Scrap Quilt Patterns

Comforts of Home
Customize this quilt block to create your own special scrao quilt.

Not So Much of a Trick is the perfect quilt block to make if you want to raid your scrap bin.

Can't Stop Spinnin' is a fast and easy quilt block pattern that's assembled with quick piecing techniques.

Not Quite Bow Ties is another simple quilt block. Even beginning quilters can assemble it in a flash.

4-Patch Star
Quick-piecing and rotary cutting techniques make this 4-patch quilt block go together quickly.

Mock Log Cabins
This scrappy quilt block resembles a log cabin--but it's much faster to assemble.

Grandma's Choice
It's easier than it looks--use strip piecing to assemble this quilt block.

Turning Nines into a Seven
Another quilt block that's assembled with strip piecing techniques.

Quilting Tips & Techniques

Hi there! I'm glad you found the Scrap Quilts Web site. Take some time to browse, because you'll find lots of free quilt patterns to help you make scrap quilt blocks and quilt blocks that are a bit more orderly, plus quilting tips to help you assemble your blocks and quilts accurately and easily.

For More Quilting Patterns & Instructions
You'll find more free quilt patterns at my About.com Quilting Web site. Some of my Scrapquilts.com articles have been moved there and I'm adding lots of new patterns and technique tutorials every week. We also have active forums where you can get to know other quilters through talk and plenty of fabric and block swaps. Drop by the General Quilting Forum and the Art Quilts Forum anytime. The ScrapQuilts forum is in full swing, too.

If you're a new quilter, use my quick start quilting tips to get comfortable with important topics like fabric care. Learn how correct pressing helps your blocks look so much nicer--immediately. Find out how to put fabric grain to work for you. Read the ins and outs of rotary cutting tools and learn how to use rotary methods to cut strips for quick piecing. You'll also find tips to help you sew accurate seams... and more. --Janet Wickell

Learn the Art of Hand Marbling

QUICK Little Quilts
Patterns, drawings, photos, plus a thorough basics section that's a perfect reference for quilts of any size. Out of print, but available pre-owned.