too! with fabric prices I can't justify throwing anything away!! Haha!
Great video. Thank you for sharing these ideas.
I am so glad you liked this Beverly!
Your patterns are clever and artistic! Thanks for the great video and filling my mind with more quilts to make.
Aww! Haha! I'm glad you found this inspiring :)
You always have such a beautiful mix of fabrics ❤️ I love everything you do
Thank you so much Brenda!
I have your ruler and I loved every quilt you’ve designed. You’re my kind of quilter, thanks Krista!
Oh that is so cool Suzie!! Thank you so much!
Love your videos and quilts! Thank you for sharing!
You bet Lisa! I'm glad you enjoyed this!
This was a great video! Thanks for the ideas and the instructions.💫
You are so welcome Sharon!
Gorgeous!! All your quilts are stunning! Have the ruler, yet to try but one day!
You gotta start playing with it! You'll have a lot of fun :)
I have just started using these rulers. You make this look so easy I can’t wait to try it.❤️😊
I am so happy to hear that!! You'll love all the possibilities :)
I love your very informative videos. I need to get these rulers. Your designs are awesome. Thank you!!
Thank you so much Anna!
Krista Moser, I have several 1/2 blocks from the Bumblebee Blossoms quilt - can you suggest a quilt for them?
I made flowers out of those! I mixed three petals from one flower and three from another to make a whole flower with every other petal being different shades of pink or yellow... I hope all that made sense.
Does this work if the large Octagon block or orphan block is sewn together?
Yes! I did a blog using one that was sewn together... here is a link to that so you can see how to handle that situation. www.kristamoser.com/post/don-t-throw-that-out-1
Last question Does this work with rectangle orphan blocks?
@@karenmiller8672 You'll need to add something to both sides to give it the angles so the triangle blocks can fit up against it. This blog may be helpful in showing the kind of wedge/half triangle pieces that could be used. www.kristamoser.com/post/filling-in-those-gaps
I believe I have completed more of your patterns than any other designer. Whenever I am at my machine my brain is automatically thinking about bias and straight grains 🤦♀️🤣
Hahaha!! Sorry about that Elizabeth :) I find it hard to sew something that isn't bias these days!
Love your videos. Can you wear a lapel mic so I don't miss a word?
We use a lapel mic early on and the audio quality was horrible so we invested in a very spendy boom mic... I think it might need fresh batteries or something now.
My scraps are really scraps...I never have enough to coordinate anything like she has done with the black and white stripes, or what she is cutting with the black,white and the stripe. I see scrap patterns with all star points the same color and I can never do that...My scrap quilts which I love and make a lot of are really random. I think it's a difference from scraps and/or remnants.
Our scraps all come from the same places! Just the bits left over from other projects... Then there are remnants that are the left over cuts from yardage. You could probably do something planned with your scraps to get a similar look to mine if you like it. Just gather up all your red scraps or some other color and "curate" your own collection of things that go together in a more planned way.
Oops…GOLD
I tried to download the 8" tip sheet but the link directs me to the 12" version. Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you for bringing this to our attention! We fixed the link and you can find it here: www.kristamoser.com/_files/ugd/a51756_17dc34ad5d524cc3be82f8319810f473.pdf
Sound is not adequate. But your arrangement of blocks is sensational
Thank you Cindy! I'm not sure what is happening with your sound... sorry about that!
The link for the 9" block pulls up the 12" block. Can you please repost?
Thank you, it has been fixed. Here's the link: www.kristamoser.com/_files/ugd/a51756_17dc34ad5d524cc3be82f8319810f473.pdf
The link for the 8” pulls up the 12” again
Thank you, it has been fixed. Here's the link: www.kristamoser.com/_files/ugd/a51756_17dc34ad5d524cc3be82f8319810f473.pdf