Do you want to bust your growing scrap stash but are afraid to pull from your wide selection of fabrics? There are many ways to go about sewing a scrap quilt. Since I am starting to become very overwhelmed by my ten-year fabric stash. I will be sewing several scrap-busting projects throughout the year.
This first idea is all based on fabric collections. Buying a fabric collection feels so good because you know no matter what you sew with it it will be beautiful. A fabric collection will give the illusion of a scrappy quilt without actually being scrappy.
Maybe no one is as crazy as I am about a complete fabric collection but I love the look of it altogether. The colors that work well with each other and the pattern on the fabric are like seamless music for the eyes.
The foundation paper piecing (FPP) pattern I have found is called Lone Starburst by Anna of Six White Horses. Not sure when I downloaded this pattern but I have had it for years now. You can get a copy of this free pattern by clicking the button below.
I decided to use this free pattern because it does several things. The first is that each star point can be used to represent each of the colors in a fabric collection.
It also doesn’t use much fabric from your stash. So if you only have a little bit of one color there is a chance it can still be used with this project.
My ultimate reason is that this pattern is just pretty. I love the look of this 8-pointed star and love that it has a secondary starburst around the star.
I have made a list of quilts I have made in the past and will be sewing these stars up one at a time with each collection throughout the year.
If you are a beginner to FPP (foundation paper piecing) you will be able to tackle this pattern. However, if you have never completed even one FPP pattern my suggestion would be to start with a simpler project. One that doesn’t require you to line up everything perfectly.
Even though this project doesn’t tackle your fabric stash in a significant way. If you are like me it allows you to give yourself permission to mix it into your stash because now this collection will not be forgotten. This is especially true if you have made a quilt with the fabric and have given the quilt away.
Is your fabric stash starting to overwhelm you? What stash-busting projects have you started? I would love to know in the comments below. If you found this helpful please share this with a friend.
